News about Health

Could this explain why childhood obesity leads to early puberty?

Puberty often begins early for children who are obese. While there is nothing new about this fact, a scientific explanation has been elusive. Now, a team of scientists at the University of Copenhagen offers what may be …

Six SUND researchers get DKK 60 million to exciting projects

Six researchers from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences receive grants from the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

Six SUND researchers get DKK 60 million to exciting projects

Six researchers from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences receive grants from the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

Why do some people live to be a 100? Intestinal bacteria may hold the answer

Some people live longer than others – possibly due to a unique combination of bacteria in their intestines, new research from the University of Copenhagen concludes.

Why do some people live to be a 100? Intestinal bacteria may hold the answer

Some people live longer than others – possibly due to a unique combination of bacteria in their intestines, new research from the University of Copenhagen concludes.

Climate Change made heatwave in Asia 30 times more likely

Extreme humid heat in South Asia in April 2023, largely driven by climate change, detrimental to vulnerable and disadvantaged communities

Doritchamou JY et al. PLoS Pathog 19: e1011370, 2023

Team SURFACE paper published

Are eye exams reliable in their prediction of glaucoma?

This topic, as well as several other related subjects, will be examined by the project FOREVER-OCT, a new project that has received 4.2 mill DKK from the VELUX FOUNDATION.

ECCMID 2023

Jennifer Moussa participated in this years ECCMID Congres

Need help to quit smoking? Known drug might help reduce nicotine cravings

A drug that was originally developed to treat diabetes and severe overweight might also help people with nicotine dependence, concludes new research from the University of Copenhagen.

Lawn JE et al. Lancet 401: 1707-1719, 2023

Team TANZANIA paper published

Did hormonal birth control make you depressed? If so, you may be at higher risk of postpartum depression

Postpartum depression can have great impact on maternal mental health and infant development. New research shows that a woman’s history of mental side effects to hormonal birth control, such as the contraceptive pill or…

Kyei-Baafour E et al. Front Immunol 14: 1161301, 2023

Team GLURP paper published

New affiliated professor in arctic health at University of Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen is appointing medical doctor Michael Lynge Pedersen as the new affiliated professor in artic health at the Department of Public Health.

Vitamin B12 deficiency could become a widespread health challenge

As we focus on changing dietary habits and increasing the supply of plant-based foods, we must ensure that a healthy nutritional profile follows, believes tenure-track assistant professor of dairy microbiology and plant…

Co-creation with health care providers of clinical guidelines for maternity care in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

How to modify clinical guidelines to resource-constrained and congested busy maternity units in urban Tanzania? Presentation held at the International Maternal Newborn Health Conference by Natasha Housseine.

Niba PT et al. Int J Infect Dis 132: 108-117, 2023

Team DRUGS paper published

The iMED programme pushed the limits of PhD training at BRIC

On May 2nd BRIC hosted the ending symposium for the 2nd cohort of PhD fellows from the International Doctoral Program in Molecular Mechanisms of Disease (iMED). Since 2019, iMED enrolled 23 talented international PhD…

The missing link between clinical guidelines and clinical realities

Timely, evidence-based and cost-efficient healthcare is crucial for women and children. Yet, health providers in low-resource settings - key agents for improvement - are left with poorly fitting clinical guidelines. Suc…

Ceremedy lands an agreement with global pharmaceutical company

The three KU researchers Petrine Wellendorph, Bente Frølund and Birgitte Kornum are behind Ceremedy. Also joining the company is Casper Tind Hansen, who has experience with business development within biotech. The smal…

Rune Berg receives the Hallas-Møller Ascending Investigator grant of DKK 10,000,000

Every day, we elegantly and effortlessly move our bodies. The brain generates the commands to contract muscles and, in this way, orchestrates the motion. But how do we do it? How do our brains do it? It is a fundamental…

Impaired verbal memory increases psychiatric patients' risk of hospitalisation

People with bipolar disorder or depression are more likely to be hospitalised in a psychiatric ward if their verbal memory is poor. New research points to the need for developing new treatments for impaired memory.

Mikkelsen Lab receives grants of DKK 9,600,000

The Novo Nordisk Foundation grant of DKK 8,047,826 has been provided support the application with the title "Synaptogenesis and Neuroinflammation in Epilepsy". The project is in collaboration with Lars Pinborg, MD,…

International Conference on One Health Antimicrobial Resistance

The conference was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, 2023