One over-the-counter asthma drug surprises with unexpected properties.

In an experiment on mice at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor (USA), it turned out that the drug helped mice cope with obesity and the negative effects of diabetes.. RIA Novosti quotes the words of the work manager Alan Saltiel:.

" Apparently, the drug reverses this response, causing the body to burn extra calories."

Saltiel and his colleagues came to this conclusion by following changes in the metabolism of mice that occurred when the drug was taken regularly.. The authors of the article suggested that this property allows the drug to be used as a means for losing weight.. Scientists plan to test it in clinical trials on volunteers.

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