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 “aging clocks.” Such clocks assess a person’s biological age by looking at changes to DNA that accumulate…

诺和诺德与礼来公布试验数据，称服用GLP-1减肥药的超重或糖尿病患者在分子“衰老时钟”上生物年龄降低约两到三年。但效果因时钟类型和检测器官差异很大，能否用于健康人群仍无定论。