News from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

HONOUR

2022.06.17

“Start researching, even if it seems difficult. It is very rewarding”

Clinical Professor and Chief Physician Mikkel Østergaard and Professor Ali Salanti receives this year’s KFJ Awards. With the award comes a cash prize of DKK 1.75 million for each award winner.

HONOUR

2022.06.17

“I realised that my research can have a positive effect on society”

Professor Ali Salanti and Clinical Professor and Chief Physician Mikkel Østergaard receive this year’s KFJ Awards. With the award comes a cash prize of DKK 1.75 million for each award winner.

stem cells

2022.06.09

Stem cells unraveled: We're one step closer to making organs in a dish

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen found an alternative route that certain cells take to make organs and used that knowledge to exploit a new type of stem cells as a potential source of organs in a dish.

liver damage

2022.06.03

Your alcohol consumption could put your liver in danger – but this tool warns you

Led by University of Copenhagen, researchers now present a revolutionizing tool to predict whether an individual has alcohol-related liver disease and if the disease progresses in the individual patient.

GRANTS

2022.05.31

13 SUND-researchers get DKK 130 million to exciting projects

13 researchers from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences receive DKK 130 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

Bird species

2022.05.29

Researchers identify ancient bird behind giant eggs from Down Under

A years-long research debate over which animal is the rightful mother of giant prehistoric eggs in Australia has been resolved. In a new study, University of Copenhagen researchers and their international colleagues…

Chromosomes

2022.05.24

Why do some experience repeated miscarriages? Research may help us

Spontaneous abortions can be due to chromosome defects, but they can be difficult to detect. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have developed a new method that can make us wiser

Reproduction

2022.05.23

Men with obesity can double their sperm count

Men with obesity can double their sperm count if they lose weight and maintain the weight loss. This is the conclusion in a new study by researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Hvidovre Hospital.

New method

2022.05.19

Cancer vulnerabilities could get exposed by ‘game changing’ method

Research from University of Copenhagen shows that a new method called “Deep Visual Proteomics” may be able to help doctors get closer to an answer and expose cancer tumor’s vulnerabilities.

Denisovans

2022.05.17

Molar reveals that the mysterious human species Denisovans could adapt to extreme climate

The Denisovans not only lived in Siberia and the Himalayas, a new study reveals. The extinct human race had a rare ability to adapt to extreme climates.

Dopamine

2022.05.11

Dopamine makes you feel happy. But we probably have to be rewrite the textbooks

According to a new study, it may facilitate the development of drugs for i.e. cocaine addiction and ADHD and is most likely to change the general notion of how dopamine is removed from the brain.

Grants

2022.05.11

Researchers mobilise to combat antimicrobial resistance

With DKK 150 million (€20.1 million) of funding from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, scientists in Denmark, the United States and the Netherlands aim to reduce the need for antibiotic use.

GRANTS

2022.05.10

SUND secures 31 grants from the Independent Research Fund Denmark

Every year, the Independent Research Fund Denmark DFF funds hundreds of research projects. The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences (SUND) at the University of Copenhagen receives 31 grants.

Grants

2022.05.06

Nine young SUND-researchers receive millions to ignite career

Lundbeck Foundation Postdocs research grants are aimed at young, highly qualified scientists working in the field of biomedical sciences. SUND receives nine out of total of 31 Postdoc grants for 2022.

Antibiotic resistance

2022.05.02

Thousands of intestinal viruses have now been mapped. And they can be used to fight antibiotic resistance

A new method developed at the University of Copenhagen has been used to identify more than 1,000 bactericidal viruses in the human intestines. The researchers believe the discovery may help fight antibiotic resistance.

Cancer

2022.04.28

Research discovery reveals how a cancer cell resists radiation treatment

Radiation is usually an effective treatment for cancer. Unfortunately, cancer cells are frequently able to defend themselves against the treatment. But now researchers from the University of Copenhagen have shown how…

HONOUR

2022.04.27

Danish pioneer in epidemiological research honoured with prize

Merete Osler has played a key role in establishing Denmark as a world leader in epidemiological research. She is now receiving the 2022 Marie and August Krogh Prize for her efforts.

GRANTS

2022.04.26

SUND receives three fellowship grants from the Lundbeck Foundation

Three researchers from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen receive DKK 10 million research grant in 2022.

CELL BIOLOGY

2022.04.25

New sleep molecule discovered: “It shows just how complex the machinery of sleep is”

A small molecule in the brain cells affects the level of hypocretin, which makes us feel awake during the day and tired at night. A genetic variation could increase the risk of suffering from daytime sleepiness.

GRANT

2022.04.22

New research to detect glaucoma timely

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen receives a grant to launch a project to identify early signs of eye diseases before they develop in the patient.

Corona

2022.04.04

Lockdowns did not significantly affect young people’s mental health

Young people’s mental health has not been affected by the two corona lockdowns, a new study from the University of Copenhagen concludes. But in the short run, it did suffer temporarily.