A post‑meal compound found in python blood curbed appetite in lab mice, hinting at future weight loss therapies.

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.

Python blood has a hormone that can mimic the effects of GLP-1. This can go a long way in coming up with a weight loss treatment that does not come with side effects. Here's what researchers have to ...

University of Colorado Boulder researchers have discovered an appetite-suppressing compound in python blood that helps the snakes consume enormous meals and go months without eating yet remain ...