Sunday, September 27, 2015

MnTBAP

A new class of anti-obesity compounds with potential anti-diabetic properties
September 24, 2015

Prevalence of Self-Reported Obesity Among U.S. Adults by State and Territory, BRFSS, 2014 (credit: Behavorial Risk Factor Surveillance System/CDC) 
Mice with pre-existing obesity lost 20 percent of their body weight and about 50 percent of their fat mass
A molecule known as MnTBAP* has rapidly reversed obesity in mice and could be effective for humans in the future, according to researchers from Skidmore College and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. “In the span of a month, mice with pre-existing obesity lost 20 percent of their body weight and … more…

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