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News archive 2010

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  2010.12.16

  The high price of sleep disorders

  Sleep disorders like hypersomnia have socio-economic consequences for both patients and society. … »

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  2010.12.14

  Vaccine boosts your immune system

  Researchers at BRIC, the University of Copenhagen, have discovered that the human body can create its … »

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  2010.12.03

  Anaesthetic gasses heat climate as much as one million cars

  A new study conducted by chemists from the University of Copenhagen and NASA reveals that gasses for … »

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  2010.11.24

  Dietary recommendations no cure for obesity

  Large European diet study recommands high protein diet with low glycemic index … »

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  2010.11.04

  Strategic focus on plant science

  The University of Copenhagen is strengthening plant sciences and gathering researchers from three faculties … »

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  2010.11.03

  New center to conduct stem cell research

  Danish stem cell research receives a boost with the announcement of the new Danish Stem Cell Center, … »

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  2010.10.29

  Parasite infects poor women's reproductive organs

  Millions of women with the parasitic disease snail fever have increased risk of deadly infections. … »

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  2010.10.26

  How does an obesity operation cure type 2 diabetes?

  New research investigates why an obesity operation cures type 2 diabetes. … »

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  2010.10.20

  Dopamine model could play role in treating schizophrenia and drug addiction

  Researchers have succeeded in creating a model of the way the brain releases dopamine, an important … »

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  2010.10.19

  Darfur refugees tell their story

  A new PhD thesis provides a voice for the countless, silent victims of civil war and conflict, the … »

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  2010.10.07

  Bacteria to blame in asthma attacks in children

  Doctors have long known that viral infections can bring about asthma attacks and the shortness of breath, … »

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  2010.10.06

  Umbilical cord blood not suitable for assessing allergy risk

  For years, hospitals and researchers have been testing blood samples from the umbilical cords of newborn … »

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  2010.10.04

  Congress on the skewed population pyramid

  Aging, which starts from the moment we are born and continues until the moment we die, has now come … »

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  2010.09.29

  New invention saves energy, health, climate

  A new invention could cut energy use in buildings by 25 percent by creating a better indoor climate. … »

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  2010.09.24

  Stress-factors can control our genes

  Cell biology Researchers from University of Copenhagen document that external stress-factors can control … »

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  2010.09.17

  Brain cell communication: Why it's so fast

  Billions of brain cells are communicating at any given moment. Like an organic supercomputer they keep … »

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  2010.09.16

  New university ranking

  Yet another university ranking was published this week. The British magazine Times Higher Education … »

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  2010.09.14

  Record high number of international students

  Never before has the University of Copenhagen welcomed so many new international students. We asked … »

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  2010.09.14

  UNESCO's Niels Bohr Gold Medal awarded to prominent physicists

  Three of the world’s leading researchers were awarded the UNESCO Niels Bohr Gold Medal for their special … »

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  2010.09.08

  University of Copenhagen 45 on worldwide ranking

  The University of Copenhagen is number 45 on a new list of the world's best universities. On a similar … »