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GLP-1 medicine improves liver health independent of weight loss, study finds

By Medical Xpress  
   April 15, 2026

Researchers at Toronto's Sinai Health have found that semaglutide—the active ingredient in popular weight loss drugs that mimic the gut hormone GLP-1—acts directly on a subset of liver cells to improve organ function and does so independently of weight loss.

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