Scientists from the
The new type of medicine, which will be available as a chewing gum or injection will lower your appetite and stimulate the feeling of satiety, which comes after filling up the stomach with food.
The drug will be based on the natural gastrointestinal tract hormone, which is produced by your stomach as a reply to the food consumption, and provides the feeling of satiety.
Preliminarily, the drug will be sold as an injection, however, it is planned to produce it as a chewing gum or nasal spray in the near future.
The head of the research Steve Blume from the
The specific local hormone from the neuro-immune system of the gastrointestinal tract became a real discovery and the key to success.
During the preliminary clinical examinations on volunteers the new drug showed reduction of appetite by 20%.
We all know that pharmacological medicine has side effects, however scientists believe that the new drug will not have unpleasant effects, because of its natural origin.
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