HORMONES 2024.09.18 Cone snail venom may improve treatment for hormonal disorders Sea snails secrete hormone-like toxins causing extended insulin shock in its prey, new research from the University of Copenhagen concludes. The toxin may be used to improve treatment for hormonal disorders.
Neanderthals 2024.09.12 The Neanderthals may have become extinct because of their isolated lifestyle Neanderthal remains recently discovered in a cave in France support well-known theory of why the Neanderthals became extinct, researchers behind a new study say.
WORLD CULTURE 2024.09.11 Easter Island population collapse never happened Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and University of Lausanne debunks the popular theory.
HEPATITIS C 2024.09.09 UCPH researchers solve mystery of deadly virus New study from the University of Copenhagen is the first to map the protein complex that enables the virus to infect our cells, potentially paving the way for an effective vaccine.
Grant 2024.09.05 Kathleen Stewart-Morgan receives ERC Starting Grant Associate Professor Kathleen Stewart Morgan receives a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to study the role of replication in reprogramming.
HONOUR 2024.09.04 Jesper Svejstrup receives the Carlsberg Foundation Research Prize 2024 Professor Jesper Svejstrup receives the Carlsberg Foundation Research Prize for his research on how DNA is transcribed and repaired, which is important for understanding cancer and neurological diseases.
Longevity 2024.09.04 Newly discovered gene may influence longevity It turns out that a particular gene has a great influence on longevity, a new study from the University of Copenhagen concludes. This may pave the way for new treatment.
PHARMA 2024.08.27 New center will future-proof education of experts to Danish life science University of Copenhagen and the University of Southern Denmark are leading a new center that will boost the pharmaceutical sciences education by integrating data science at all levels of education.