Health, Body & Mind

activism

2019.10.04

Chinese activists protest the use of traditional treatments - they want medical science

In China, traditional Chinese medicine has the same status in the health system as modern medical science. This has led thousands of science activists to protest that the state neglects its duty to treat its citizens…

Bacteria

2019.09.24

New discoveries map out CRISPR-Cas defence systems in bacteria

For the first time ever, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have mapped how bacterial cells trigger their defence against outside attacks. This could affect how diseases are fought in the future.

Genetics

2019.09.20

New insight as to how cells maintain their identity

In the body's cells, some proteins are of vital importance as to which genes are active or turned off. Now, researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have discovered…

Neurology

2019.09.19

Neurological signals from the spinal cord surprise scientists

With a study of the network between nerve and muscle cells in turtles, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have gained new insight into the way in which movements are generated and maintained. In the long term…

Children

2019.09.13

Children of Refugees with PTSD are at Higher Risk of Developing Psychiatric Disorders

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have studied what it means for children to have parents who are refugees and have PTSD. The study shows that these children have a significantly higher risk of contact with…

Early aging

2019.09.05

Repeated Periods of Poverty Accelerate the Ageing Process

People who have found themselves below the relative poverty threshold four or more times in their adult life age significantly earlier than others. This is shown in new research from the Department of Health and Medical…

Fibrillation

2019.09.05

International Cooperation Brings Heart Research into Gallop

Together, researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the University of Adelaide in Australia have mapped the hearts of a number of horses. The objective is to learn more about atrial fibrillation in trained…

Grant

2019.09.02

Major grant strengthens leading Danish position in protein research

Since its inauguration in 2009, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research has placed Danish biomedical research firmly onto the world map by creating a highly successful international beacon of leading…

Plants

2019.08.28

New method reveals whether your potato is organic or not

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have developed a new approach that helps public agencies and commercial interests combat fraudulently-labelled organic foods. By looking at how organic plants are fertilised,…

Blockchain

2019.08.23

The Technology Behind Bitcoin May Improve the Medications of the Future

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have developed a prototype of an app that may potentially prescribe the optimal dose of medicine for the individual patient, as well as prevent counterfeit products.

regulation of blood sugar

2019.08.10

Reduction of carbohydrate intake improves type 2 diabetics’ ability to regulate blood sugar

Patients with type 2 diabetes improve their ability to regulate their blood sugar levels if they eat food with a reduced carbohydrate content and an increased share of protein and fat. This is shown by a recent study…

Tremor

2019.08.08

Brain Researchers Invent an Affordable Smartphone Measurement for Testing of Medications

Brain researchers from the University of Copenhagen have invented an inexpensive method to measure tremor as known from Parkinson's disease in mice. The method utilises the accelerometer in a smartphone to measure the…

Stem Cells

2019.07.30

Stem Cell Research Sheds New Light on the Skin

For the first time, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have studied and outlined the development of sebaceous glands in the skin. The study provides greater insight into the development and maintenance of the…

Antibiotics

2019.07.25

Antibiotics Can Inhibit Skin Lymphoma

New research from the LEO Foundation Skin Immunology Research Center at the University of Copenhagen shows, surprisingly, that antibiotics inhibit cancer in the skin in patients with a rare type of lymphoma.

CONSUSSION

2019.07.09

A concussion can cost your job - especially for the young and well educated

According to a large new study a seemingly harmless concussion can cause the loss of a job - especially for patients who are in their thirties and for those with a higher education.

Blood pressure

2019.07.02

Carbohydrate in the Heart Seems to Help Regulate Blood Pressure

New research suggests that a particular type of carbohydrate plays an important role in regulating the blood pressure in the human body. This has been shown by researchers from the University of Copenhagen and…

Metabolism

2019.06.13

Exercise may have different effects in the Morning and Evening

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have learned that the effect of exercise may differ depending on the time of day it is performed. In mice they demonstrate that exercise in the morning results in an…

Education

2019.05.27

New Professional Master’s Degree Programme in Neurorehabilitation Will Strengthen Practitioners

The University of Copenhagen is introducing a new professional master’s degree programme in neurorehabilitation. It is targeted at physiotherapists, nurses, occupational therapists, doctors and other practitioners, who…

Health Data

2019.05.24

New Algorithm Uses Disease History to Predict Intensive Care Patients’ Chances of Survival

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Rigshospitalet have used data on more than 230,000 intensive care patients to develop a new algorithm. Among other things, it uses disease history from the past 23 years…

Fainting

2019.05.16

Research Team Identifies the First Gene that Increases the Risk of Fainting

Fainting is not solely caused by external factors. Your genes also play a part. This has recently been documented by research team from the University of Copenhagen, Statens Serum Institut and Rigshospitalet. Based on…