Editorials

As the world came to a standstill in the spring of 2020, so did the work on our Focus issue on exercise metabolism and health, which was originally scheduled for publication to coincide with the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has posed one of the greatest scientific challenges to our society in a century. The accompanying disruption will have a disproportionally large effect on the careers of early-stage investigators and will require concrete action to preserve a generation of scientists.

As we celebrate 1 year at Nature Metabolism, we are grateful for the positive reception from our research community, and we reflect on the past 12 months and on what lies ahead.

A collaborative effort is required by individual scientists, research institutes and funding organizations towards the curation of high-quality, diverse metabolic data for the metabolism community to leverage the full potential of artificial intelligence.

Awareness of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and its symptoms is essential for early detection, and an informed public is also more likely to take action against NASH development.

The field of cellular metabolic research is growing but remains somewhat fragmented. Facilitating the exchange of ideas between cell biologists and the wider metabolism community will create synergies and further advance the field.

This month, we introduce a new series of articles, called Metabolic Messengers, dedicated to molecules involved in cellular communication and inter-tissue cross-talk.

Today, we are proud to launch Nature Metabolism, a new dedicated home for exciting research and commentary that spans the spectrum of metabolism research.