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Genetic Research

Center Researchers takes part in mapping the genetic make-up of the Danish population

A new research project has taken a big step toward treating and preventing genetically determined…

Got a Sweet tooth? Blame Your liver

A hormone called FGF21 that is secreted by the liver after eating sweets may determine who has a…

Physical activity helps to counteract weight gain from obesity-causing gene variant

With people consuming more calories and being less physically active, the world has witnessed an…

Sustainable Development Goals

'2030 Hive Mind' - a Sustainable Development Goals game

Soumya Chattopadhyay, Senior Research Fellow, describes why he contributed to gamify the Sustainabl…

Scientific Director Jens Juul Holst receives the Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine

His discovery of the GLP-1 hormone and translation of these results into new treatments for…

Tune H. Pers awarded prestigious honorary medal

Associate Professor Tune H. Pers is to be the 2016 recipient of an honorary medal from the Society…

Newly Discovered Neurons May Play a Role in Obesity

Using Harvard-developed technology, scientists have catalogued more than 20,000 brain cells in one…

Gut bacteria imbalance increases diabetes risk

An EU funded European-Chinese team of investigators called MetaHit have discovered that specific…