by Salk Institute Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell Metabolism (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2022.12.004 Obesity and metabolic diseases, such as diabetes, are extremely common in the United States. Tiny proteins called microproteins have long been overlooked in research, but new evidence demonstrates that they have an important role in metabolism. Salk scientists have discovered that both brown and white fat is...
