Chronic pain 2020.04.30 Researchers are developing potential treatment for chronic pain Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have developed a new way to treat chronic pain which has been tested in mice. With a compound designed and developed by the researchers themselves, they can achieve complete…
anxiety 2020.04.30 How to deal with anxiety and worries in corona times For many students suffering from anxiety, the corona crisis is of great significance. But as a student there are many things you can do to subdue and contain your anxiety.
Corona crisis 2020.04.27 Five pieces of advice for teachers giving online lectures A large number of teachers and instructors are struggling to optimise their digital instruction during the corona crisis. In this article, a professor of digital media and learning from the University of Copenhagen…
Coronavirus 2020.04.24 UCPH Researchers Agree on Future Production of Vaccine Against COVID-19 Researchers from the University of Copenhagen are working at full throttle to develop a vaccine against the infectious virus SARS-CoV-2. Now, the researchers have entered into an agreement with the company AGC Biologics…
Spasticity 2020.04.16 Researchers Discover Treatment for Spasticity in Mice, Following Spinal Cord Injuries In experiments with mice, researchers have studied neuronal mechanisms and found a way to by and large prevent spasticity from developing after spinal cord injuries. A new study from the University of Copenhagen shows…
corona virus 2020.04.02 Artificial intelligence to predict corona-patients' risk of needing ventilators Experts at the University of Copenhagen have begun using artificial intelligence to create computer models that calculate the risk of a corona patient’s needing intensive care or a ventilator. The new initiative is bein…
Prize 2020.04.02 Prominent Researcher Receives Queen Margrethe II's Science Award The award is presented by the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters and this year goes to Professor Anja Groth for her research into epigenetics. The award ceremony, where the award is handed out by the Majesty…
Paracetamol 2020.03.25 Health researchers find solution to life-threatening side effect Through studies of rats, researchers from the University of Copenhagen may have found the reason behind of a large drop in blood pressure in patients receiving intravenous pain medication.
CRISPR 2020.03.24 Research breakthrough: Humans are not the first to repurpose CRISPR We humans are far from the first to exploit the benefits of CRISPR. Groundbreaking research at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) has helped to redefine what CRISPR is. UCPH Researchers have discovered that primitive…
COVID-19 FUNDING 2020.03.19 UCPH researchers to be part of team studying our social behavior during the Covid-19 epidemic As a direct result of the spread of the Corona virus and the acute health crisis in Denmark and the rest of the world, the Carlsberg Foundation grants DKK 25 million to a new Semper Ardens project to investigate behavio…
Virus 2020.03.12 Virologists monitor which coronaviruses that occur in Danish animals Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Statens Serum Institut (SSI) have mapped the different coronaviruses that occur in Danish animals. They emphasise that these viruses are harmless to humans.
Transporter 2020.03.06 Neuroscientists discover new structure of important protein in the brain A novel structure of a so-called 'neurotransmitter: sodium symporter’ has been mapped at the University of Copenhagen. The discovery adds to the researchers’ knowledge of neurotransmitters in the brain and may lead to…
Food science 2020.03.05 The composition of urine is related to economic status Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have shown that the diets of the wealthy and people in risk of poverty are correlated with urinary fingerprints of their respective metabolisms. Urine samples from more than…
Cells 2020.02.28 DNA discovery can lead to new types of cancer drugs Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered that our cells replicate their DNA much more loosely than previously thought. The new knowledge might be useful for developing novel treatments against…
FACE BLINDNESS 2020.02.19 Scientists pinpoint brain coordinates for face blindness Danish and Norwegian researchers have moved one step closer to understanding where face blindness stems from in the brain.
Bacteria 2020.02.12 Right beneath the skin we all have the same bacteria In the dermis skin layer, the same bacteria are found across age and gender. This has been shown by researchers from the University of Copenhagen in a new study which has studied skin samples from knees and hips. The…
Dementia 2020.02.11 Taller young men may have lower dementia risk Being taller in young adulthood is associated with a lower risk of developing dementia in men, even when education, intelligence and family genetics are taken into account.
cancer research 2020.02.05 29-year-old Danish physicist helps pioneering Harvard researchers understand cancer Danish physicist Mathias Heltberg of the University of Copenhagen, together with world-leading Harvard Medical School researchers, has discovered what controls the body’s most important tumor suppression mechanism. The…
eating behaviour 2020.01.29 Using games to get kids to eat more fruits and vegetables Board games, card games and even computer games can be used to get children to eat more fruits and vegetables. Conversely, games can also encourage children to eat more unhealthy snacks. This is the conclusion of…
Genetics 2020.01.21 Zebrafish teach researchers more about atrial fibrillation Genetic research in zebrafish at the University of Copenhagen has surprised the researchers behind the study. The results have the potential to change the prevalent perception of the cardiac disorder atrial fibrillation…