News about Health

Maja Kirstine Dahl Jeppesen: Natural resources and rights for global health

Meet Maja Kirstine Dahl Jeppesen, a Postdoc at the Global Health Section, University of Copenhagen.

Bacteria Use Ancient War Trick to Outsmart Viruses – and It Could Help Us Fight Superbugs

Scientists have discovered a new type of immune defense in E. coli bacteria that turns viral infection machinery against the virus itself. Named after the Chinese military strategist Kongming—who famously used enemy…

Bassi M et al. PLoS Pathog 21: e1013107, 2025

Team EPITOPE paper published

Dog drool, bleach, and a Neanderthal child

Archaeological objects have often accumulated protein contamination over many years. How do you remove such protein contamination prior to palaeoproteomic analysis, without damaging the ancient proteins?

Mental health crisis affects one in six working adults, experts warn

“If the workplace is highly stressful, has a toxic culture, and poor work-life balance, simply offering yoga sessions isn’t enough. We need to address the structural issues too.”

Researchers create ‘super stem cells’, seeing potential for improved fertility treatment

The ‘super stem cells’ perform better than regular stem cells, being able to develop into many different cell types, researchers from the University of Copenhagen find.

Loos Group launches Denmark’s largest precision health cohort

The DELPHI study at the University of Copenhagen will follow 10,000 participants for up to 25 years and is the first study to collect and analyze such a comprehensive range of individual health data from everyday life.

New research reveals how cancer drugs impact cells at the molecular level

A University of Copenhagen study uncovers intricate details about protein function at the molecular level. The discovery could transform disease diagnostics and treatment.

New research reveals how cancer drugs impact cells at the molecular level

A University of Copenhagen study uncovers intricate details about protein function at the molecular level. The discovery could transform disease diagnostics and treatment.

Zhao Y et al. J Extracell Vesicles 14: e70067, 2025

Team OF-BIOMARKER/ BIOENGINEERING/ OF-CANCER paper published

Women and girls continue to bear disproportionate impacts of heatwaves in South Sudan that have become a constant threat

Associate Professor Emmanuel Raju and PhD Fellow Nick Baumgart from COPE and the Global Health Section join their peers in this new study (featured on Climate Home News) titled "Women and girls continue to bear…

A male Denisovan jawbone from Taiwan expands the known geographic range of this extinct human group

A team of international researchers based in Denmark, Japan and Taiwan has made a significant breakthrough in the field of paleoanthropology with the attribution of a Pleistocene mandible from Taiwan to a male Denisovan…

New Research: Maternal Diet During Pregnancy Linked to Child Brain Development and Intelligence

A new Danish study reveals that what mothers eat during pregnancy may play a crucial role in shaping their child’s brain growth and cognitive abilities later in life. The findings highlight that early-life nutrition —…

Emma successfully defended her Masters thesis

Naghizadeh M et al. Hum Vaccin Immunother 21: 2488075, 2025

Team EPITOPE paper published

Why do we doubt our own abilities when we are good at something?

A new study from the University of Copenhagen and University College London has unraveled why some people feel insecure in their abilities – even when they are actually good at what they do.

Alexandra Buhl: Researching capacity strengthening for sustainable development

In this spotlight, Alexandra talks about her research in capacity development and more specifically a project focusing on strengthening health education institutions in India and Kenya.

Research Seeks to Break New Ground in Understanding of Schizophrenia

More than $6 million in funding from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is supporting new research that could fundamentally alter the way we comprehend and, perhaps ultimately, treat schizophrenia. The…

The Avian Influenza Epidemiology Group participated in the annual SVEPM conference in Berlin, Germany.

Yangfan Liu presented her work on “Quantifying the risk of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus spillover from wild birds to poultry farms in the Danish context”. Sandra Carapeto gave a poster pitch on “A Simulation…

The Department of Neuroscience Hires Two New Associate Professors

The Department of Neuroscience warmly welcomes new associate professors Celia Kjærby and Carmelo Bellardita.

Soerensen A et al. PLoS Pathog 21: e1012428, 2025

Team EPITOPE paper published

Ebenezer A Ofori

Ph.D., Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Major bird study could help us fight the next pandemic

New study uncovers the intricate factors that drive the evolution of genomes.

Major bird study could help us fight the next pandemic

New study uncovers the intricate factors that drive the evolution of genomes.