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“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.

ESCMID Study Group for Food and waterborne infections (EFWISG)

On February 26th 2025, Jennifer Moussa presented on the 20th webinar about “Plasmid-mediated resistance: exploring the effect of antibiotics and transfer dynamics in water environments”. Link to more information on…

Danielle Marie Agnello: Advancing co-creation in public and global health

In this spotlight, Danielle talks about the thing she is most passionate about: Co-creation! To her, co-creation is what we need in order to tackle current and future complex and wicked problems.

Visit from the University of Georgia and SSI

On March 3 to 7, Professor Justin Bahl and PhD student Sachin Subedi from the University of Georgia visited the avian influenza epidemiology group at UCPH together with Lasse Engbo Christiansen and Kaare Græsbøll from…

New Research: Strong Link Between Western Diet During Pregnancy and ADHD

New research from Denmark reveals that a mother’s diet during pregnancy—characterised by a Western dietary pattern high in fat and sugar and low in fresh ingredients—may increase the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders…

New Research: Strong Link Between Western Diet During Pregnancy and ADHD

New research from Denmark reveals that a mother’s diet during pregnancy—characterised by a Western dietary pattern high in fat and sugar and low in fresh ingredients—may increase the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders…

Lyimo E et al. Malar J 24: 68, 2025

Team DRUGS/ DISCOVERY/ TANZANIA paper published

Aves KL et al. Vaccines 13, 207, 2025

Team VLPVAC/ BIVAC paper published

Disordered drugs with high solubility are the aim of Marie Curie Fellow

Leonard Siebert has received 1.5 mill DKK from the EU in the prestigious Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship 2024 Call for the project DRUG-SPIN, working closely together with pharmaceutical expert Professor Thomas…

Marco Polimeni receives Marie Curie grant

Postdoc Marco Polimeni has received the EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant of 2 mill DKK for the two-year project ELSa, "Early-stage Liquid-liquid phase separation of alpha-synuclein”.

Osmonbaeva N et al. BMC Infect Dis 25: 280, 2025

Team DRUGS paper published

VAT adjustments could save 170,000 lives a year in Europe

170,000 deaths a year could be avoided if European countries were to increase value-added tax (VAT) rates on meat and dairy products, while reducing them on fruits and vegetables. Such changes would also reduce Europe’s…

Rethinking Muscle: New study challenges old classifications

Our current approach to dividing muscle fibers into separate types may need to be revised following new research by an international team of scientists.

SAVE THE DATE for the 6th Nordic Conference on Pediatric and Orphan Medicines June 3-6, 2025

The Pediatric conferences have been organized since 2017, under the Nordic Trial Alliance (NTA) NordForsk umbrella. The goal has been to increase the attractiveness of Finland and the Nordic Region for conducting…

"Multicomponent Drugs: co-crystals, co-amorphous & deep eutectic systems" Special Issue

The Special Issue shall collect contributions on poorly soluble drugs suited to enable their oral administration through all kinds of multicomponent systems such as co-crystals, co-amorphous and deep eutectic systems. I…

EuPAT 12 Special Issue ”Pharmaceutical innovations at the crossroads: Smart therapeutics, AI and manufacturing”

This special issue aims to showcase the latest advancements in pharmaceutical manufacturing sciences, with a special emphasis on interdisciplinary research and collaborative efforts bridging academia, industry, and…

Nanna Skeltved

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