Nature Metabolism
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Nature Metabolism publishes work from across all fields of metabolism research that significantly advances our understanding of metabolic and homeostatic processes in a cellular or broader physiological context, from fundamental cell biology to basic biomedical and translational research.
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News
08 Dec 2025
Duke-NUS Medical School
Scientists have developed a new computational tool that maps multi-gene pathways more comprehensively than ever before.
The study uncovered a previously unknown protein pathway that, when blocked, kills blood cancer cells.
The discovery could lead to new therapies for patients with drug-resistant blood cancers.
05 Nov 2025
National Taiwan University
A novel study from scientists at National Taiwan University challenges the long-held view of ketone bodies as mere energy substrates, revealing instead that those produced during lactation act as epigenetic signals that promote beige adipocyte formation and protect against obesity.
30 May 2022
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)
A research team led by Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has found that a proteolytic enzyme called membrane-type 1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP) plays an important role in the regulatory mechanism of fullness, or satiety, and it could serve as a promising potential drug target for the management of obesity.