"I've been working on this for 30 years, and for a long time nobody cared," says Randy Seeley, an obesity specialist at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. "Over the last several years, the situation has changed so much. We now have therapies that are actually helping people."
The trio, recognized with a Lasker in the clinical-research category, will share a US$250,000 prize, marking a significant milestone in the recognition of anti-obesity drug research.
The prizes, which honour important advances in medical research, are often considered an indicator of whether a specific advance or scientist will win a Nobel Prize—suggesting great potential for weight-loss treatments.
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