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Big Pharma Looks Beyond Insulin Researchers may be on the verge of major new treatments for diabetes and obesity.   |
Chemistry World
July 14, 2009
Simon Hadlington |
Synthetic peptide 'cures' obesity US researchers have 'cured' obesity in mice by injecting them with a synthetic peptide that simultaneously mimics two naturally occurring hormones |
Chemistry World
December 20, 2006
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Blame it on the Bacteria The bacteria in human guts could be partially responsible for obesity, report US researchers. |
Science News
September 6, 2003
John Travis |
A New Shot at Fighting Obesity Researchers who recognize the need for new obesity-fighting drugs are searching for such medicines among the complex web of biochemical signals that controls appetite. Two recent reports suggest that investigators are making progress in their quest but that its end is far from near. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2005
Karl Thiel |
The Skinny on Obesity Drugs Drug companies are working on novel new ways to battle the bulge. Which pharmas' efforts might fatten your portfolio? |
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2004
Bob Hirschfeld |
The Virtue of Moderation With American obesity at epidemic proportions, diet products and weight-loss drugs are popular fare. However, many of the most promising obesity-control drugs await federal approval. |
Chemistry World
September 12, 2012
Helen Bache |
Stopping obesity in its tracks US researchers have discovered that giving conjugated linoleic acid to young mice can prevent the development of obesity by increasing their level of physical activity. |
The Motley Fool
February 8, 2011
Esterhuizen & Sellitti |
Battle of the Bulge: Biotech Takes on Obesity and Diabetes Will recent advances in pharmaceutical research revolutionize the weight loss industry? It's still early days, but here are some of the stocks to watch. |
Chemistry World
March 24, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Bacteria altered to suppress hunger faces long road to clinic A US-based research team has programmed gut bacteria to produce a hunger-suppressing molecule that has been shown to aid weight loss in mice. However, there are still significant challenges ahead. |
Chemistry World
June 21, 2007
Simon Hadlington |
Boron is Key to Antifungal Agent Researchers have shown that the presence of a boron atom is key to an antifungal agent being developed to treat infections of fingernails and toenails. |
Chemistry World
December 2006
Dennis Rouvray |
Fat of the Land As we become progressively more rotund, our body chemistry undergoes critical changes that have a major impact on our health. |
Chemistry World
August 29, 2007
Ananyo Bhattacharya |
'Lost' Folate Enzyme Found After 30 Years US researchers have revealed the identity of an enzyme used by bacteria to make the essential B vitamin folate, 30 years after it was first isolated. |
Chemistry World
May 26, 2010
Phillip Broadwith |
Pain target enzyme's working made crystal clear An enzyme that influences how we feel pain and is a potential target for treating anxiety has been crystallised and its structure solved by US scientists. |
BusinessWeek
March 20, 2006 |
Biotech's Diet In A Bottle Could Extend Your Life A handful of biotech companies are developing drugs that produce the effects of caloric restriction in the body without depriving people of food. |
Psychology Today
Mar/Apr 2008
Karen Wright |
Consuming Passions Appetite may be the ultimate mind-body problem. Understanding the true nature of appetite is the only way to successfully obstruct it. |
HHMI Bulletin
May 2012
Sarah C.P. Williams |
Hungry for Pleasure, Hungry for Food Our drive to eat can be based on physical hunger or desire. The two aren't as separate as once thought. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Can Obesity Fatten Your Wallet? Obesity is an increasingly serious problem, but could it also be a major opportunity for health-care companies? Investors should spend a little due diligence on the pharmaceutical side. |
Psychology Today
Jul/Aug 2008
Sora Song |
Five Stealth Forces in Weight Loss Scientists are zeroing in on the unexpected ways molecular forces - including genes and viruses - impact your weight. In the process, they're upending the conventional wisdom on just what makes a successful diet. |
BusinessWeek
November 28, 2005
Arlene Weintraub |
Human Growth Hormone: Unproven and Unsafe HGH is often hyped as a cure for aging. But as so with most fountains of youth, there's no proof that it works. And it can be harmful. But for now, off-label use of human growth hormone appears to be a growth industry. |
Chemistry World
September 9, 2007
Simon Hadlington |
Sugaring the Pill Researchers in the US have made a key advance in efforts to bolt sugar molecules onto natural products in the search for new drugs. |
AskMen.com
July 7, 2014
Patrick Owen |
Is It Impossible To Keep The Weight Off? The world is fatter than ever. In 2010 there were 1.5 billion people worldwide who were obese, and the trend is growing. |
Chemistry World
April 12, 2007
Simon Hadlington |
Fatty Acid Factory Revealed X-ray crystallographers have achieved the Herculean task of elucidating the architecture of one of biochemistry's most impressive molecular machines, the multi-enzyme fatty acid synthase. |
Chemistry World
November 21, 2006
Victoria Gill |
Side-Effect-Free Chemotherapy Scientists have now developed an enzyme with the potential to eliminate the extreme fatigue, sickness and hair loss that result from this cell damage and strike fear into the hearts of cancer patients. |
Chemistry World
September 24, 2007
Simon Hadlington |
Viral Nanoreactor Captures Single Molecules Researchers in the Netherlands have created a biochemical nanoreactor by cracking open a virus, removing its contents then reassembling the virus's protein coat around a single molecule of enzyme. |
Chemistry World
August 13, 2009
Simon Hadlington |
Forcing enzyme activity New research has shown that physically stretching an enzyme can trigger its activity - even when the active site is not hidden in a 'cryptic' position. Mechanical force may play a more important role in biological molecular systems than previously realized. |
Managed Care
January 2006
Martin Sipkoff |
Skeptics Abound as Demand Grows For Obesity Treatments Changes in reimbursement patterns for obesity drugs will take several years. Lifestyle changes remain the first approach. |
Managed Care
November 2007
La Puma & Palmer |
Weight-Loss Programs Need Health Plan Support Weight-loss programs have dismal success rates. Insurers can play an active part in helping members change their thinking, and therefore change their lifestyles |
Chemistry World
November 27, 2011
James Mitchell Crow |
Artificial enzymes close in on nature A synthetic metalloprotein that approaches the catalytic performance of a natural enzyme, despite its stripped-down structure, has been developed by a team of chemists in the US. |
