Does the popular weight-loss drug also help repair the brain?

Scientists are investigating whether GLP-1 drugs, originally developed to control and treat diabetes and now mostly used for weight loss, can also help repair the brain and be repurposed to treat addiction and depression.

Scientists are looking to find out whether GLP-1 drugs, which were developed to control and treat diabetes and are now mostly used for weight loss, can also help repair the brain and be repurposed to treat addiction and depression.