News about Medicine

Five SUND-researchers get DKK 42 million to exciting projects

Five researchers from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences receive big grants from the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

Major investment for developing Denmark’s first fully functional quantum computer

Denmark’s first fully functional generally applicable quantum computer will be available in 2034. This is the objective of the ambitious Novo Nordisk Foundation Quantum Computing Programme that is being launched in…

“Extremely satisfying” as researchers find new hope for heart patients

There is currently no cure for the heart condition ARVC, which usually affects young individuals. A new study from the University of Copenhagen presents a surprising new treatment strategy.

“Extremely satisfying” as researchers find new hope for heart patients

There is currently no cure for the heart condition ARVC, which usually affects young individuals. A new study from the University of Copenhagen presents a surprising new treatment strategy.

Global health summer courses: 150 students are ready to tackle future global health challenges

Over three weeks, 150 students from more than 20 different countries have participated in School of Global Health's summer courses

New gene technology can reveal how well medicine works. Behind it, you will find the new company BioPhenyx

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have started a new company which, on the basis of gene technology, shall make the development of medicine faster and more precise. Accoding to the researchers behind the…

Vacant positions as postdoc

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Researchers crack the code to muscle generation

In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have identified a protein that the body uses to generate muscle mass and have even succeeded in artificially triggering it.

Researchers crack the code to muscle generation

In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have identified a protein that the body uses to generate muscle mass and have even succeeded in artificially triggering it.

Rationale for combination therapy in acute myeloid leukemia

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a highly heterogeneous disease for which there is an unmet need for improved targeted therapies. In a new study, the Olsen Group and collaborators use phosphoproteomics to devise rational…

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.

“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.

Revolutionary tool could meet future pandemics with accelerated response

A new tool speeds up development of vaccines and other pharmaceutical products by more than one million times while minimizing costs.

Fruit fly metabolism could pave the way for new obesity and diabetes drugs

The inner workings of fruit flies are more similar to those of humans than one might think. Now, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered a hormone in these flies that can help us better understand…

Covid-19 clinical trials ignore gender differences

Although the coronavirus affects men and women differently, most clinical trials do not mention sex/gender, a new analysis of 4,420 studies concludes. Ultimately, it can influence the treatment negatively.

New study to examine lifestyle among Danes with increased cancer risk

A collaboration between Hvidovre Hospital and the Department of Anthropology will uncover how people who are predisposed to hereditary bowel cancer relate to recommendations on cancer-preventive health behaviour.

Insects, the new experimental animals of gastrointestinal research

Flour beetles are the new experimental animals in a study of how parasites affect gut bacteria. Experiments on insects are both cheap and fast, according to a University of Copenhagen researcher.

Researchers are developing potential treatment for chronic pain

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have developed a new way to treat chronic pain which has been tested in mice. With a compound designed and developed by the researchers themselves, they can achieve complete…

Researchers Discover Treatment for Spasticity in Mice, Following Spinal Cord Injuries

In experiments with mice, researchers have studied neuronal mechanisms and found a way to by and large prevent spasticity from developing after spinal cord injuries. A new study from the University of Copenhagen shows…

Health researchers find solution to life-threatening side effect

Through studies of rats, researchers from the University of Copenhagen may have found the reason behind of a large drop in blood pressure in patients receiving intravenous pain medication.

The Lundbeck Foundation Appoints Five New Fellows at the University of Copenhagen

Five researchers from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences have been named Lundbeck Foundation Fellows. Each title is accompanied by a research grant of DKK 10 million over five years.

The Technology Behind Bitcoin May Improve the Medications of the Future

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have developed a prototype of an app that may potentially prescribe the optimal dose of medicine for the individual patient, as well as prevent counterfeit products.

Evolutionary tools improve prospects for sustainable development

In a new Science review by the Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate and the University of California, Davis researchers encourage evolutionary thinking in order to secure food security and prevent biodiversity…

Darwinian Evolution of new Chemistry and Nano-Medicine

An entirely new way of thinking about pharmaceuticals – this is the goal of Morten Meldal , one of two new ‘Lighthouse Professors’ in chemistry at the University of Copenhagen. Meldal, 59, has been appointed by UCPH’s…