Obese monkeys lose weight on drug that attacks blood supply of fat cells

Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 23:30 in Health & Medicine

Obese rhesus monkeys given an experimental anti-obesity drug lost on average 11 percent of their body weight over four weeks. The targeted combination drug selectively attacks blood vessels that support white fat.

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