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  "path": "/2026/03/19/weight-loss-drugs-pythons-study/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-19T10:00:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "A molecule known as pTOS soars 1,000-fold in pythons after they eat and appears to act on the brain’s hunger center",
  "title": "Goodness snakes: Pythons’ marvelous metabolisms could lead to new weight loss drugs, CU study finds"
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