A New Drug Combo May Protect Muscle During Ozempic-Style Weight Loss
Drugs like semaglutide help people lose weight but often shrink muscle too. In obese mice, adding an experimental compound called a 15-PGDH inhibitor helped muscles repair and regrow after injury, without canceling out the weight loss. This points to a possible way to keep muscle while on GLP-1 drugs.
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