News about Health

Genetic study of insulin-releasing beta-cells presents promise for personalized diabetes treatments

An international team of scientists discover new genes and molecular pathways that influence the ability of beta cells to produce and release insulin.

Recent Publications and Media Highlights from CeBIL & Inter-CeBIL

In the past three months, the Center for Advanced Studies in Bioscience Innovation Law (CeBIL) and the International Collaborative Bioscience Innovation & Law (Inter-CeBIL) Programme have made significant contributions…

Dates for the next Nordic POP workshop on mucus are set!

We now have dates for the traditional mucus workshop, a training event co-organized by The UiT Arctic University of Norway and and UiO The university of Oslo. The event is set as a lunch-to-lunch event and will take…

This is why we stop faking orgasms

When we stop faking orgasms, it can be a sign that we have developed better sexual communication with our partners, explain the researchers behind a new study.

Uncertainty for migrants arriving in Italy fuels mental health crisis: report

ADVANCE report from Italy reveals structural issues that causes the most migration distress, as well as groups most vulnerable to these situations.

CCS at Copenhagen Culture Night 2024

On Friday 11th Oct, members of the DNRF Center for Chromosome Stability (CCS) held an exhibition/minilab entitled ‘Oplev DNA /Experience DNA’ at Copenhagen Culture night.

Workshop on Streptococcus agalactiae in the Nordic countries

Udder health researchers from Norway, Sweden and Finland were invited to Copenhagen for a workshop in the Danish project “Sikker diagnostik i B-streptokokbesætninger”.

New centre of excellence to promote early childhood mental health

With three large grants, the Department of Psychology, UCPH, and the National Institute of Public Health at SDU are establishing a Centre of Excellence in Early Intervention and Family Studies.

Apps, cartoons and training reduces need to anesthetise kids

A joint research project shows how to reduce the need for anesthetising scanned children by 94 percent.

Avian Influenza Epidemiology group at UCPH hosted an online seminar, “Nordfugl 2024”

On 4 October 2024, the Avian Influenza Epidemiology group at UCPH hosted an online seminar, “Nordfugl 2024”, with the aim of exchanging information on research and surveillance of avian influenza between the Nordic…

New research group brings structural biology knowledge to BRIC

Eva Kummer is the new group leader at BRIC. She moves her lab, knowledge and technology from Center for Protein Research, CPR.

Research funding from Danish Independent Research Fund

Rikke Buhl and Simon Haugaard received funding from the Danish Independent Research Fund (3,166 million DKR) where they over a two-year period will study the effect of detraining and atrial fibrillation.

Graduation Ceremony 2024

Last Friday, graduates from our PharmaSchool educations were invited to a celebration of their new status. As something new, the celebration took place in the festive Ceremonial Hall at Frue Plads in central Copenhagen.

Graduation Ceremony 2024

Last Friday, graduates from our PharmaSchool educations were invited to a celebration of their new status. As something new, the celebration took place in the festive Ceremonial Hall at Frue Plads in central Copenhagen.

Students join forces to tackle climate distress among youth

On 7-9 September 2024, the University of Copenhagen’s annual global health case challenge “Global Health Solutions” brought together a diverse group of students from various disciplines.

The Vikings were part of a global network trading in ivory from Greenland

DNA analyses reveal that the vikings brought walrus ivory from Greenland on to Europe and probably as far as the Middle East via extensive trade networks.

The Vikings were part of a global network trading in ivory from Greenland

DNA analyses reveal that the vikings brought walrus ivory from Greenland on to Europe and probably as far as the Middle East via extensive trade networks.

EFSA AHAW Network meeting

On 23-24 September 2024, Carsten Kirkeby participated in a meeting in Parma as new member of EFSA’s animal health network.

Natacha Klein Käfer: Health and privacy from a historical perspective

Natacha Klein Käfer, an Assistant Professor in Section of Church History, Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen, researches health and privacy from a historical perspective.

A simple blood test can help spot health risks for children with obesity

Clues from blood in children with obesity may predict health problems like diabetes and heart disease, which makes an opportunity to use blood tests to assess the risk of cardiometabolic diseases, shows research from th…

AI could predict breast cancer risk via ‘zombie cells’

Research from the University of Copenhagen shows that new AI technology is better at predicting the risk of breast cancer than current clinical benchmarks.

Long-COVID sufferers are conserving strength with a "hack" of their fitness tech

When people suffering from the long-term effects of COVID-19 faced more questions than answers from doctors, they began collecting data on themselves using fitness watches to better understand their disease. University…

New international network to train researchers in hologenomics

Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics will soon host two PhD students as part of a new multidisciplinary training network across Europe focused on the field of hologenomics.

Now we know why children with Down’s syndrome have higher risk of Leukemia

People with Down’s syndrome face a higher risk of developing Leukemia. Now researchers from the University of Copenhagen explain why, by identifying specific changes in blood cells of people with Down’s syndrome.