Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for prevention and/or treatment of metabolic disorders, post-menopausal obesity and conditions associated with high fat diet consumption including, obesity, body weight gain, fat mass formation, bone mineral content reduction, white adipose tissue weight gain, increased cholesterol levels, increased leptin levels, insulin resistance, type II diabetes, increased blood glucose levels, inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, fatty liver condition (accumulation of fat in the liver), decreased uncoupling protein-1 (UCP-1) levels and increased lipogenesis.

Abstract: The present application relates to methods of treating, preventing, delaying the onset of, reducing the incidence of, or reducing the severity of fibrosis, obesity and conditions associated with post-menopausal obesity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel class of AKR1C3 inhibitors, to compositions containing them, to methods for their preparation, and to methods of use thereof. The AKR1C3 inhibitors may be useful in the treatment of, for example, prostate cancer, benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), lung cancer, acne, seborrhea, hirsuitism, baldness, alopecia, precocious puberty, adrenal hypertrophy, polycystic ovary syndrome, breast cancer, uterine cancer, uterine fibroids, endometriosis, myeloma and leiomyoma.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for prevention and/or treatment of metabolic disorders, post-menopausal obesity and conditions associated with high fat diet consumption including, obesity, body weight gain, fat mass formation, bone mineral content reduction, white adipose tissue weight gain, increased cholesterol levels, increased leptin levels, insulin resistance, type II diabetes, increased blood glucose levels, inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, fatty liver condition (accumulation of fat in the liver), decreased uncoupling protein-1 (UCP-1) levels and increased lipogenesis.