News from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Cancer

2021.05.03

Successful researchers attract huge investment for Trojan attack on cancer cells

Researchers have developed a form of chemotherapy that can kill cancer cells from within using a unique Trojan Horse strategy.

ERC

2021.04.22

Evolution researcher receives ERC Advanced Grant

Associate Professor Enrico Cappellini from the University of Copenhagen receives an ERC Advanced Grant of 2.5 million euros for his research project ‘BACKWARD’. Using palaeoproteomics, BACKWARD will explore the evolutio…

RESEARCH

2021.04.22

Bacteria and viruses infect our cells through sugars: Now researchers want to know how they do it

The sugar library may help us understand the role played by sugars and their receptors in the immune system and the brain, the researchers behind the study explain.

Coronavirus

2021.04.22

Brazilian coronavirus variant likely to be more transmissible and able to evade immunity

A new study with the University of Copenhagen represented indicates that the coronavirus variant called P.1, which originated in Brazil, could pose a bigger threat than previously assumed.

The nervous system

2021.04.16

Tiny fruit flies give researchers new insights into the ‘highway of the nerve cells’

In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have gained new insights into how signal molecules are transported in some of the longest cells in the nervous system.

RESEARCH

2021.04.15

Researchers find cells that regulate appetite and obesity in the brainstem of mice

Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have characterized lower brainstem cell populations in mice that seem to play a key role in regulating appetite and obesity.

RESEARCH

2021.04.09

Human land-use and climate change will have significant impact on animal genetic diversity, study finds

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have made the first ever global assessment map of how future climate and land-use change impacts genetic diversity in mammals.

AWARD

2021.04.07

Danish diabetes researcher receives international top award: "There's hope to think that diabetes can be cured"

Jens Juul Holst from the University of Copenhagen, who identified GLP-1, is one of the world’s leading diabetes researchers.

NEUROLOGY

2021.03.19

Astronauts’ brains can offer valuable insight into the circulation in the brain

Astronauts may be the key to better understanding the basic functions of the brain, a researcher from the University of Copenhagen reveals.

Essential tremor

2021.03.18

Medical cannabis can reduce essential tremor by turning on overlooked cells in the central nervous system

Medical cannabis can reduce essential tremor in mice. By injecting a specific synthetic cannabinoid into the spinal cord of mice suffering from essential tremor, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have shown…

HONOUR

2021.03.08

UCPH researchers receive prestigious prizes from the American Diabetes Association

Two researchers from the University of Copenhagen, Jens Juul Holst and Juleen R. Zierath, receive prestigious prizes from the American Diabetes Association.

Coronavirus

2021.03.08

COVID-19 vaccine candidate based on UCPH research ready for testing on humans

A COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed at the University of Copenhagen has just been approved for phase 1 testing on humans. The research results are promising so far.

AWARD

2021.03.04

Migraine pioneers receive world’s most prestigious brain research prize

Professors Jes Olesen and Lars Edvinsson from Rigshospitalet and the University of Copenhagen receive the most prestigious brain research prize in the world, the Lundbeck Foundation Brain Prize, which they will be the…

Fathers

2021.03.03

Young men postpone starting a family: Fear losing their friends

New research shows that young men postpone starting a family because they want to do things in the ‘right order’ and, among other things, fear losing their friends in the process.

Proteomics

2021.02.19

New method allows researchers to find protein imbalances causing diseases like cancer

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have developed a first-of-its-kind method called Deep Visual Proteomics. Deep Visual Proteomics gives an unprecedented insight into diseases such as cancer.

Water worlds

2021.02.18

The Milky Way may be swarming with planets with oceans and continents like here on Earth

According to a new study from the University of Copenhagen, Earth, Venus and Mars were created from small dust particles containing ice and carbon.

Cultural and natural heritage

2021.02.17

Danish research institutions join the leading European network of cultural heritage

Led by researchers from the University of Copenhagen, Danish research institutions and museums now join the European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science (E-RIHS).

Biobank

2021.02.16

Skin tissue samples from 3,000 patients to give researchers new insights into psoriasis and eczema

Herlev and Gentofte Hospital together with the University of Copenhagen establish a new research programme and biobank with skin tissue and blood samples from 3,000 patients with illnesses such as psoriasis and eczema.

Misdiagnosis

2021.02.09

Researchers develop algorithm to find possible misdiagnosis

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have developed an algorithm that can identify patients who may have been wrongly diagnosed.

Dental health

2021.02.05

Periodontitis increases the risk of bacteria in donor blood

New research from the University of Copenhagen shows an increased risk of bacterial contamination in donated blood if the donor suffers from periodontitis. Still, it is considered safe to receive a blood transfusion, th…

Relocation

2021.01.29

Top obesity researcher relocates to University of Copenhagen

Professor Ruth Loos joins the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR). The move sees her establish a group and take on the role of Vice Executive Director.