Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have identified a molecule in Burmese python blood that suppresses appetite and triggers weight loss in mice without the gastrointestinal side effects ...

Indiana Jones’ greatest fear may be obesity’s biggest enemy. Scientists at three universities have turned to nature to find a property that rivals the benefits of GLP-1 drugs without the laundry list ...

Three days after swallowing a rat whole, a Burmese python’s blood is doing something extraordinary. Its heart has expanded by roughly a quarter. Its metabolism has accelerated thousands of times over.