News from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Diseases

2021.10.26

Project to prevent and control vector-borne diseases in Africa and Europe

PREPARE4VBD will develop new knowledge, detection tools and surveillance systems to improve preparedness for vector-borne diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, ticks and freshwater snails to livestock and humans.

Biological clock

2021.10.20

A breakdown in communication – mitochondria of diabetic patients can’t keep time

Muscle cells in patients with type 2 diabetes have a disrupted biological clock discover scientists in Copenhagen and Stockholm.

Pandemic

2021.10.18

This could help predict patient death og hospitalization from COVID-19

In a new study, researchers from University of Copenhagen shows that the phenomenon cell fitness could predict the host immune response to a COVID-19-infection.

Brain disease

2021.10.15

Meningitis: Researchers find possible treatment strategy without antibiotics

In a new study performed in rats, researchers from the University of Copenhagen present an alternative treatment to meningitis based on immune cells that helps rinse away toxins that accumulate during the infection.

COVID-19

2021.10.15

Danish inhalation treatment for COVID-19 approved for human testing

A new treatment for COVID-19 developed by Danish researchers at the University of Copenhagen and Rigshospitalet has now been approved by the Danish Medicines Agency for clinical testing on humans.

Cancer

2021.10.14

New discovery may pave the way for more targeted treatment of cancer patients

Women with certain mutations in BRCA2 have an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer. The new study can pave the way for more targeted treatment of a group of cancer patients with mutations in BRCA2.

Freezing

2021.10.12

Winter-swimming Scandinavian men can teach us how the body adapts to extreme heat and cold

Ice-cold winter swimming and hot visits to the sauna could help the body adapt for extreme temperatures, a new study from the University of Copenhagen Shows.

Drugs

2021.10.08

Frontrunner target for Parkinson’s Disease may only be relevant for small fraction of patients

The industry are developing drugs for Parkinson’s Disease aimed at a specific mechanism. But they may not help the majority of patients suffering from the disease, new mouse study from University of Copenhagen suggests.

NEUROLOGY

2021.10.08

Brain researcher honoured for mapping neural circuits that control movement

Professor Ole Kiehn from the University of Copenhagen receives one of two KFJ Awards for his ground-breaking neuroscientific research. He has mapped the neural circuits that activate and control movement.

Intensive care

2021.10.08

Intensive care researcher awarded: ’I am impatient on behalf of critically ill patients’

Professor Anders Perner has spent his career improving the treatment and survival rates of patients in Danish intensive care units. Today, he receives the clinical KFJ Award for his great scientific achievements.

Genetics

2021.09.23

Ancient humans traded dogs for their usefulness

The trading could have happened due to the usefulness of the dogs in hunting, herding and sledding, explains lead author of the study.

Teeth

2021.09.21

Danes’ oral health has improved but social inequalities have not changed

Danish oral health has improved; so a large study of the Danes’ oral health the past 30 years concludes.

Diabetes

2021.09.10

Researchers hope to improve medical treatment for diabetes and obesity

Through new knowledge of how the so-called GIP receptor works inside human cells, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have come a step closer to improving the existing treatment for obesity and diabetes.

Prize

2021.09.07

Eske Willerslev awarded the Carlsberg Foundation Research Prize 2021

Professor Eske Willerslev from the University of Copenhagen receives the prize for many years’ ground-breaking research into prehistoric plants, animals, microorganisms and humans and their evolution and historical…

Research

2021.09.02

Sudden cardiac episodes could be caused by deadly combination

It has been a mystery why some people live a perfectly normal life until experiencing a potentially deadly cardiac episode. Now, researchers from University of Copenhagen present a possible explanation.

Eggs

2021.09.02

Painful fractures: Large eggs push small hens to the breaking point

The majority of laying hens in Denmark suffer from keel bone fractures, a new study conducted at the University of Copenhagen reveals.

Forskning

2021.08.31

Sand is one of our most used resources, but the industry is not sustainable

We do not have endless amounts of sand, and a new review study conducted at the University of Copenhagen reveals that the sand industry is in direct conflict with more than half of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals…

Research

2021.08.12

Exercise improves health through changes on DNA

Six weeks of physical exercise led to changes in the epigenetic information of skeletal muscle cells in young men. These changes took place in areas of the genome that have been linked to disease. Scientists at the…

CRISPR

2021.08.05

‘Bacterial arch-enemy’ paves the way for new gene editing

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have mapped the structure of CRISPR-Cas12j to know exactly how it functions and how it can be used for genome editing in plants and humans.

Fertility

2021.08.05

Researchers identify new genes linked to longer reproductive lifespan in women

Scientists have identified nearly 300 gene variations that influence reproductive lifespan in women.

Sperm count

2021.08.05

A small genetic mutation with a huge significance for male sperm production

New research from the University of Copenhagen and Rigshospitalet explains why some men produce no sperm cells at all, meaning that fertility treatment can never help them.