Health, Body & Mind

Professor Rudi Westendorp has for many years endeavoured to change the way society view older people in the Netherlands. He is one of the most cited researchers into ageing in Europe and has moved to the University of…

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have studied the immediate reaction in the brain after quitting smoking.

Three of the four most fatal cancers are caused by a protein known as Ras. Now a group from the Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen discovered an effect that may lead to completely novel approaches to…

New research from the University of Copenhagen shows how MRSA bacterial strains under special circumstances can withstand higher concentration of antibiotics.

The Novo Nordisk Foundation has decided to award an additional grant of DKK 180 million (€24.2 million) to The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research at the University of Copenhagen.

New research shows that patients who have been through gastric bypass surgery can teach us important lessons about weight loss: if we are to change our eating habits, we need to take into consideration the experiences w…

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have gained new insight into future medical treatment against cocaine addiction.

Chemical-biological research from the University of Copenhagen sheds light on important communication processes in the brain by means of new effective molecules that improve the starting point provided by nature by more…

Cancer types such as melanoma, prostate cancer and certain types of leukaemia weaken the body by over-activating the natural immune system. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have now demonstrated that…

New research from the University of Copenhagen and Copenhagen University Hospital shows that low blood vitamin D levels increase mortality.

All four winners of this year's Junior Researchers Project and Minister of Education Christine Antorini and UCPH rector Ralf Hemmingsen. The University of Copenhagen today named four upper-secondary school students as…

New Danish-led research suggests that signs of brain aging can be postponed in mice if placed on a high-fat diet.

In a new study based on EU adverse drug reaction reports, researchers at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Southern Denmark now document that children's use of asthma medications may result in serious…

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have shown for the first time how bacteria can grow directly in the lungs of Cystic fibrosis patients.

To equate active ageing strictly with health is too narrow a focus, new research from University of Copenhagen shows; the elderly can reap social and health benefits from activities that do not necessarily conform to…

The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences is involved in 4 of the 12 projects afforded the status of Centres of Excellence by the Danish National Research Foundation, with a grant totalling DKK 700 million over the nex…

Researchers at University of Copenhagen have studied access conditions at brain cell level. New study explodes existing paradigm that huge channels uncritically perforate cell membranes.

University College Capital and Metropolitan University College are joining the University of Copenhagen in a collaboration intended to promote practice-oriented research and improve study programmes.

Using advanced computer models, neuroscience researchers at the University of Copenhagen have gained new knowledge about the complex processes that cause Parkinson’s disease.

In a study on rats, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have discovered the cause of the involuntary muscle contractions which patients with severe spinal cord injuries frequently suffer.