Researchers have developed experimental drugs that encourage the mitochondria in our cells to work a little harder and burn ...

From the Memorial Foundation for Neuro-Endocrine Research and the Research Service of the Worcester State Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts. Read at the December Meeting of the American Association ...

A man used an industrial chemical bought from China on the dark web to make illegal and dangerous 'diet pills', a court has heard. Kyle Enos sold the pills to dieters around the UK and overseas, ...

Beth Shipsey died from the toxic effects of Dinitrophenol (DNP) after going into cardiac arrest in hospital A coroner's verdict that a woman died by suicide after taking unlicensed slimming aid pills ...

A 21-year-old bodybuilder consumed a dangerous chemical known as 2,4-dinitrophenol (2,4-DNP) over several months, leading to his untimely death from multi-organ failure. His chronic use of the ...

A case of chronic intoxication by 2,4-dinitrophenol (2,4-DNP) is reported in a 21-year-old bodybuilder, also known as an abuser of anabolic steroids, who died after ingesting 2 grams of this substance ...

A British man convicted of selling a deadly substance that was falsely marketed as a ‘weight loss’ drug has been forced to hand over £23,000 that he made from his crime. The amount that Jack Finney, ...

Eli Lilly, Rivus Pharmaceuticals and more target different biological processes in hopes of generating higher-quality weight loss and avoiding metabolic issues. Recent Phase Ib trial results showed ...

SINGAPORE - A chemical found in some weight-loss remedies has been listed as a poison, with the sale of any such products now restricted. 2,4-Dinitrophenol (DNP) and its salts that are intended for ...

Dinitrophenol, or more accurately 2,4-dinitrophenol, is a poisonous chemical that has been used medicinally as a remedy for obesity. However, it is difficult to use, and deaths have been common from ...