https://cbmr.ku.dk/research/research-groups/clemmensen-group/news---clemmensen-group/ List of news from the Clemmensen Group at CBMR. en Thu, 07 May 2026 07:33:52 +0200 Thu, 07 May 2026 07:33:52 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2025/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...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2025/safety-becomes-more-important-than-foraging-when-a-specific-neuronal-circuit-in-the-brain-is-activated/" alt="Safety becomes more important than foraging when a specific neuronal circuit in the brain is activated" title="Safety becomes more important than foraging when a specific neuronal circuit in the brain is activated"><img src="https://sund.ku.dk/nyheder/2025/06/musens_hjerne.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2025/safety-becomes-more-important-than-foraging-when-a-specific-neuronal-circuit-in-the-brain-is-activated/ Thu, 12 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2025/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...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2025/we-need-a-better-understanding-of-what-drives-us-to-eat/" alt="We need a better understanding of what drives us to eat" title="We need a better understanding of what drives us to eat"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2025/we-need-a-better-understanding-of-what-drives-us-to-eat/FOCBMR_Nathalie_Krauth_250602_11x6.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2025/we-need-a-better-understanding-of-what-drives-us-to-eat/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:30:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2025/leap2-a-new-hormone/ Often called the hunger hormone, ghrelin tells your brain you are hungry and increases your appetite....<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2025/leap2-a-new-hormone/" alt="LEAP2: A new hormone with big implications for metabolism?" title="LEAP2: A new hormone with big implications for metabolism?"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2025/leap2-a-new-hormone/leap2.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2025/leap2-a-new-hormone/ Fri, 07 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0100 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2024/where-are-they-now-nicole-fadahunsi/ Nicole Fadahunsi came to Denmark from the UK to do her PhD in neuroscience with the Clemmensen Group...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2024/where-are-they-now-nicole-fadahunsi/" alt="“I reflected on what I enjoy doing day-to-day and aligned that with the opportunities I came across”" title="“I reflected on what I enjoy doing day-to-day and aligned that with the opportunities I came across”"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2024/where-are-they-now-nicole-fadahunsi/WATN_Nicole_Adenike_Fadahunsi_website_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2024/where-are-they-now-nicole-fadahunsi/ Wed, 22 May 2024 15:15:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2024/obesity-and-the-bodys-defense-system-against-weight-gain/ When people overeat for a period, their brain helps to reduce their appetite to compensate afterwards....<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2024/obesity-and-the-bodys-defense-system-against-weight-gain/" alt="Obesity may not wreck the body’s defense system against weight gain" title="Obesity may not wreck the body’s defense system against weight gain"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2024/obesity-and-the-bodys-defense-system-against-weight-gain/AdobeStock_517963932.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2024/obesity-and-the-bodys-defense-system-against-weight-gain/ Mon, 12 Feb 2024 21:00:00 +0100 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2022/two-cbmr-scientists-receive-dkk-10m-ascending-investigator-grants/ What is the difference between body fat in people with metabolic disease and those without? Can a better...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2022/two-cbmr-scientists-receive-dkk-10m-ascending-investigator-grants/" alt="Two CBMR scientists receive DKK 10M Ascending Investigator Grants" title="Two CBMR scientists receive DKK 10M Ascending Investigator Grants"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2022/two-cbmr-scientists-receive-dkk-10m-ascending-investigator-grants/Clemmensen_Kilpelainen.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2022/two-cbmr-scientists-receive-dkk-10m-ascending-investigator-grants/ Fri, 06 May 2022 10:00:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2022/two-cbmr-group-leaders-join-the-bioinnovation-institutes-venture-lab-program/ Scientists at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR) study metabolic...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2022/two-cbmr-group-leaders-join-the-bioinnovation-institutes-venture-lab-program/" alt="Two CBMR Group Leaders join the BioInnovation Institute’s Venture Lab program" title="Two CBMR Group Leaders join the BioInnovation Institute’s Venture Lab program"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/cbmr-scientists-win-innovation-funding-to-develop-new-anti-cancer-and-obesity-drugs/news20-12_bii_nnf_preseed_dsc02249_1100px.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2022/two-cbmr-group-leaders-join-the-bioinnovation-institutes-venture-lab-program/ Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:30:00 +0100 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/the-body-produces-new-satiety-factor-anti-obesity-drug-candidate-during-prolonged-exercise/ The hormone GDF15 is released in response to vigorous exercise, but likely not in sufficient quantity...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/the-body-produces-new-satiety-factor-anti-obesity-drug-candidate-during-prolonged-exercise/" alt="The body produces new satiety factor during prolonged exercise " title="The body produces new satiety factor during prolonged exercise "><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/the-body-produces-new-satiety-factor-anti-obesity-drug-candidate-during-prolonged-exercise/gdf15_graphical_abstract-5.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/the-body-produces-new-satiety-factor-anti-obesity-drug-candidate-during-prolonged-exercise/ Mon, 15 Feb 2021 13:00:00 +0100 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/i-was-quite-amazed-when-i-arrived-at-cbmr/ We spoke to PhD student Nicole Fadahunsi about what drew her to CBMR, how the Center supports her scientific...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/i-was-quite-amazed-when-i-arrived-at-cbmr/" alt="“I was quite amazed when I arrived at CBMR”" title="“I was quite amazed when I arrived at CBMR”"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/i-was-quite-amazed-when-i-arrived-at-cbmr/nicole_1100.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/i-was-quite-amazed-when-i-arrived-at-cbmr/ Thu, 10 Dec 2020 11:30:00 +0100 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/cbmr-scientists-win-innovation-funding-to-develop-new-anti-cancer-and-obesity-drugs/ The BioInnovation Institute (BII) has awarded two grants worth DKK 3.5M each to CBMR to develop new drugs...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/cbmr-scientists-win-innovation-funding-to-develop-new-anti-cancer-and-obesity-drugs/" alt="CBMR scientists win innovation funding to develop new anti-cancer and obesity drugs" title="CBMR scientists win innovation funding to develop new anti-cancer and obesity drugs"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/cbmr-scientists-win-innovation-funding-to-develop-new-anti-cancer-and-obesity-drugs/news20-12_bii_nnf_preseed_dsc02249_1100px.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/cbmr-scientists-win-innovation-funding-to-develop-new-anti-cancer-and-obesity-drugs/ Wed, 02 Dec 2020 12:30:00 +0100 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/scientists-sound-the-alarm-lockdowns-may-escalate-the-obesity-epidemic/ Locking down society to combat COVID-19 creates psychosocial insecurity that leads to obesity. Counter...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/scientists-sound-the-alarm-lockdowns-may-escalate-the-obesity-epidemic/" alt="Scientists sound the alarm: Lockdowns may escalate the obesity epidemic" title="Scientists sound the alarm: Lockdowns may escalate the obesity epidemic"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/scientists-sound-the-alarm-lockdowns-may-escalate-the-obesity-epidemic/clemmensen_figure.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/scientists-sound-the-alarm-lockdowns-may-escalate-the-obesity-epidemic/ Fri, 14 Aug 2020 14:45:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/scientists-search-for-the-signal-that-stops-us-from-gaining-weight/ The body might have an undiscovered defense against gaining too much weight – a signal that tells...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/scientists-search-for-the-signal-that-stops-us-from-gaining-weight/" alt="Scientists search for the signal that stops us from gaining weight " title="Scientists search for the signal that stops us from gaining weight "><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/scientists-search-for-the-signal-that-stops-us-from-gaining-weight/weight_gain_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/scientists-search-for-the-signal-that-stops-us-from-gaining-weight/ Wed, 26 Feb 2020 13:45:00 +0100