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Various GLP-1RAs have been demonstrated to have significant benefits in in vitro and in vivo models of neurodegenerative diseases through modulating a variety of pathogenic mechanisms, including neuroinflammation, autophagy, mitochondrial dysfunction, and the abnormal phosphorylation of pathognomonic proteins

and in July 2024, the FDA approved Kisunla (donanemab) for early symptomatic Alzheimers, based on evidence of reduced clinical decline and a limitedduration regimen tied to amyloid plaque removal

Co-medication analysis revealed 81 cases with antidepressants, antipsychotics, and benzodiazepines, which may be proxies of mental health comorbidities

The convergence of chronic inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction and altered protein metabolism makes individuals with metabolic diseases particularly vulnerable to sarcopenia