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Faces of CBMR

2025.11.27

"We were walking in the streets, chanting 'research for the people, not for profit'"

From emergency surgeon to discoverer of GLP-1 and its effects on insulin production and satiety, CBMR Group Leader Professor Jens Juul Holst has spent fifty years pursuing one question: how does metabolism go wrong, and…

Research

2025.11.21

Ancient arctic adaptations may influence modern disease risk

Inuit in Greenland possess a unique genome, which has evolved over thousands of years as they adapted to a cold climate and consumed a diet largely consisting of marine mammals. Now, a team of international scientists…

Media & Publications

2025.11.20

CBMR publications and media appearances in October 2025

CBMR publications and media appearances in October 2025

Award

2025.10.22

Zach Gerhart-Hines Awarded First Flemming Quaade Prize for Outstanding Obesity Research

The Danish Association for the Study of Obesity (DASO) and the Novo Nordisk Foundation have awarded the first Flemming Quaade Prize for Outstanding Obesity Research to Zach Gerhart-Hines, Associate Professor at the…

Media & Publications

2025.10.20

CBMR publications and media appearances in September 2025

CBMR publications and media appearances in September 2025

Research

2025.09.15

CBMR scientists discover protective genes that keep some people with obesity healthy

CBMR scientists have discovered why two people with the same BMI can have completely different health outcomes, with some developing diabetes and heart disease while others staying healthy.

Media & Publications

2025.09.15

CBMR publications and media appearances in August 2025

CBMR publications and media appearances in August 2025

Research

2025.08.28

Not all calories are equal: Ultra-processed foods harm men’s health

Ultra-processed foods lead to increased weight, disrupt hormones and introduce harmful substances linked to declining sperm quality

Media & Publications

2025.08.19

CBMR publications and media appearances in June/July 2025

CBMR publications and media appearances in June & July 2025

Microbiome

2025.08.01

Microbiome breakthrough

An international research team led by scientists from the University of Copenhagen has discovered a common gut bacterium that lowers body weight and blood sugar while increasing bone density. The finding could pave the…

Research

2025.07.21

Genetic test predicts obesity in childhood

A new genetic test can identify people at risk of severe obesity. The test can be performed on children before their genetic risk starts to shape their weight, which may support early prevention strategies.

GRANT

2025.06.27

Professor Torben Hansen secures DKK 60M NNF Challenge Grant

Infections in the mouth, such as gum disease and cavities, are connected to serious health issues like systemic inflammation, heart disease, and diabetes. These are known as cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs). With support…

Media & Publications

2025.06.23

CBMR publications and media appearances in May 2025

CBMR publications and media appearances in May 2025

Award

2025.06.20

Juleen Zierath receives Kirsten and Freddy Johansen Preclinical Research Prize 2025

CBMR’s Executive Director Professor Juleen Zierath is the recipient of the Kirsten and Freddy Johansen Preclinical Research Prize.

SUND Basic Research

2025.06.12

Safety becomes more important than foraging when a specific neuronal circuit in the brain is activated

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have identified a neural circuit in the mouse’s brain which ensures that it prioritises safety over other needs, e.g. food seeking, and that this happens automatically when…

Faces of CBMR

2025.06.04

We need a better understanding of what drives us to eat

In this interview, Assistant Professor Nathalie Krauth talks about her scientific background and journey to publishing a recent paper in Nature Neuroscience.

DIABETES

2025.05.28

Newly discovered ‘molecular fingerprints’ could transform diabetes treatment and diagnosis

Unprecedented insights into insulin resistance could pave the way for better treatments and earlier detection of type 2 diabetes.

GENETICS

2025.05.09

Researchers map 7,000-year-old genetic mutation that protects against HIV

Modern HIV medicine is based on a common genetic mutation. Now, researchers have traced where and when the mutation arose.

Innovation

2025.05.06

CBMR spinout Ousia Pharma raises three-digit million amount to develop their groundbreaking obesity treatment

The spinout builds on a discovery by the Clemmensen Group that NMDA receptor antagonism holds promise for sustained weight loss, which was later published in Nature.

Media & Publications

2025.05.06

CBMR publications and media appearances in April 2025

CBMR publications and media appearances in April 2025