2025.09.01 Ultra-processed foods harm men’s health Muesli bars, toast bread, and protein drinks. Delicious and convenient solutions for a busy everyday life. But also foods that men may benefit from avoiding if they want to improve their fertility and overall health.
Partnership 2025.08.29 New collaborations between hospitals and universities will help solve serious health challenges The University of Copenhagen is strongly represented in six newly appointed Clinical Academic Groups, where researchers from hospitals and universities learn from each other and develop new ideas together. This means…
Greenland 2025.08.21 Sled Dog DNA Reveals Hidden Chapter in Greenland’s History The Inuit arrived in Greenland several hundred years earlier than previously believed. This is revealed by a genetic mapping of sled dogs, conducted by researchers from University of Copenhagen.
Climate change 2025.08.14 Arctic Reindeer Face Drastic Decline By the year 2100, reindeer populations in parts of the Arctic could decline by up to 80 percent. This is the alarming conclusion of a new international study led by researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the…
Grants 2025.08.08 Interaction between cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes and chronic hepatitis B virus infection Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection can lead to cirrhosis and cancer of the liver, and new knowledge suggests that chronic virus infections can promote arteriosclerosis, insulin resistance and increased mortality due to…
SUND Basic Research 2025.08.07 The brain continues to flush out waste products far into old age Every day the brain produces around half a litre of fluid, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), which protects the brain from injuries and is responsible for nutrient delivery and waste product removal from the brain cells.
ISOTOPES 2025.08.07 Chemical detective work could be the solution to stolen and repackaged medicine Medicines have a unique chemical fingerprint. Researchers say this knowledge can be used to trace counterfeit or stolen medicine.
Microbiome 2025.08.01 Microbiome breakthrough: Gut bacterium may hold key to future treatments for widespread chronic diseases An international research team led by scientists from the University of Copenhagen has discovered a common gut bacterium that lowers body weight and blood sugar while increasing bone density. The finding could pave the…
ANCIENT DNA 2025.07.09 Large-scale DNA study maps 37,000 years of disease history A new study maps infectious diseases across millennia and offers new insight into how human-animal interactions permanently transformed our health landscape.
Cancer 2025.07.09 Research in the development of blood stem cells receives international recognition Professor Ana Cvejic was recently elected as member of EMBO, European Molecular Biology Organization, in recognition of her outstanding achievements and research excellence.
grants 2025.06.27 Two research projects on the effects of yoyo dieting and oral infections receive large Novo Nordisk Foundation Challenge Grants Two research projects from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, led by respectively Professors Thomas Jespersen from Department of Biomedical Sciences and Professor Torben Hansen from Novo Nordisk Foundation…
Funding news 2025.06.26 Impaired vision and quality of life – how are they related? Professor Miriam Kolko, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, and Postdoc Catharina Thiel Sandholdt, Department of Public Health, have recently received grants from VELUX FOUNDATION within the area ”transitions an…
Protein research 2025.06.25 New Danish research centre to make designed proteins with vast potential Designed proteins are anticipated to have groundbreaking impact on a range of issues from treating disease to tackling environmental problems. With a DKK 700 million grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation and headed by…
Grants 2025.06.24 From early humanity to treating today’s metabolic diseases Two researchers from SUND, Associate Professor Frido Welker and Assistant Professor Lærke Smidt Gasbjerg, have received Sapere Aude grants of more than 6 mill DKK each.
Vaccine: 2025.06.20 Vaccine disguised as a virus tricks the body into stronger immunity During the COVID-19 pandemic, it wasn’t just face masks that became part of everyday conversation - so did a new vaccine technology: the mRNA vaccine. As the first of its kind, the COVID-19 vaccine was developed using…
2025.06.20 Clinical and preclinical research recognised with prestigious awards The Kirsten and Freddy Johansen Foundation will present its two annual prizes for preclinical and clinical research at the Ceremonial Hall today.
Cancer: 2025.06.18 More women can now get answers about their hereditary risk of breast and ovarian cancer A new gene-editing method enables researchers to more easily determine whether a patient has inherited an increased risk of developing cancer—before any symptoms appear. Researchers at Rigshospitalet have tested the…
SUND Basic Research 2025.06.12 Safety becomes more important than foraging when a specific neuronal circuit in the brain is activated Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have identified a neural circuit in the mouse’s brain which ensures that it prioritises safety over other needs, e.g. food seeking, and that this happens automatically when…
CLIMATE 2025.06.04 Climate crisis pressures the ‘Arctic giant’: Habitats risk disappearing completely Climate change poses a serious threat to the habitats of the bowhead whale, which may shrink by up to 75 percent by the end of the century.
New Danish-led research initiative: 2025.06.04 One step closer to the world’s first hepatitis C vaccine A Grand Solutions Grant worth DKK 15.7 million from Innovation Fund Denmark will help bring groundbreaking Danish vaccine candidate to clinical trials.
DIABETES 2025.05.28 Newly discovered ‘molecular fingerprints’ could transform diabetes treatment and diagnosis Unprecedented insights into insulin resistance could pave the way for better treatments and earlier detection of type 2 diabetes.