
維爾美診所院長劉浩文引述《Nature》研究指出,GLP-1藥物不僅能減肥,還能延長老鼠壽命並改善記憶與代謝。
一項《Nature》期刊動物研究顯示,使用GLP-1「瘦瘦針」的老鼠壽命延長近100天,且空間記憶、運動協調性顯著提升,抗老效果超越熱量限制。
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科學家針對20個月大雌性小鼠進行實驗,探討GLP-1藥物對老鼠壽命與生理機能的影響。
有動物研究發現,使用「瘦瘦針(GLP-1)」藥物的老鼠,壽命更長。示意圖,圖中人物與新聞無關。
維爾美診所院長劉浩文在Threads「劉浩文醫師」表示,很多人都以為「瘦瘦針(GLP-1)」只是用來減肥的捷徑。 2026 年 9 月剛登上頂尖期刊《Nature》的研究, 告訴我們:它可能是人類一直在尋找的「抗老長壽藥」,效果甚至超越了痛苦的斷食與熱量限制。
加州大學柏克萊分校(UC Berkeley)與美國國家衛生院(NIH)的科學家,針對相當於人類老年的 20 個月大雌性小鼠進行實驗。結果發現,使用 GLP-1 藥物的小鼠,中位數壽命比未治療的小鼠大幅延長了近 100 天(達到 834 天對比 742 天)。
這不只是活得更久,而是活得「更年輕」。這些小鼠的空間記憶力、運動協調性都顯著提升,海馬迴甚至長出了新的神經元。在細胞層次上,發炎反應、粒線體功能障礙與幹細胞耗竭的狀況都被大幅減輕。
劉浩文表示,研究發現:過去我們以為,要啟動抗老基因,就必須餓肚子(熱量限制或斷食)。這份研究指出,GLP-1 的抗老效果超越了單純的熱量限制。嚴格斷食的小鼠會因為飢餓引發代謝適應,導致代謝率下降。但使用 GLP-1 的小鼠,在沒有飢餓信號的情況下,維持了正常的代謝率,且在記憶力與血糖控制上表現得更好。這代表 GLP-1 啟動了一條與單純少吃完全不同的獨立抗老路徑。
劉浩文提醒,這是動物研究,未來應用在人類身上時,我們仍必須嚴格監控「肌肉流失」等潛在副作用。最後研究提醒,治療肥胖不僅是為了體重計上的數字,更是直接精準打擊慢性病與老化的根源。

A 44-year-old mother surnamed Wang in Taichung found a lump in her right breast that continued to grow during lactation. She mistakenly thought it was a blocked breast duct. She was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer by Taichung General Manager Rong. The medical team used immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy and surgical resection, and achieved complete pathological remission after the operation. The hospital urged not to regard all breast changes as milk congestion.

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