10/6/2026
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Weight-loss drugs show signs of slowing biological aging, say drugmakers

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Weight-loss drugs show signs of slowing biological aging, say drugmakers
Popular weight-loss drugs may do more than help people shed pounds. They might also melt away the years. Drug giants Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk say patients taking their drugs age less quickly, according to readouts from molecular ā€œaging clocks.ā€ Such clocks assess a personā€™s biological age by looking at changes to DNA that accumulateā€¦
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