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SciSparc Ltd. Announces Efficacy of Psychedelic-Based Obesity Treatment of Clearmind Medicine Inc. in Pre-Clinical Trial
SciSparc and Clearmind’s collaboration continues to yield positive outcomes, the latest with Clearmind results for treating obesity and its related metabolic
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[{"type":"text","content":"SciSparc and Clearmind’s collaboration continues to yield positive outcomes, the latest with Clearmind results for treating obesity and its related metabolic disorders TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SciSparc Ltd. (Nasdaq: SPRC), a specialty clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focusing on the development of therapies to treat disorders of the central nervous system (the \"Company\" or \"SciSparc\"), today announced initial positive pre-clinical results for treatment for obesity and the potential treatment of metabolic syndromes using MEAI, a novel psychedelic molecule of Clearmind Medicine Inc. (“Clearmind”) (Nasdaq, CSE: CMND), (FSE: CWY). The results are in connection with the provisional patent application for treating metabolic syndromes including obesity with Clearmind based on SciSparc’s CannAmide™’s active ingredient Palmitoylethanolamide and Clearmind’s MEAI, submitted in September 2022. \"We are excited about Clearmind's results, in light of the potential synergistic effect between SciSparc’s CannAmide and Clearmind’s MEAI, as previously demonstrated in numerous studies for several conditions with MEAI’s effective dose. According to the World Health Organization, approximately, 1 billion people worldwide, more than 30% of the global population, are overweight or obese, and we believe obesity treatment could quickly become a top-12 global therapy, growing from a $2.4 billion category in 2022 to $54 billion by 2030,\" commented Oz Adler, SciSparc's Chief Executive Officer. \"We believe that this virtually untapped multibillion-dollar market creates significant opportunities for our joined collaboration with Clearmind by developing a unique drug candidate for the market to treat obesity.\" Clearmind's study, was conducted at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, included multi-parameter metabolic assessments such as body weight, fat mass, glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity, liver enzymes and fat accumulation as well as food consumption patterns. It included three groups of rodents: one was fed a standard diet, another a high-fat diet, and the third a high-fat diet group along with treatment with MEAI. The animals treated with MEAI showed increased energy expenditure, better fat utilization, and weight loss of 20%, while reducing their overall fat mass and preserving their lean body mass. No effect o...