News about Health

Failing to see the wood for the trees may be preventing better outcomes in cardiovascular disease

Managing single risk factors like blood pressure rather than looking at overall risk may be wasting scarce resources in countries where cardiovascular disease (CVD) is on the rise, according to a new study.

Researchers discover how to control zinc content in plants: Could help the world’s malnourished

Over 2 billion people worldwide are malnourished due to zinc deficiency. Led by the University of Copenhagen, an international team of researchers has discovered how plants sense zinc and use this knowledge to enhance…

New project looking to enhance young people’s climate crisis awareness, agency and action in Tanzania

Researchers from the sections of Global Health and Health Services Research have been awarded DKK 12 million from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The University of Copenhagen gathers medical anthropologists for a conference on chronic conditions

With close to 500 participants, the Chronic Living conference on 4-6 March will be one of the largest medical anthropological events on record.

Big grant enables young researcher to develop AI solution for pancreatic cancer

With a new grant for research leaders in data science, Assistant Professor Bulat Ibragimov will lead an ambitious project that will leverage the artificial intelligence advances to improve pancreatic cancer treatment…

New method allows researchers to find protein imbalances causing diseases like cancer

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have developed a first-of-its-kind method called Deep Visual Proteomics. Deep Visual Proteomics gives an unprecedented insight into diseases such as cancer.

Every fifth Dane wants to put immigrants with Covid-19 back in the hospital queue

According to a new survey, up to one in five Danes would prioritise hospital beds for COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms born in Denmark over recent immigrants.

How a holiday affected the spread of COVID-19 in Europe

New research explores the importance of the exact timing of the February 2020 midterm holiday.

Computer can determine whether you’ll die from COVID

Using patient data, artificial intelligence can make a 90 percent accurate assessment of whether a person will die from COVID-19 or not, according to new research at the University of Copenhagen. Body mass index (BMI),…

We’re more like primitive fishes than once believed

People traditionally think that lungs and limbs are key innovations that came with the vertebrate transition from water to land. But in fact, the genetic basis of air-breathing and limb movement was already established…

Feature Interview: Henriette Elisabeth Autzen

Henriette Elisabeth Autzen is one of the newest members of ISBUC. In February 2020, Henriette was recruited as an Associate Professor in Biomolecular Sciences at the Department of Biology, UCPH, establishing her own lab…

Virtual reality will help us in communicating the social benefits of vaccination

Professor Robert Böhm and Associate Professor Guido Makransky from the Department of Psychology have received funding for developing a virtual reality app to communicate herd immunity in vaccine advocacy.

Three researchers from Department of Neuroscience receive in total 6 Million from the Lundbeck Foundation

Andreas Toft Sørensen, Ilary Allodi and Rune Berg have each received a grant of 2 Million from the Lundbeck Foundation LF Experiments research programme.

Kan man følge virus på vej igennem en organisme?

Tænk, hvis man blot ved at kigge ned i et mikroskop kunne se, hvordan en virus spreder sig? Det er faktisk lige præcis det, som vi kan med den genmodificerede fiskevirus.

Twitching, fast and slow: New approach to studying muscle fibers reveals different responses to exercise training

Scientists at the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports and the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, both at the University of Copenhagen have performed the most in-depth analysis of fast…

World Disasters Report, 2020: Come Heat or High Water

On December 17, 2020, the Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research hosted an online talk with Maarten van Aalst, Director of the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre and Kirsten Hagon, Senior Analyst in the IFRC…

Three Nordic POP units (Copenhagen, Helsinki, Uppsala) hosting a new European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant

Three researchers, Alexandra Teleki from Uppsala University, Kasper Dyrberg Rand from University of Copenhagen, Timo Laaksonen from University of Helsinki have been granted the ERC Consolidator Grants. This means not…

Report calls for more attention to gender aspects of COVID-19 epidemic

Using Denmark as case study, the Coordination for Gender Research has published a literature review that gathers insights and practice from the first months of the corona epidemic.

The winners of the first 4EU+ Urban Health Case Challenge

On 23-27 November 2020, the 4EU+ University Alliance and the School of Global Health at University of Copenhagen hosted the first ever 4EU+ Urban Health Case Challenge.

New diagnostic model to help speed up treatment of children with cancer

Researchers at Rigshospitalet and the Department of Anthropology have developed a new diagnostic model that explains the often complex process of diagnosing children with cancer.

New project will support inclusion of people with hearing loss

With support from THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS, a research project will investigate how to strengthen communities for people with hearing loss by creating good social spaces in schools and workplaces.

Behavioural research impacted corona-stricken Rome

Two researchers from the Department of Economics have received a letter of thanks from the Mayor of Rome for their effort saving human lives.

Promising research into medical treatment for cocaine abuse

Claus Juul Løland has just received support from the Lundbeck Foundation in the form of an Ascending Investigator research grant of DKK 5 million. And if everything goes as the Danish-American research team hopes, the…

Team sport lowers blood pressure in postmenopausal women

Team sport effectively counteracts diminished vascular function in women with high blood pressure, even several years after the onset of menopause. This, according to new research from the Copenhagen Center for Team…