Parkinson’s disease may be helped by GLP-1 drug, new study finds
STAT
APRIL 3, 2024
The booming class of GLP-1 drugs that includes Ozempic and Wegovy is not only effective for diabetes and obesity, but is also showing early potential to help with conditions involving the brain, like mental health disorders , Alzheimer’s, and even, as new study results suggest — Parkinson’s disease. In a Phase 2 trial, patients with early Parkinson’s disease taking an older GLP-1 diabetes drug called lixisenatide experienced no worsening of motor symptoms over a year,
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