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"My toxic trait is throwing myself into risky situations"

Born and trained in Malawi, Bernadette Chimera qualified as a medical doctor at 21 and was heading towards a career in surgery when she kept meeting patients who were too malnourished to operate on.

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CBMR publications and media appearances in June & July 2026

CBMR publications and media appearances in June & July 2026

Staying on diabetes medication is linked to fewer heart attacks and strokes

Adults with type 2 diabetes that don't take their medicine consistently has a 27 percent higher rate of heart disease according to new study. The effect hit younger patients even harder.

“Every single person here is an expert, bringing something I hadn't thought of before”

During his PhD in Canada on secreted proteins and how they influence different tissues, CBMR's Postdoc Nigel Kurgan was inspired by the science coming out of Copenhagen.

Professor Kei Sakamoto receives EASD-NNF Diabetes Prize for Excellence

Professor Kei Sakamoto will deliver his prize lecture on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at 16:30 CEST during the 62nd EASD Annual Meeting.

Professor Oliver Rando set to join CBMR on prestigious ERC grant

Professor Rando's research asks how ancestral experiences are epigenetically transmitted to future generations.

"I gathered small pieces from experts across CBMR and puzzled it together"

In this interview, Svenja Hansson explains why skeletal muscle has been overlooked in functional genomics, why CRISPR screens are such a powerful way to generate new hypotheses, and how a string of small, informal…

Professor Ruth Loos wins Kirsten and Freddy Johansen Foundation Award

Professor Ruth Loos has helped transform our understanding of how genetic factors interact with lifestyle to influence the risk of overweight and related diseases.

Weight loss pharmacology

To understand a weight-loss drug, scientists mapped a brain circuit older than humanity

Researchers have traced one drug's appetite-suppressing power to a single population of neurons buried deep in the brainstem.

Zach Gerhart-Hines receives 61st EASD Minkowski Prize

EASD awards Zach Europe's most prestigious diabetes prize in recognition of research that is transforming how we understand fat, metabolism, and obesity treatment

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CBMR publications and media appearances in April 2026

CBMR publications and media appearances in April 2026

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CBMR publications and media appearances in May 2026

CBMR publications and media appearances in May 2026

Professor Kei Sakamoto elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

The honour recognises Professor Sakamoto's distinguished contributions to metabolic research and his enduring connection to Scotland, where his independent research career began.

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CBMR publications and media appearances in March 2026

CBMR publications and media appearances in March 2026

Fat can be harder to lose the more we weigh – new research suggests why

A team of scientists at the University of Copenhagen have identified a new receptor that stops fat tissue from burning energy.

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CBMR publications and media appearances in January 2026

CBMR publications and media appearances in January 2026

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CBMR publications and media appearances in February 2026

CBMR publications and media appearances in February 2026

“The signaling role of adipose tissue is central to understanding cardiometabolic health”

From chance encounters to breakthrough discoveries in brown fat biology, Camilla Schéele's research journey exemplifies how scientific careers can pivot on unexpected opportunities.

New Nordic collaboration to reveal linked mechanisms of age-related fatty liver and muscle loss

More than half of over-60-year-olds suffer from more than one chronic disease, reducing their independence and quality of life.

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CBMR publications and media appearances in December 2025

CBMR publications and media appearances in December 2025