A post‑meal compound found in python blood curbed appetite in lab mice, hinting at future weight loss therapies.

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A molecule produced in abundance by pythons after big meals could lead the way to new weight loss drugs, a University of Colorado study says.

Scientists have discovered a novel metabolite in pythons that quells appetite without causing gastrointestinal side effects ...

New research suggests python blood could hold the key to a new weight-loss drug, as the snake metabolite suppresses appetites ...

Scientists have discovered a compound in python blood that reduces appetite and could lead to safer, more effective ...

Researchers discovered a compound in python blood, para-tyramine-O-sulfate (pTOS), that suppresses appetite and promotes ...

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