Diabetics are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s than the general public. Could a popular diabetes and weight-loss drug also stave off dementia?

The popular diabetes and weight-loss drug semaglutide may lower the risk of dementia when taken by Type 2 diabetes patients, new research from the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine suggests.

Benefits were most prominent among women, patients older than 60 and those with a body mass index of 30 to 40.

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Ozempic linked to lower dementia rate in Oxford study After a year on the drug, patients had a 48% lower risk of dementia compared with those who’d taken sitagliptin.

Ozempic may lower dementia and nicotine dependence risk in people with type 2 diabetes. A recent study shows fewer cognitive deficits and lower smoking rates compared with other diabetes drugs.

Study finds Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic may reduce dementia Last Updated: July 12, 2024 at 12:50 p.m. ET First Published: July 12, 2024 at 7:33 a.m. ET Share ...

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Novo Nordisk A/S’s Ozempic was linked to lower rates of dementia and a range of other mental problems in a University of Oxford study that raises expectations about the diabetes drug’s ...

By Steve Goldstein . A study finds a drug known for weight loss may also help to reduce dementia. The study looked at semaglutide, the scientific name for Novo Nordisk's (NVO) (DK:NOVO.B) Ozempic ...