News about Public health

Our skin cells could tell a tale of Parkinson’s without us even knowing

The lipids, or fat molecules, in the skin are significantly different in patients with a certain type of Parkinson’s disease from healthy individuals, a new multicenter study involving the University of Copenhagen finds…

Exploring Ethics: Lessons from COVID-19 and Other Catastrophes

This free 9-Part Webinar Series, is running every Wednesday from April to June 2022. This is a joint project with York University (Canada), Roskilde University (Denmark) and Arkansas Tech University (U.S.), with support…

Your pet could protect your child against allergy

Scientists have debated whether or not growing up with a cat or a dog would influence either the risk of allergy or an asthmatic condition?

Huge study unveils the consumption of drugs by Danes

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen and Statistics Denmark have analysed more than one billion prescriptions issued by general practitioners. In the long term, the analysis may help to optimise prescription…

Children of parents with little education have increased risk of early death. Now we may know why

In a new study conducted at the University of Copenhagen, data on more than 1.2 million Danish children show a connection between parents’ level of education and children’s risk of dying too early. A main reason is…

COPE Annual Highlights 2021

Now available the 2021 COPE Annual Highlights with an overview of last year's COPE research and activities. Read or download the report below.

Naja Hulvej Rod was shaped by curious idol in the US

Today, Professor of Epidemiology Naja Hulvej Rod receives the Ministry of Higher Education and Science’s Elite Research Prize, i.a. for her creative, cross-disciplinary research – especially within stress.

Scientists characterize the imbalanced gut bacteria of patients with myocardial infarction, angina and heart failure

Professor Oluf Pedersen from the University of Copenhagen, calls for stronger and more focused public health initiatives to prevent or delay these common diseases

The Nordic Pandemic Network gathered to discuss inequity and vulnerability in relation to COVID-19

Over the course of two half-days students, researchers, & implementers from a range of disciplines gathered online to examine matters of inequity and vulnerability in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Nordic…

When the elderly are involved in their treatment, they can get a better life

Patient involvement has been a manta within the healthcare system for a long time. Now new research from the University of Copenhagen proves that patient involvement actually does make a difference.

Genetic researchers can now explain different types of migraine

The world's largest gene study on migraine describes, for the first time, the genetic differences between migraine with and without aura.

We need to understand inequality in health to give more people a good old age

The government is on the way with an ageing act, and it should be an opportunity to develop a holistic strategy for the elderly, which focuses on inequality in health. It pays, both in person and financially. Read Maria…

A veterinary issue that triggers a public health issue

Ethical question of the month, November 2021 A strictly indoor cat is presented by its owner with the help of a member of a shelter. It has a mass, presumed to be an abscess, on one side of its neck. The mass is drained…

Monkeys lose their taste for alcohol when given liver hormone FGF21

Vervet monkeys, known for their love of alcohol, drink 50 percent less if given the hormone FGF15 preventatively.

Overlooked disease: Tens of thousands of people have problems at work

People with migraine or frequent tension headaches have a reduced work ability in particularly three areas. Researchers hope that workplaces will become better at accommodating those suffering from headaches.

Novo Nordisk Foundation hires Flemming Konradsen as Scientific Director of Global Health

Professor Flemming Konradsen has been appointed to a newly established position as Scientific Director of Global Health in the Social & Humanitarian department of the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

Men’s health more vulnerable after breakups, divorces, and living alone, than women’s

A new study conducted at the University of Copenhagen establishes a connection between increased risk of inflammation in men and both breakup and living alone for a number of years.

Anja Marie Bornø Jensen receives Sapere Aude research leader grant

DKK 6 million is granted for the innovative project “TechnEmotion: The Interaction between Technology and Emotion in Transplant Medicine”

Exploring the use of social media and crowdsourcing technology in disaster risk governance

LINKS “Strengthening links between technologies and society for European disaster resilience” is a comprehensive research project on information and communication technology and disaster governance in Europe. A new…

Interview with Anne Bach Nielsen, postdoctoral researcher at COPE

Meet COPE postdoctoral researcher Anne Bach Nielsen. Nielsen's research explores disaster governance and climate change adaptation issues.

New online course: Chronically Ill in an Emergency - Why Mental Health Matters

The University of Copenhagen have launched a new online course about integrating mental health and psychosocial support for noncommunicable diseases in humanitarian settings.

Understanding the transborder implications of volcanic eruptions using a holistic approach

The webinar was hosted by the Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research (COPE) and held on 10 June 2021. Dr. Amy Donovan, University Lecturer at the Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, discussed recent…

DMP knowledge base - a consolidated understanding of social media and crowdsourcing in disaster management processes

New report reviewing Social Media & Crowdsourcing (SMCS) in Disasters calling for a more people-centred approach.

New method provides unprecedented insight into the biology of cells and disease

Researchers have developed a method for identifying distinct cell states by using proteomic profiles, thereby ensuring that tissue can be very accurately characterized to assist in making clinical decisions.