News about Health

Women and girls continue to bear disproportionate impacts of heatwaves in South Sudan that have become a constant threat

Associate Professor Emmanuel Raju and PhD Fellow Nick Baumgart from COPE and the Global Health Section join their peers in this new study (featured on Climate Home News) titled "Women and girls continue to bear…

A male Denisovan jawbone from Taiwan expands the known geographic range of this extinct human group

A team of international researchers based in Denmark, Japan and Taiwan has made a significant breakthrough in the field of paleoanthropology with the attribution of a Pleistocene mandible from Taiwan to a male Denisovan…

New Research: Maternal Diet During Pregnancy Linked to Child Brain Development and Intelligence

A new Danish study reveals that what mothers eat during pregnancy may play a crucial role in shaping their child’s brain growth and cognitive abilities later in life. The findings highlight that early-life nutrition —…

Emma successfully defended her Masters thesis

Naghizadeh M et al. Hum Vaccin Immunother 21: 2488075, 2025

Team EPITOPE paper published

Why do we doubt our own abilities when we are good at something?

A new study from the University of Copenhagen and University College London has unraveled why some people feel insecure in their abilities – even when they are actually good at what they do.

Alexandra Buhl: Researching capacity strengthening for sustainable development

In this spotlight, Alexandra talks about her research in capacity development and more specifically a project focusing on strengthening health education institutions in India and Kenya.

The Avian Influenza Epidemiology Group participated in the annual SVEPM conference in Berlin, Germany.

Yangfan Liu presented her work on “Quantifying the risk of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus spillover from wild birds to poultry farms in the Danish context”. Sandra Carapeto gave a poster pitch on “A Simulation…

The Department of Neuroscience Hires Two New Associate Professors

The Department of Neuroscience warmly welcomes new associate professors Celia Kjærby and Carmelo Bellardita.

Soerensen A et al. PLoS Pathog 21: e1012428, 2025

Team EPITOPE paper published

Ebenezer A Ofori

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

Major bird study could help us fight the next pandemic

New study uncovers the intricate factors that drive the evolution of genomes.

Major bird study could help us fight the next pandemic

New study uncovers the intricate factors that drive the evolution of genomes.

Major bird study could help us fight the next pandemic

New study uncovers the intricate factors that drive the evolution of genomes.

Anan Yaghmur is new Professor at IF

As of 1 April, Anan Yaghmur is Professor of Pharmaceutical Physical Chemistry, Self-Assembly Systems, here at the Department of Pharmacy, where he is a member of the Pharmaceutical Physical and Analytical Chemistry…

Eat healthy in midlife to increase your chances of a healthy old age

Particularly, a plant-based diet with a low to moderate intake of healthy animal proteins is associated with healthy aging.

“Vulnerability is not a fixed state”: Swiss report on healthy aging

Switzerland currently has around 156,900 people currently living with dementia and an alarming 33,000 new cases each year.

SAVE THE DATE and call for speakers: The annual Turku Biomaterials Days

The annual Turku Biomaterials Days event have been scheduled for October 23th-24th 2025. The topic of this year's event will focus on the exciting topic of "Bio-based materials in healthcare". Our goal for this event is…

Kyei-Baafour E et al. Int J Infect Dis 153: 107804, 2025

Team EPITOPE paper published

Extensive genetic mapping could significantly impact the treatment of metabolic diseases in Greenland

In the most extensive genetic study of the Greenlandic population to date, researchers from Denmark and Greenland have examined new parts of the genome that have never been studied before. The study sheds light on the…

What we can learn from Malawi: Trees can benefit health, economy and climate

Denmark's Green Tripartite Agreement aims to plant trees in an effort to restore nature and reduce agricultural land. However, a new study from Malawi shows that trees can do more than just capture CO₂ – they can also…

Presentation on “Inter-CeBIL’s Biosolution studies & The EC-JRC study on Emerging Biotechnologies in EU: Foresight for Policy”

On March 13th, 2025, Prof. Timo Minssen delivered a webinar titled “Inter-CeBIL’s Biosolution studies & The EC-JRC study on Emerging Biotechnologies in Europe: Foresight for Policy” for the Biosolutions Group of the…

Metabolism Day 2025 - Some numbers and many thank yous

As interest in the conference has grown across the University, and beyond, we've sold out the impressive Jerne Auditorium for two straight years! Executive Director Juleen Zierath welcoming participants to Metabolis…

LEAP2: A new hormone with big implications for metabolism?

Often called the hunger hormone, ghrelin tells your brain you are hungry and increases your appetite. Another recently discovered hormone, LEAP2, prevents ghrelin from sending these signals, thereby lowering appetite.