How pythons could be the key to unlocking the next-generation weight-loss drug

The key to healthier weight loss drugs could be found somewhere unexpected: inside a python’s blood. The slithering serpents ...
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Unexpected discovery in Python blood may aid weight loss

Species like the Burmese python can consume massive prey and then go months without eating. After feeding, their bodies ...

Burmese python blood may point to a new weight loss treatment

A post‑meal compound found in python blood curbed appetite in lab mice, hinting at future weight loss therapies.
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Python Blood Compound Points to New Weight Loss Therapies

Researchers discovered a compound in python blood, para-tyramine-O-sulfate (pTOS), that suppresses appetite and promotes weight loss in mice. Unlike current GLP-1 drugs such as semaglutide, it avoids ...

Python Blood Could Kickstart the Next Big Thing in Weight Loss

Researchers have found a metabolite in Burmese pythons that suppresses appetite in mice without some of GLP-1's side effects. And humans make it, too.