News about Health

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Double degree PhD student Ludovica Preite

Ludovica Preite has started as a new PhD student at the University of Sydney and University of Copenhagen, in a double PhD degree position.

Hocke EF et al. Int J Parasitol Drugs Drug Resist 29: 100611, 2025

Team DRUGS paper published

Santos MI et al. Infect Immun 93: e00516-25, 2025

Team SURFACE paper published

Stefania De Angelis

Stefania is an Italian PhD student at the University of Calabria. her research project focuses on air pollution, effects and legal consequences of the responsibility of private individuals and the State for the…

The UCPH spin-out company Sonohaler invents a new inhaler for respiratory patients

SUND researchers have co- developed a new dry powder inhaler for respiratory patients, where the patients can more easily take high-dose medication and monitor the effectiveness of their inhalation via an app.

Congratulations to Catarina Pechincha and Sofia Ramalho

who are awarded EMBO Fellowships to study mRNA translation

Introducing Pétur O. Heiðarsson

Meet one of ISBUC’s newest group leaders: Pétur O. Heiðarsson in the Department of Biology.

Researchers test “smart-pill” to explore tiger stomach microbiomes

New research takes a major step toward understanding the little-known world of stomach-dwelling bacteria by feeding high-tech capsules to tigers.

Dube Y et al. J Immunol Methods 545: 114003, 2025

Team BIVAC paper published

Lundbeck Foundation Professorships for Løland and Kiehn

The Lundbeck Foundation is now awarding professorships to five research projects, all of which have the potential to push the boundaries of our knowledge of the brain. Two of the professorships are going to scientists…

Lundbeck Professorships for two IKM scientists

Kamilla Miskowiak and Abigail Mackey, both professors at the Department of Clinical Medicine, will each receive DKK 20 million in LF Professorships from the Lundbeck Foundation.

Erchick DJ et al. BJOG 132 (Suppl 8): S20-S36, 2025

Team TANZANIA paper published

Hazel EA et al. BJOG 132 (Suppl 8): S48-S59, 2025

Team TANZANIA paper published

Kirakoya-Samadoulougou F et al. BJOG 132 (Suppl 8): SS97-S108, 2025

Team TANZANIA paper published

Fermentation makes ocean greens more palatable

Seaweed has long been praised as a sustainable superfood, but its characteristic 'fishy' flavor has been a barrier for many Western consumers. Now, a new study from the University of Copenhagen shows that fermentation…

Nynke Schaap Interview: Adapting to Climate Change in Yemen

COPE interviews PhD Fellow Nynke Schaap. Learn about her planned fieldwork in Yemen on understanding climate change adaptation in conflict settings

The brain’s hidden puppeteer: How astrocytes might hold the key to treating depression

Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have discovered an intriguing mechanism that could transform the treatment of depression.

Hazel EA et al. BJOG 132 (Suppl 8): S60-S72, 2025

Team TANZANIA paper published

Contraceptive pills may affect women's mental health

The contraceptive pill has been hailed as one of the most revolutionary health technologies of the 20th century – a tool that gave women control over their fertility and paved the way for education and careers. But a ne…

Amalie Mundt Jørgensen

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

Osman A et al. Int J Mol Sci 26: 9567, 2025

Team SURFACE paper published

Podcast: The key to better sleep is found during the day

Professor Birgitte Kornum talks about her research in the podcast series “The World Explained” (Verden forsøgt forklaret), a series of conversations held at the UCPH Library.

"We were walking in the streets, chanting 'research for the people, not for profit'"

From emergency surgeon to discoverer of GLP-1 and its effects on insulin production and satiety, CBMR Group Leader Professor Jens Juul Holst has spent fifty years pursuing one question: how does metabolism go wrong, and…