News about Health

Youth confront deep-rooted mental health stigma in Lithuania

Suicide is the second leading cause of death among individuals aged 15 to 29, with Lithuania’s youth suicide rate being twice the global average.

ERC grant funds research to support weight loss maintenance

Associate Professor Christoffer Clemmensen from the University of Copenhagen has received an ERC Consolidator Grant for a project that aims to develop new therapeutic interventions that will help people maintain weight…

Kasper Haldrup Björnsson

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

NAD//MEMBRANES//NEURO seminar in Aarhus

New publication on the ribotoxic stress response and UV

is now online in Molecular Cell

PhD and Post-Doc vacancies at the Global Health Section

The Global Health Section at the Department of Public Health is offering two a PhD and a Postdoc fellowship for 2 exciting projects.

All people are unique – also in the gut

A new study from the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at the University of Copenhagen increases our knowledge about the gut and the life of gut bacteria. The study shows, among other things, that changes in…

Fermented seaweed found to boost gut health and immunity in Atlantic Salmon

A new study has found that fermented sugar kelp can enhance gut health and immunity in Atlantic salmon, offering a sustainable solution to boost fish welfare in a growing aquaculture industry.

Join the Student Advisory Board at the School of Global Health!

The School of Global Health at the University of Copenhagen is launching a new Student Advisory Board to bring fresh perspectives and ideas to its global health initiatives.

Alfredo Jauregui joins CMP

Alfredo joins the EPITOPE team

New study unravel novel insight to muscle insulin resistance and the insulin sensitization effect of exercise

Insulin resistance remains one of the biggest health problems in our society serving as a gateway to many diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular disease and various cancers. Extraordinarily, we still do not have muscle…

Price increases from January 1, 2025

General pricing The following general price increases have been decided for internal users in 2025: 8 pct. (including the regular 3 pct. P/L) price increase for rodent housing 13 pct. (including the regular 3 pct. P/L)…

Researchers can now identify cancer cells leading to tumor recurrence

Cancer cells escaping tumors in the brain avoid surgery and create new recurrent tumors, but now researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Rigshospitalet have identified and characterized these cells. This can…

Odense: Multicomponent drugs: co-crystals, co-amorphous & deep eutectic systems

The meeting hosted by prof. Annette Bauer-BrandlDrug Delivery & Research Group, Dept. of Physics Chemistry and Pharmacy, is meant to introduce differences and similarities, as well as general advantages and disadvantage…

New insights into hologenomics research in wild vertebrates

In a new technical paper just published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution, researchers highlight the potential of hologenomics to deepen our understanding of biological systems from a host-microbiota perspective.…

Millions in funding for mental health research

The Independent Research Fund Denmark funds 20 projects at SUND focussing on psychiatry, marginalised children and youth, poor well-being and loneliness.

New Discovery Uncovers the Malaria Parasite’s Achilles’ Heel

The new study, that has just been published in the prestigious scientific journal Nature, reveals the first broadly neutralizing antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum - the parasite responsible for the most severe…

New paper on STK19

New collaborative paper on STK19 published in Cell from Svejstrup, Luijsterberg and Cramer labs is online now

Researchers eliminate the gritty mouth feel: How to make it easier to eat fiber-rich foods

Fiber is something that most of us get far too little of. To change that, we need to actually enjoy eating it. Food researchers from the University of Copenhagen have now invented a "disguise" that solves the problem of…

Researchers eliminate the gritty mouth feel: How to make it easier to eat fiber-rich foods

Fiber is something that most of us get far too little of. To change that, we need to actually enjoy eating it. Food researchers from the University of Copenhagen have now invented a "disguise" that solves the problem of…

Daughters Make a Difference: Doctors' Family Lives Impact Women's Health

New research from the Department of Economics shows that male doctors with daughters are more attentive to female-specific health issues, leading to better health outcomes for their female patients.

Kamilla Miskowiak receives two grants

Memory and concentration problems in people with bipolar disorder. The role of neuroplasticity in cognitive disorders. Kamilla Miskowiak, professor at the Department of Psychology, will explore these two topics on behal…

New study shows promising results for COPD treatment

A new study carried out by researchers at the University of Copenhagen and Bispebjerg Hospital shows that a form of vitamin B3 can reduce lung inflammation in COPD patients.

Interview with Olivier Rubin

COPE interviews Olivier Rubin, Professor of Disaster Research and member of the Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research.