News about Medicine

Professor Kei Sakamoto receives EASD-NNF Diabetes Prize for Excellence

Professor Kei Sakamoto will deliver his prize lecture on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at 16:30 CEST during the 62nd EASD Annual Meeting.

After weight loss, exercise improves cardiovascular health more than weight-loss medication

People with severe obesity who exercise regularly have healthier blood vessels and lower inflammation than those who rely on medication alone, a new study from the University of Copenhagen shows.

"I gathered small pieces from experts across CBMR and puzzled it together"

In this interview, Svenja Hansson explains why skeletal muscle has been overlooked in functional genomics, why CRISPR screens are such a powerful way to generate new hypotheses, and how a string of small, informal…

Department of Clinical Medicine strengthens innovation efforts with new Deputy Head of Department

On 1 August, Clinical Associate Professor of Anaesthesiology Katrine Buggeskov will take up a newly established position as Deputy Head of Department at the Department of Clinical Medicine (IKM), with a particular focus…

To understand a weight-loss drug, scientists mapped a brain circuit older than humanity

Researchers have traced one drug's appetite-suppressing power to a single population of neurons buried deep in the brainstem.

Mingshi Yang, our new Professor of Translational Drug Delivery Engineering

As of May 1, Mingshi Yang is Professor of Translational Drug Delivery Engineering at Department of Pharmacy.

Rukman Manapurath: Early-life determinants of cardiometabolic disease

Meet Rukman Manapurath, a postdoctoral fellow at the Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen.

Fish on antidepressants: Researchers develop new weapon against toxic substances in wastewater

Toxic chemicals from pharmaceuticals such as antidepressants pass through wastewater treatment systems every day and enter the aquatic environment. For the first time, a new research project from the University of…

Nicolai J. W. Albrechtsen new Head of Department

“I want to make the Department of Clinical Medicine more visible as a unifying and societally relevant actor for our healthcare system”, says Nicolai J. W. Albrechtsen, who will take up the position as Head of the…

Semaglutide Can Help People with Schizophrenia

A new study from the Department of Clinical Medicine and Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen suggests that Ozempic, a medication normally used to treat type 2 diabetes, can also make a significant difference for people with…

Developing a new research area: amorphous engineering

Associate Professor Inês Catarina Batista Martins has been awarded DKK 7 million from the Carlsberg Foundation, one of Denmark’s most competitive funding instruments for early-career researchers.

Significant Increase in Eating Disorders Among Young People

New research from the Department of Clinical Medicine and the Capital Region of Denmark shows a clear rise in eating disorders in Denmark between 2000 and 2022. The increase is particularly pronounced among girls in…

A common diabetes drug may slow the progression of atrial fibrillation

By using horses as a translational animal model, researchers from the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences have shown that metformin, a known diabetes drug, can slow the progression of atrial fibrillation (AF).

"We were walking in the streets, chanting 'research for the people, not for profit'"

From emergency surgeon to discoverer of GLP-1 and its effects on insulin production and satiety, CBMR Group Leader Professor Jens Juul Holst has spent fifty years pursuing one question: how does metabolism go wrong, and…

Three researchers at SUND are Ascending Investigators

Lundbeck Foundation has named Jean-Francois Perrier, Carmelo Bellardita and Jannick Prentø Ascending Investigators.

Two Ascending Investigators

Professor Jean-Francois Perrier and Associate Professor Carmelo Bellardita have been named Ascending Investigators by the Lundbeck Foundation.

Independent Research Fund Denmark funded four new research projects

Professor Bente Frølund, Professor Lennart Bunch, Associate Professor Umberto Maria Battisti and Professor Stephan Pless recently received funding from the DFF 1 call.

Manisha Nair: Improving women’s cardiometabolic health in pregnancy

Meet Manisha Nair, a newly appointed Professor of Global Health at the Global Health Section, University of Copenhagen.

Rare Brain Cell May Hold the Key to Preventing Schizophrenia Symptoms

A specific type of brain cell is abnormally active in mice exhibiting behavior reminiscent of schizophrenia, according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen. By dampening the activity of these cells,…

Lift Maintenance at ACF – Autumn 2025

The lifts in Section 10 and Section 16 at the Animal Core Facility will undergo maintenance in the coming months. Noise disturbances are expected, and sensitive experiments should be avoided.

Official opening of ESS Lighthouse

CaIFF is a collaboration between UCPH and Aarhus University with backing from the Technical University of Denmark, the University of Southern Denmark, Lund University, the European Spallation Source.

15 BRIDGE fellows ready to tackle clinical challenges from asthma to breast cancer

Over the next two years, the 2025 BRIDGE fellows will engage in projects that combine excellent research with clinical insights to advance translational medicine and benefit patients.

The textbook "Medicines and the Environment: Challenges and solutions for sustainable pharmacy" is out now!

The textbook "Medicines and the Environment: Challenges and solutions for sustainable pharmacy" has been released! The Generation Green working group is very grateful for the support provided by Nordic POP! …

Tycho supercomputer gets new green superpowers

With a new expansion of the Tycho supercomputer, the University of Copenhagen will get its first water-cooled and green supercomputer, that will be a virtual laboratory that supports research of the University.