News about Health

Stress transmitter wakes your brain more than 100 times a night – and it is perfectly normal

You may think that a good night’s sleep should be uninterrupted. But in fact, the neurotransmitter noradrenaline causes you to wake up more than 100 times a night, new research from the University of Copenhagen…

The immune system can help us diagnose cancer

How do you detect a dangerous cancer if you do not know exactly what to look for or where? New research into biliary tract cancer conducted at the University of Copenhagen can pave the way for early detection of the…

Every third heart patient feels pressured to return to work

Heart patients feel pressured to return to work. This can backfire and result in long-term sickness leave and unemployment, one of the researchers behind a new study argues.

Inadequate access to harm reduction services may cause higher HIV prevalence among women who use drugs in Tanzania

People who use drugs are more affected by HIV compared to the general population in Tanzania. In the last few years, the prevalence of HIV among people who use drugs has decreased but women who use drugs are…

Jonas Salling Quist has been appointed assistant professor at the Department of Biomedical Sciences

Jonas Salling Quist becomes assistant professor at the Department of Biomedical Sciences. Jonas research addresses prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity with a focus on nutrition, physical activity,…

Updated educational resources about innovation in global health

Newly updated educational resources about innovation in global health. Freely available to anyone interested.

Best oral presentation - Sarah Nissen

PhD student Sarah Dalgas Nissen wins the best oral presentation at the International Congress of Equine Exercise Physiology (ICEEP).

Phages to fight bacterial infections

A team of researchers from England, Scotland, Norway, and Denmark have joined forces to develop a safe and efficient phage therapy approach to control the bacteria Pasteurella in Atlantic Salmon farms.

One-third of Greenlanders are at risk for high cholesterol and cardiovascular disease

A genetic variant that is present in nearly 30% of Greenlanders is linked to high cholesterol and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a study published in the journal Human Genetics and Genomics…

First PartoMa seminars for health students have been conducted at State University of Zanzibar

Forward-thinking solutions are needed to support the current midwifery and medical students to enable best possible quality of care after graduation

Frederik Plesner Lyngse wins Best Paper Award prize

Gender gaps in performance and pay are pervasive in high-skilled occupations, and they display a clear widening pattern following the early career and the subsequent arrival of children.

nở · bro | cultivating science and art in multicultural Nørrebro

This summer, assistant professor Long Nguyen and his colleagues will experiment with a novel platform to connect with Danish society and engage in public outreach: a pop-up space dedicated to bridging, implementing, and…

Student innovations to improve the health of indigenous peoples

A team from University of Copenhagen participated in the Emory Morningside Global Health Case Competition and developed a health action plan to improve the health of indigenous peoples.

Torben Heien Nielsen keynote at IZA Workshop on Gender and Family Economics

Severe illness and subsequent deaths are among the most devastating shocks households face and a major source of financial risk.

Why it isn’t always your fault when you can’t remember

We have all been there. Somehow, we procrastinate to the point where we fail to achieve our daily goals. Research has shown that there are several factors that determine whether we remember to do our daily tasks or not.

Novel insight into cell killing by anticancer agents

PP2A is a known tumor suppressor and given that its function is suppressed in many cancers, there is an interest in developing compounds that can reactivate PP2A for cancer treatment.

The Fight against Placental Malaria

Malaria infection during pregnancy constitutes a major health problem that can lead to the development of placental malaria, affecting particularly vulnerable demographic groups, pregnant women and babies in Africa. …

A PartoMa stakeholder event in Dar es Salaam: Co-creating next steps

Supported by DFC/Danida, we conducted a mid-term dissemination event in Dar es Salaam on 8th June 2022

“You have a new match!”

The “PerMed Match-Making Day” of the Personalised Medicine Research Cluster was a great success, and will likely be the beginning of many new matches between researchers.

New research centre will investigate if mental illness is universal

Is the human psyche the same across cultures? And do people experience mental disorders in the same way no matter what language they speak? These are some of the fundamental questions that the new Centre for Culture and…

Your alcohol consumption could put your liver in danger – but this tool warns you

Led by University of Copenhagen, researchers now present a revolutionizing tool to predict whether an individual has alcohol-related liver disease and if the disease progresses in the individual patient.

Cancer increases the risk of developing diabetes

Cancer patients are at a greater risk for developing diabetes, according to a new study by the Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, and the University of Copenhagen. The study also concludes that cancer…

Climate Change made devastating early heat in India and Pakistan 30 times more likely

Since the beginning of March, India and Pakistan and large parts of South Asia experienced prolonged heat, that at the time of writing, May 2022, still hasn’t subsided.

New type of extremely reactive substance in the atmosphere

For the first time, an entirely new class of super-reactive chemical compounds has been discovered under atmospheric conditions. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen, in close collaboration with international…