Scientists find treatment for hypertension, obesity

South Korean scientists said Thursday they have found a treatment material that may help people to better deal with hypertension, obesity, and high blood fat.

Researchers led by Lee Chul-ho at the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) claimed they isolated a new material called MB12066 that showed promising results in animal tests.

Hypertension currently affects 30 percent of South Korea’s population with the local drug market standing at 1.4 trillion won ($1.3 billion).

“Mice engineered to have high blood pressure and given the MB12066 for six straight weeks showed marked improvements compared to other animals not administered with the new target material,” Lee said...