News about Health

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,…

PartoMa at IMNHC: The injustice of unfit clinical guidelines in women’s and children’s health

On Wednesday, May 10th, the PartoMa team will host a thematic session at IMNHC titled "The Missing Link between Clinical Guidelines and Clinical Realities: Aligning Together." The session will be moderated by Thomas van…

Professor Ruth Loos awarded Obesity Prize for Excellence

Professor Ruth Loos is the first recipient of the new Obesity Prize for Excellence established by the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) and the Novo Nordisk Foundation. The Prize is accompanied by DKK…

Federica Sebastiani is new Tenure Track Assistant Professor

At Department of Pharmacy, Federica Sebastiani has recently become tenure track assistant professor in Professor Camilla Foged’s group, Vaccine Design and Delivery.

”Medicinens Verden” – the World of Medicine, our new series of talks

Medicinens Verden is a new initiative will bring the exciting world of our research to people outside of the university, as the talks all have a popular science perspective.

”Medicinens Verden” – the World of Medicine, our new series of talks

Medicinens Verden is a new initiative will bring the exciting world of our research to people outside of the university, as the talks all have a popular science perspective.

A CAN-group master student is Brain Battle finalist

Collin A. Shampine is one of three finalists in the Lundbeck Brain Battle, an annual competition MSc students or MSc graduates seeking an industrial PhD in neuroscience at Lundbeck.

Professor Ruth Loos awarded Obesity Prize for Excellence

Professor Ruth Loos is the first recipient of the new Obesity Prize for Excellence established by the EASO and the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

CBMR secures five-year funding extension from Novo Nordisk Foundation

Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research at the University of Copenhagen is awarded up to DKK 1 billion (€134.2 million) from the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

Did you miss Global Health Film Days? Watch the panels here

If you missed Global Health Film Days, you can still watch the panels from most of the events here.

From Danish to international and global health: 10-year anniversary of the MSc in Global Health

2023 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Master of Science in Global Health, which emerged from the discipline of International Health.

Global Health Case Competition 2023 in Atlanta

With support from the School of Global Health, six UCPH students participated in the Emory Morningside Global Health Case Competition 2023 in Atlanta, US.

Patients with cancer respond poorly to the hormone insulin

Associate Professor at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Lykke Sylow, has published a new meta-study showing that cancer patients are at increased risk of metabolic dysfunction.

CGC Visiting Fellow, Kristine Eck, publishes article on military deployment and governance during the COVID-19 pandemic

Kristine Eck, currently a visiting fellow at the CGC, has co-authored an article on the governance of military responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

New types of chemicals found in Danish drinking water

Measurements reveal more than 400 different chemicals in water from a single Danish waterwork. Several of the compounds can have adverse health effects. According to the University of Copenhagen analytical chemists…

New types of chemicals found in Danish drinking water

Measurements reveal more than 400 different chemicals in water from a single Danish waterwork. Several of the compounds can have adverse health effects. According to the University of Copenhagen analytical chemists…

The intestinal ecosystem directly affects anorexia

Severe changes in the intestinal ecosystem of bacteria and viruses directly affect the development and maintenance of anorexia nervosa.

Hazel EA et al. BJOG (in press)

Team TANZANIA manuscript accepted

Starting field work and trying out Photovoice with children and youth

The Y-ENGAGE team dedicated the two last weeks of March 2023 to enter the field-sites of the seven PhD-studies in Tanzania.

The global health sector depends on women but favours men

Women make up more than 70 percent of the healthcare workforce globally, but the industry still favors men. This can create blind spots in research and lead to global personnel shortages.

The University of Copenhagen invests in the development of medicines from health-promoting gut bacteria

The University of Copenhagen is the first Danish university to invest in a company based on its own research in a unique collaboration with a venture fund. In April 2023, the spinout GutCRINE ApS received initial fundin…

Pandemic ripples

Pandemic ripples Scrutinizing Arctic communities’ perspectives on COVID-19 and mental health – A case against damage-culture Daria Schwalbe, Postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Culture and the Mind, Faculty of…