Czech scientists develop a new compound decrease appetite and protect the brain against Alzheimer’s-type diseases

Prague, SANA-Scientists at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (UOCB) in Prague have developed a new molecules that reduce appetite and protect the brain against Alzheimer’s disease.

The institute said in a statement that researchers from Dr. Lenka Maletínská team developed a new molecule taken from the so-called neuropeptide “CART”, which naturally regulates food intake in the brain. A modified version of it was created that suppresses appetite and reduces the accumulation of the protein “Tau” associated with the development of Alzheimer’s disease.

The institute pointed out that one-fifth of the Czech population suffers from obesity, and that according to estimates, in the year 2025, there will be about half a million people living in the Czech Republic who have some brain problems, and that the number of those currently being treated for these problems is about 200 thousand people.

Manar Salameh