Less stress, addiction, brain fog: Ozempic, GLP-1 drugs may be impacting patients' brain, neural networks

Another effect of weight loss drugs could be changing the brain, research suggests

University of Colorado Anschutz found GLP-1 drugs boost brain connectivity within months, reducing addictive behaviors and improving attention. If confirmed, GLP-1s shift from metabolic to CNS drugs, reshaping pharma pipelines and enterprise health budgets.