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Other July News in Brief
New study from CCG presents the first method for producing artificial mucus; CCQ publishes two new articles in Nature Communications; New interdisciplinary study about bacteria…
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New study from CCG helps us understand the role played by sugars in the immune system and the brain
Most bacteria and viruses bind to sugars on the surface of our cells, but the exact role played by sugars in the immune system and…
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Other November News in Brief
Head of Center Anja Boisen from IDUN is awarded Knight of Order of the Dannebrog; Award to Ph.D. student Jakob Blaabjerg Ahm Sørensen from FRIC;…
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CCG discovers a wealth of sugar molecules for developing medications
The human hormone system controls some of the body’s most central functions by sending hormones into the bloodstream. In a new study, a research team…
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CCG develops a new method for mapping important sugars
The blood-thinning drug heparin is used worldwide. But the underlying structures and the related group of sugars, called heparan sulfates, have not been mapped in…
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Carbohydrate plays a significant role in experiments with rats and the results may lead to new medicines
Research experiments with rats indicate that a certain kind of carbohydrate is essential for the regulation of the body’s blood pressure in humans, a study…
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New sugar design developed by CCG may lead to better treatment of rare metabolic diseases
Cheaper and improved treatment may be on the way to patients with the metabolic disorders called lysosomal storage diseases. Weihua Tian, a post-doc, and Zhang…
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Seven talented researchers with a connection to the DNRF are among this year’s Villum Young Investigators
Out of 21 researchers selected as this year’s Villum Young Investigators are seven researchers with a connection to the DNRF. The Villum Young Investigators program…
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New research from CCG: glucose controls a cell’s absorption of bad cholesterol
New research from the Copenhagen Center for Glycomics (CCG) shows for the first time how a cell’s ability to absorb the bad cholesterol LDL is…
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Eight researchers affiliated with the DNRF get ERC Consolidator Grants
It was recently announced that ten Danish researchers have been awarded the ERC Consolidator Grant 2017. Eight out of the ten grants are given to…
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