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Media & Publications

2024.08.01

CBMR publications and media appearances in June & July 2024

CBMR publications and media appearances in June & July 2024

Precision nutrition

2024.07.03

What should I eat to stay healthy? Four-million-euro research project GLUCOTYPES is looking for answers

A team of scientists from five European countries will adopt the latest advances in wearable technologies, molecular biology, and bioinformatics, to identify individuals with distinct patterns of blood glucose…

Obesity

2024.06.26

Children born underweight are at increased risk of disease if they develop obesity

Scientists at the University of Copenhagen discover a link between birthweight and the risk of health complications from obesity during childhood. The findings highlight the need for prevention and treatment approaches…

Media & Publications

2024.06.25

CBMR publications and media appearances in May 2024

CBMR publications and media appearances in May 2024

Faces

2024.06.04

“Working in a small company where I get insights into everything is fantastic”

Sofie Liljewall is an industrial PhD Student at SOLID Therapeutics and CBMR. Sofie has a Master’s degree in molecular biotechnology engineering and did her Master's thesis in the Schwartz Group at CBMR.

Media & Publications

2024.05.27

CBMR publications and media appearances in April 2024

CBMR publications and media appearances in April 2024

Where are they now?

2024.05.22

“I reflected on what I enjoy doing day-to-day and aligned that with the opportunities I came across”

Nicole Fadahunsi came to Denmark from the UK to do her PhD in neuroscience with the Clemmensen Group at CBMR. Last year, she joined Lundbeck as a scientist in the department of circuit biology.

Weight-loss

2024.05.15

'Trojan horse' weight loss drug more effective than available therapies

A groundbreaking paper in Nature describes a promising new therapy for obesity that leads to greater weight loss in mice than existing medications. The approach smuggles molecules into the brain's appetite centre and…

Grant

2024.05.08

Associate Professor Mani Arumugam secures DKK 6.1M grant to shape the gut microbiome towards better health

‘Towards machine learning-based dietary modulation of immature infant gut microbiomes’ will leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to create tailored diets that promote healthy gut microbiomes.

Grant

2024.05.07

Tune H Pers and Greg Morton secure a DKK 17 million Multi-PI R01 grant from the NIH

The project seeks to identify and characterize different subsets of AgRP neurons, which are key targets for understanding and treating cardiometabolic diseases.

Media & Publications

2024.04.17

CBMR publications and media appearances in March 2024

CBMR publications and media appearances in March 2024

Research

2024.04.16

Research explores how a father’s diet could shape the health of his offspring

A mice study suggests a father’s diet may shape the anxiety of his sons and the metabolic health of his daughters before they are even conceived.

Grant

2024.04.12

Professor Juleen Zierath awarded prestigious grant to study how circadian rhythms control type 2 diabetes

The Advanced Grant from the ERC will support research into the mechanisms that underpin the relationship between the circadian clock, diet and exercise, and metabolism, and their dysfunction in type 2 diabetes

Media & Publications

2024.03.21

CBMR publications and media appearances in February 2024

CBMR publications and media appearances in February 2024

Research

2024.03.21

The Irony of Smoking to Stay Thin: Smoking Increases Belly Fat

A new study published today in the scientific journal Addiction has found that both starting smoking and lifetime smoking may increase abdominal fat: the unhealthy fat deep inside the abdomen.

Faces of CBMR

2024.03.15

“Most people who end up in a role like this enjoy building something meaningful for others”

Tobias Richter is Platform Lead of the new Data Analytics Platform, which will collect all data produced by research groups at CBMR.

Bioinformatics

2024.02.23

Professor Simon Rasmussen: "I want to bring this data back to life"

Simon talks about his ambitions at CBMR, the discoveries he is most proud of, and the power of bioinformatics and generative AI for developing precision medicine.

Award

2024.02.20

Tune H Pers receives award for outstanding research on obesity and diabetes

Tune H Pers receives the Leif C. Groop Award for Outstanding Diabetes Research in 2024 for his research.

Media & Publications

2024.02.14

CBMR publications and media appearances in January 2024

CBMR publications and media appearances in January 2024

Research

2024.02.12

Obesity may not wreck the body’s defense system against weight gain

When people overeat for a period, their brain helps to reduce their appetite to compensate afterwards. This natural defense against weight gain might be less effective in people with obesity.