AI-Discovered BRP: Tiny Brain Peptide Could Target Appetite More Precisely
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Stanford researchers, aided by AI, identify BRP, a 12-amino-acid peptide derived from a prohormone, which reduces food intake and fat in mice and minipigs by acting mainly in the hypothalamus, potentially offering a more targeted obesity treatment with fewer side effects than Ozempic; human testing and receptor mapping are pending.
Topics:health#artificial-intelligence#metabolism#neuroscience#note-extra-tag-not-allowed#obesity#peptides#science
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