Novo Nordisk Foundation
Center for Basic Metabolic Research

2025

Eat healthy in midlife to increase your chances of a healthy old age

Particularly, a plant-based diet with a low to moderate intake of healthy animal proteins is…

Metabolism Day 2025 - Some numbers and many thank yous

As interest in the conference has grown across the University, and beyond, we've sold out the…

LEAP2: A new hormone with big implications for metabolism?

Often called the hunger hormone, ghrelin tells your brain you are hungry and increases your…

Rethinking Muscle: New study challenges old classifications

Our current approach to dividing muscle fibers into separate types may need to be revised following…

Media & Publications

CBMR publications and media appearances in January 2025

CBMR publications and media appearances in January 2025

Our immune cells might support muscle repair after exercise

The Deshmukh Group and Hostrup Group have identified a protein released from immune cells…

Diabetes and hormone disorder research receives millions in funding

The Danish Diabetes and Endocrine Academy supports new research into diabetes and hormone-related…

Many Greenlanders Face 10 Times Higher Risk of Diabetes

A significant portion of the Greenlandic Inuit population carries a genetic variant that increases…

Salivary biomarkers as a diagnostic tool in type 2 diabetes

The Deshmukh and Hansen Groups have identified distinct molecular and taxonomic signatures in saliv…