US Patent Issued to Trustees of Tufts College on July 29 for "Compositions and method for treating and preventing complications of obesity" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,611, issued on July 29, was assigned to Trustees of Tufts College (Medford, Mass.).

"Compositions and method for treating and preventing complications of obesity" was invented by Simin Nikbin Meydani (Newton, Mass.) and Mohsen Meydani (Newton, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating, preventing, and reducing the risk of obesity and related diseases and conditions. In particular, provided herein is a composition comprising a dry powder of fruits and vegetables and uses thereof."

The patent was filed on June 17, 2024, under Application No. 18/745,674.

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