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'Fat burning' molecule has implications for treatment of obesity

from Virginia Tech via ScienceDaily

'Fat burning' molecule has implications for treatment of obesity Virginia Tech via ScienceDaily "Obesity is the biggest health problem in the United States. But it is hard for people to lose weight and keep it off; being on a diet can be so difficult. So, a pharmacological approach, or a drug, could help out and would be beneficial for all of society," said Webster Santos, professor of chemistry and the Cliff and Agnes Lilly Faculty Fellow of Drug Discovery in the College of Science at Virginia Tech. Santos and his colleagues have recently identified a small mitochondrial uncoupler, named BAM15, that decreases the body fat mass of mice without affecting food intake and muscle mass or increasing body temperature. Additionally, the molecule decreases insulin resistance and has beneficial effects on oxidative stress and inflammation. READ MORE

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