New research may brighten prospects of people that are lazy to hit the gym but still want to enjoy all the benefits of exercise. Scientists from Britain's University of Southampton have developed a molecule that mimics the effects of exercise and could potentially help obese people control glucose levels and lose weight at the same time. "The issue is that established drugs do not successfully enable patients with Type 2 diabetes to achieve glycaemic control and some can even result in weight gain, a leading factor driving the diabetes epidemic," said study co-author Felino Cagampang, associate professor in integrative physiology at University of Southampton.
"In contrast, this new molecule seems to reduce glucose levels and at the same time decrease body weight, but only if the subject is obese," Cagampang noted. The new molecule, called 'compound 14', inhibits the function of a…
