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Python blood may hold the secret to healthy weight loss

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Python blood may hold the secret to healthy weight loss

A bull python. Photos by Patrick Campbell / CU Boulder CU Boulder researchers have discovered an appetite-suppressing compound in python blood that helps snakes eat more food and go months without eating but remain metabolically healthy. The research, a collaboration with scientists at Stanford Medicine and Baylor universities, could inform new weight-loss treatments that promote … Read more

Python blood compound could lead to new weight loss treatment

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UVA researcher receives $3.4 million grant to improve weight management programs

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have found an appetite-suppressing compound in python blood that helps snakes eat more food and go months without eating but remain metabolically healthy. The research, in collaboration with scientists at Stanford and Baylor universities, could inform new weight-loss treatments that promote satiety without the brain and muscle loss … Read more