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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Vishwam Sankaran

New drug causes ‘complete loss’ of gained weight without ‘any untoward side effects’

Thayumanavan Lab, UMass Amherst

Scientists have developed a gel-based carrier that delivers a drug exclusively to the liver of obese mice and reverses their diet-induced disease.

Previous studies have shown that thyromimetics – or drugs mimicking the body’s natural thyroid hormone – are a potential way to tackle obesity, which affects over 100 million people worldwide, and other metabolic conditions like Type 2 diabetes.

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