Every time a Burmese python swallows a meal, something remarkable happens inside its body. Its heart expands by a quarter.

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A post‑meal compound found in python blood curbed appetite in lab mice, hinting at future weight loss therapies.

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Pythons eat huge meals after monthslong fasts. Researchers identified molecules that skyrocket in their blood after a meal. One caused obese mice to eat less and lose weight, similar to semaglutide.