US Patent Issued to University of Massachusetts on March 24 for "Methods for improving leptin sensitivity for the treatment of obesity and diabetes" (Massachusetts, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,702, issued on March 24, was assigned to University of Massachusetts (Westborough, Mass.).

"Methods for improving leptin sensitivity for the treatment of obesity and diabetes" was invented by Yong-Xu Wang (Southborough, Mass.), Lei Huang (Shrewsbury, Mass.) and Yong Du (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods for altering leptin resistance and the hormonal control of energy balance, and methods for treating obesity and diabetes, as well as promoting weight gain, using batotin and batotin inhibitors."

The patent was filed on May 9, 2019, under Application No. 17/054,334.

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