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2013.01.24

Researchers prevent cancer spread by blocking tissue scarring

New research findings on fibrosis and cancer metastasis from Associate Professor Janine Erler's laboratory … »

2013.01.24

Discovering the secrets of tumour growth

Scientists at the University of Copenhagen’s Center for Healthy Ageing have identified a compound that … »

2013.01.21

Overlooked ugly cholesterol causes heart disease

The risk of ischemic heart disease – the leading cause of death worldwide – is three times higher in … »

2013.01.15

Grants attract top researchers to Copenhagen

Two international researchers have each been awarded a Novo Nordisk Foundation Laureate Research Grant … »

2013.01.03

Cholesterol medicine affects energy production in muscles

Up to 75 per cent of patients who take statins to treat elevated cholesterol levels suffer from muscle … »

2012.12.28

Groundbreaking air-cleaner saves polluting industrials

An aircleaning invention from the University of Copenhagen has proven its ability to remove difficult … »

2012.12.21

A new centre to analyse future disasters

A new centre at the University of Copenhagen and CBS will equip relief aid organisations, authorities, … »

2012.12.21

Young scientist helps identify cause of widespread eye disease

Branch retinal vein occlusion is a common eye disease. A type of blood clot in the eye, the disease … »

2012.12.20

Wallace's century-old map of natural world updated

Until today, Alfred Russel Wallace's century old map from 1876 has been the backbone for our understanding … »

2012.12.19

Ancient Egyptians sold themselves into temple slavery

2,200 years ago in the ancient Egyptian city Tebtunis, Egyptians voluntarily entered into slave contracts … »

2012.12.19

Common house plant threatened by climate change

The purple flower African violet is a popular house plant in most of the world. Scientists from the … »

2012.12.06

Drought in the Horn of Africa delays migrating birds

The drought last year in the Horn of Africa caused the extremely late arrival into northern Europe … »

2012.11.21

Stem cells develop best in 3D

Scientists from The Danish Stem Cell Center (DanStem) are contributing important knowledge about how … »

2012.11.19

Greenland's viking settlers gorged on seals

A Danish-Canadian research team has demonstrated the Norse society did not die out due to an inability … »

2012.11.16

Foetus suffers when mother lacks vitamin C

Maternal vitamin C deficiency during pregnancy can have serious consequences for the foetal brain. And … »

2012.11.16

Reconsidering cancer's bad guy

Researchers have found that a protein, known for causing cancer cells to spread, is also one of the … »

2012.11.15

International research team become the first to map pig genome

Together with an international team of scientists, researchers from the University of Copenhagen are … »

2012.11.09

ADHD medicine affects the brain's reward system

A group of scientists has created a model that shows how some types of ADHD medicine influence the brain’s … »

2012.11.02

Solar system's birth record revised

New research suggests that our solar system is not quite as special as once believed. … »

2012.10.31

High blood cholesterol is overlooked

High blood cholesterol, a serious hereditary disease, is far more common than previously recognised … »

2012.10.25

The modern view of nature has religious roots

All over the planet, people are fighting to save animals and plants from extinction. In a new book, … »

2012.10.21

Danish researchers release ground-breaking knowledge about calcium pumps in cells

Researchers have now shown that calcium pumps in the cell’s outer membrane adjust the pump speed very … »

2012.10.18

A cancer diagnosis does not make young people religious

A sociologist of religion has interviewed 21 young patients diagnosed with a life-threatening cancer … »

2012.10.10

See the light at Culture Night

On Friday evening the University of Copenhagen opens its doors, with events, displays and special lectures. … »

2012.10.03

Chloroquine makes comeback to combat malaria

Resistance monitoring shows that the previously efficacious drug chloroquine is once again beginning … »

2012.10.02

New research into species extinction under climate change

Nine researchers from University of Copenhagen are awarded the prestigious Sapere Aude grant. … »

2012.09.28

Ancient stinging nettles reveal Bronze Age trade connections

A piece of nettle cloth retrieved from Denmark's richest known Bronze Age burial mound may derive from … »

2012.09.26

Gut bacteria could cause diabetes

New research shows that the composition of a person’s intestinal bacteria could play an important role … »