Obesity
New Findings Reported from Astellas Pharma Describe Advances in Obesity
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, March 22nd, 2011
2011 MAR 22 -- According to recent research from Tsukuba, Japan, "The escalating prevalence of obesity is one of the most pressing health concerns of the modern era, yet existing medicines to combat this global pandemic are disappointingly limited in terms of safety and effectiveness. The inadequacy of currently available therapies for obesity has made new drug development crucial."
"In the past several decades, however, major progress has been achieved in understanding adipocyte hyperplasia associated with the pathogenesis of obesity, and consequently new potential targets for the medical treatment of obesity have been identified. We primarily review...
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