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Stanford scientists discover "natural Ozempic" without side effects (nature.com)
14 points by stevenjgarner 7 days ago | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments
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It is the BRP molecule, or BRINP2-related peptide, discovered in 2025.

You can buy it from several vendors, such as https://phoenixpeptide.com/products/brinp2-related-peptide-b...

or

https://www.novoprolabs.com/p/brp-brinp2-related-peptide-319...

However, these are for research and not human use: delivery is unsolved, not pharmaceutical-grade purity, and no human safety data exists yet. So best to avoid for now, even though it is a very exciting discovery.


Original paper:

Prohormone cleavage prediction uncovers a non-incretin anti-obesity peptide

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08683-y

Press:

Stanford scientists discover “natural Ozempic” without side effects

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260412221946.h...




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