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  2012.09.20

  Cause of diabetes may be linked to iron transport

  Researchers have shown that the increased activity of one particular iron-transport protein destroys … »

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  2012.09.20

  New strategies needed to combat disease in developing countries

  Research suggests that dividing campaigns into combating either non-communicable or communicable diseases … »

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  2012.09.19

  Birth is no reason to go to hospital

  A new Cochrane Review concludes that all countries should consider establishing proper home birth services … »

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  2012.09.19

  Research Prizes from the Carlsberg Foundation to prominent UCPH researchers

  The Carlsberg Foundations Research Prizes 2012 go to Professor in molecular biology Kristian Helin, … »

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  2012.09.15

  Young researcher on the trail of herbal snakebite antidote

  A PhD student has drawn on nature’s own pharmacy to help improve the treatment of snakebites in Africa. … »

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  2012.09.07

  Raised antibody levels linked to greater long term risk of rheumatoid arthritis

  Individuals with raised levels of an antibody known as rheumatoid factor in their blood have up to a … »

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  2012.09.05

  Karen Blixen and Isak Dinesen: One woman, two authors

  Literary scholars have compared world-famous Danish author Karen Blixen's Danish and English texts and … »

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  2012.09.04

  Botanical Garden - renewed and beautified

  From 2009 to 2012 the Botanical Garden in Copenhagen has been transformed, and now it appears more beautiful … »

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  2012.09.04

  New Danish fungal species discovered

  A new fungal species has been discovered in Denmark during a mushroom-hunting tour headed by postdoc … »

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  2012.09.04

  The mystery of dark matter may be near to being deciphered

  With the latest observations from the Planck satellite, researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute, among … »

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  2012.08.30

  New DNA-method tracks fish and whales in seawater

  Danish researchers at University of Copenhagen lead the way for future monitoring of marine biodiversity … »

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  2012.08.30

  Sod turned on groundbreaking research tower

  The expansion of the Panum building complex is officially underway. When completed in 2015, students … »

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  2012.08.29

  Sweet building blocks of life found around young star

  Life is made up of a series of complex organic molecules, including sugars. Astronomers from NBI have … »

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  2012.08.28

  Antibiotic residues in sausage meat target beneficial bacteria

  Antibiotic residues in uncured pepperoni or salami meat are potent enough to weaken helpful bacteria … »

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  2012.08.23

  Key to burning fat faster discovered

  Newly discovered on/off switch in enzymes may help battle fat-related disease ranging from stroke and … »

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  2012.08.22

  30 minutes of daily exercise does the trick

  Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have shown that 30 minutes of daily training provide an … »

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  2012.08.22

  Close contact with young people at risk of suicide has no effect

  Researchers, doctors and patients tend to agree that during the high-risk period after an attempted … »

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  2012.08.16

  Danes frequently confronted by religion

  New report from the European research project RELIGARE maps the relationship between religion and secularism … »

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  2012.08.13

  Supercomputers solve riddle of congenital heart defects

  With the aid of pioneering technology, Danish scientists have charted several of the complex biological … »

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  2012.08.09

  Significant indication of fraud in Penkowas early research

  An panel of international scientists concludes that the former neuroscientist may have committed fraud … »

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  2012.08.09

  Penkowa may loose her doctorate and PhD degree

  The University of Copenhagen will forward 15 articles suspected of fraud to the Danish Committees on … »

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  2012.08.08

  New scientific method unmasks chronic infections

  With the aid of tiny silicon tubes and one of Europe’s most sophisticated centres for microscopy, scientists … »

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  2012.08.06

  Successful landing on Mars

  "It has succeeded, it has landed”, it sounds from head of the Danish Mars research group, Morten Bo … »

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  2012.08.05

  New technology eliminates plant toxins

  A team of researchers has developed a method to hinder unwanted toxins from entering the edible parts … »

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  2012.08.03

  Warming and melting on top of the Greenland ice sheet

  On top of the approximately 3 km thick ice sheet in Greenland the temperature is normally around minus … »

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  2012.08.02

  Aerial photos reveal dynamic ice sheet

  Despite the current and rapid melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet, it remains far from certain just when … »

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  2012.08.01

  Gene technology helps deceive greedy pest insects

  New research has helped develop a method to deceive the greedy diamond-back moth, which could help cabbage … »

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  2012.07.23

  Rise in temperatures and CO2 follow each other closely in climate change

  New research from the Niels Bohr Institute indicates that, contrary to previous opinion, the rise in … »

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  2012.07.12

  The Clovis First Theory is put to rest at Paisley Caves

  New international research shows that people of another culture were present concurrently or even previous … »

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  2012.07.09

  Millions of diabetics could die of tuberculosis

  Recent research demonstrates that the risk of tuberculosis breaking out is four times as likely if a … »