Federico Picciau
@federicopicciau.bsky.social
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Research Assistant (Clemmensen Lab, Novo Nordisk Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen) / #obesity #metabolism #pharmacology
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@cellpress.bsky.social Review 🚨 ‘Brain control of energy homeostasis: Implications for anti-obesity pharmacotherapy’

Lead author: @johansenvbi.bsky.social
Senior author: @clemmensenc.bsky.social

Read it here: www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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This recent #JournalClub by @federicopicciau.bsky.social of @cbmr.science et al. examines the impact of exercise intensity on #neurogenesis and the work of Lambertus et al. (2024) 🧠 🏃

✍️ 🔗 physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
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Huge thanks to co-authors @johansenvbi.bsky.social and Christoffer Merrild at @cbmr.science for the great collaboration, and PI @clemmensenc.bsky.social for the invaluable support!
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High-intensity exercise → lactate signaling → neurogenesis? Yes (in some brain areas), but forced treadmill stress might be a potential confounding factor. We unpack this and propose some solutions in our latest JC article in The Journal of Physiology (@jphysiol.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1113/JP28...
More strain, more brain: the impact of exercise intensity on neurogenesis
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clemmensenc.bsky.social
1/3 Kicking off my 🦋 journey with news that my lab has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant! Feeling incredibly proud and grateful. The project builds on our long-term focus: homeostatic control of body weight and pharmacological approaches for sustained weight loss. cbmr.ku.dk/news/2024/er...
ERC grant funds research to support weight loss maintenance
Associate Professor Christoffer Clemmensen from the University of Copenhagen has received an ERC Consolidator Grant for a project that aims to develop new therapeutic interventions that will help peop...
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