Health, Body & Mind

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.

A study based on blood samples from more than 55,000 Danes conducted by the University of Copenhagen and Copenhagen University Hospital shows a direct correlation between smoking and mortality.

With new advanced techniques developed by the Copenhagen Center for Glycomics at the University of Copenhagen it is possible to study cells in greater detail than ever before.

Certain protein domains could be used as 'drones' to direct DNA repair or activator proteins towards specific genome sequences

Research from the University of Copenhagen is shedding new light on the brain's complicated barrier tissue.

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have uncovered new knowledge about the immune system in a mouse study, which indicates that natural birth improves the immune system of the pups.

New research from BRIC identifies crucial mechanism for maintaining cell identity and enables new cancer diagnostics

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen and the Copenhagen University Hospital have identified a particular genetic mutation that may cause parkinsonism in young people.

Masculinity in TV cooking shows is the focus in a new PhD dissertation by Jonatan Leer.