New potential weight-loss drug targets found by researchers

There could be new hope for people unable to lose weight through current methods of management and treatment, following a research breakthrough identifying certain microproteins that store fat, which could serve as potential anti-obesity drug targets. — dpa

There could be new hope for people aiming to fight obesity, following a research breakthrough identifying certain microproteins that store fat. 

In findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) in the United States, the team from the California-based Salk Institute for Biological Studies said that the microproteins “could potentially serve as drug targets to treat obesity and other metabolic disorders”.