I will volunteer for trials today! On 12/9/13, 5:54 PM, Maureen wrote: > This will be great news if it works without negative side effects. > > http://www.kurzweilai.net/patent-awarded-for-treating-obesity-and-related-conditions-exclusive > > U.S. Patent No. 8,598,150 was awarded today (Dec. 3) for the use of an > antioxidant compound called MnTBAP* for treatment of obesity and > obesity-related conditions, such as insulin resistance or > pre-diabetes. > > The patent was filed by two Skidmore College researchers: Jonathan R. > Brestoff Parker and professor Thomas H. Reynolds, IV. > > In unpublished mouse experiments, they found that the compound > decreases obesity by promoting triglyceride breakdown and improves > type 2 diabetes by modulating insulin signaling. The specific > molecular target of the compound is not yet known, Brestoff Parker > told KurzweilAI in an exclusive interview. > > We demonstrated that giving this compound to obese mice previously > fed a high-fat diet results in a 40 percent decrease in body weight, > he said. To put that number in human terms: if a 300 lb obese person > lost 40% of their body weight, they would lose 120 pounds. > > We are hopeful that we can further develop this compound and bring it > through pre-clinical development studies, with the goal of obtaining > IND status from the >
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