News about Health

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…

Researchers Warn: Climate Change Could Expand Habitats for Malaria Mosquitoes

If we fail to curb climate change, malaria mosquitoes could significantly expand their habitats across Africa, exposing hundreds of millions of people to a higher risk of infection.

New Book Explores How Generative AI and Design Are Transforming Law and Contracting

CeBIL is pleased to highlight the publication of Generative AI, Contracts, Law and Design, an interdisciplinary new volume co-edited by CeBIL’s Associate Director Marcelo Corrales Compagnucci together with Helena Haapio…

Ancient arctic adaptations may influence modern disease risk

Inuit in Greenland possess a unique genome, which has evolved over thousands of years as they adapted to a cold climate and consumed a diet largely consisting of marine mammals. Now, a team of international scientists…

Sloan Wood bags second place in international video challenge

"Co-creating Mosquito-Free Hospitals,” MBD-Free PhD researcher Otis Sloan Wood, has won second place in the Buildings & Cities 2025 Video Challenge.

Carsten Kirkeby presents HPAI research at Nordic Poultry Conference 2025

Earlier this month, Carsten Kirkeby from Copenhagen University gave a plenary presentation at the Nordic Poultry Conference 2025 in Oslo, hosted by the Norwegian Poultry Association. The presentation, titled “HPAIV…

Anomalous two-tusked narwhals show no difference in diet or foraging ecology relative to normal narwhals

New research sheds light on one of the Arctic’s rarest biological phenomena—the two-tusked narwhal.

Breast cancer treatments can improve both survival chances and income

Radiation therapy treatment for breast cancer not only improves survival rates but also generates long-term financial benefits according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen.