A ‘Magic Pill’ for Obesity and Diabetes?

A ‘Magic Pill’ for Obesity and Diabetes?
New research from Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner Research Institute shows that blocking a specific protein involved with metabolism, craving and hunger could prevent diseases driven by a high-fat diet, including obesity, diabetes and liver disease. “We have identified ABHD6 as a new potential drug target for the battle against obesity and related disorders,” says J. Mark Brown, PhD, who led the study.

“The search for a ‘magic pill’ to prevent excessive weight gain has long been sought after. These new findings suggest that drugs inhibiting ABHD6 may simultaneously activate fat burning, increase physical activity, and block the formation of new fat in the liver.”

Source and further reading:
http://www.lerner.ccf.org/news/notations/17/10/1.php

Reference:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24095738
Image from the current paper of J.M Brown