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[^2]\n\nIn a separate experiment where mice received the drug until the end of their lives, the median lifespan of the treated group was nearly 100 days longer than the control group. [^3]\n\nScientists published research in the journal Nature stating that semaglutide, a drug widely used for diabetes and obesity, extended the lifespan of elderly healthy mice and weakened age-related changes in the body. [^4]\n\nResearchers at the University of California, Berkeley, published a study in the journal Nature on 2026-01-01 (inferred from DOI year) showing that late-life semaglutide treatment slowed age-related decline and extended lifespan in aged female mice. [^5]\n\nResearch presented at the ENDO 2026 conference reported that people taking semaglutide for type 2 diabetes had a lower rate of bone fractures compared with those taking other anti-obesity medications. [^6]\n\nThe study data indicated that semaglutide treatment produced a greater reduction in body mass index and fewer fractures (794) than the control group (1045 fractures) among the type 2 diabetes patients analyzed. [^7]\n\nA retrospective observational cohort study was conducted on 12 adults with Prader-Willi syndrome at a UK academic hospital specialist clinic. [^8]\n\nResearchers found no significant overall weight loss on semaglutide, but there was a significant stabilization of weight gain prior to treatment. [^9]\n\nThere was a significant decrease in hyperphagia scores from the Hyperphagia Questionnaire for Clinical Trials with a p-value of 0.003. [^10]\n\nHistorical cases of similar fake injections have resulted in insulin shock for non-diabetics, causing severe hypoglycemia, convulsions, or unconsciousness. [^11]\n\nSome fake injection pens contain only non-sterile water, which can cause severe infections and sepsis after administration. 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