Wakelam, who died of a suspected COVID-19 infection, is remembered for his research on the physiological function of lipids.

The Oxford researcher’s work on lipid and peptide antigens revealed key mechanisms in inflammation, immunotherapy, and vaccination, which are being pursued in clinical trial treatments.

A single-celled organism has an energy-producing enzyme with unique features.

From 500-million-year-old fat to a newly discovered virus, here are some stunners from The Scientist in 2018.

Low levels of a biochemical process involved in fat breakdown predicts weight gain and metabolic complications more than a decade later.

Insulin resistance and high levels of insulin and lipids all precede the development of metabolic dysfunction. Which metabolic factor is to blame?

Lipids and insulin play important roles in blood sugar regulation, and altered levels of either could kick start metabolic dysfunction.

A new experimental system demonstrates that precursors of ribonucleotides, amino acids, and lipids may have simultaneously arisen from the same prebiotic chemistry.

Male scientists stress mice out; using SCNT to reprogram adult cells; acetate can reach mouse brain, reduce appetite; WHO sounds “post-antibiotic era” alarm