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Previously unknown cell mechanism could help counter cancer and aging

In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen discovered an unknown mechanism of how cells ‘remember’ their identity when they divide – the cells’ so-called epigenetic memory.

ERC awards grant to counteract metabolic diseases

UCPH researcher Zach Gerhart-Hines from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences receives the prestigious European Research Council’s Consolidator Grant.

Artificial human skin paves the way to new skin cancer therapy

In a new study, researchers have managed to curb skin cancer. The study was conducted on artificial human skin.

Four researchers receive DKK 114 million to expand knowledge of the human brain

Four ambitious research projects will pave the way for new treatments of diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia, substance use disorder and many other conditions.

Eight SUND-researchers receive grants to high-risk projects

Research daredevils from Danish universities and hospitals receive the Lundbeck Foundation Experiment grant to implement high-risk projects.

More than two billion are infected with this disease. Vitamin D can help

A rare patient has made it possible for researchers to prove that vitamin D – the “sun vitamin” – helps the body fight tuberculosis.

Researchers reject 30-year-old paradigm: The emergence of forests did not reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere

For more than 30 years, researchers throughout the world have assumed that the emergence of forests on the planet reduced the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. But this is not the case, a new study concludes. The insight…

Now we understand better how cell division works. That puts us a step closer to devising more effective cancer therapies

How does a cell know when to divide? Researchers have found the answer, and it may prove significant to future cancer therapy.

Top scientists from UCPH and Oxford get DKK 180 million to research obesity

Worldwide, more and more people are suffering from obesity. Now a group of top researchers has received a great grant to develop new treatment.

Top researchers from UCPH and Oxford receives DKK 180 million to develop treatment for people with obesity

Scientists finds stem cell network in ancient fish

An ancient fish called a ‘living fossil’ has helped researchers understand the basics of stem cells. This will further stem cell research and be a step in the direction of creating artificial organs

“It may be a common notion that researchers are a bit dusty, but that is not the case”

“There are many inspiring people doing research, and if you have the slightest bit of curiosity, you should try it.” These encouraging words were spoken by Mette Rosenkilde, who was recently awarded with the European…

New gene technology is able to predict the effect of treatment on the individual breast cancer patient

How do you know whether breast cancer treatment will be able to cure the individual patient? New gene technology can tell us, and it may prove vital to patients.

Research into how nerve cells regulate communication receives ERC grant

Associate Professor at Department of Neuroscience Alexander Matthias Walter has received an ERC consolidator grant for research into synaptic plasticity.

SUND receives four Sapere Aude research leader grants

Four researchers from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences receive Sapere Aude research leader grants. They each receive DKK 6 million for their innovative projects.

New study maps the development of the 20 most common psychiatric disorders

Nearly half of all psychiatric patients get a different diagnose within 10 years. New figures for diagnoses will help predict the course of psychiatric illnesses.

Four SUND researchers receive DKK 11 million from the Inge Lehmann Programme

Four researchers from SUND receive a total of DKK 11 million from the Independent Research Fund Denmark’s Inge Lehmann Programme. The programme aims to strengthen talent development and promote gender equality in Danish…

Parkinson’s patients have increased risk of cavities and tooth extraction

We typically associate Parkinson’s disease with symptoms such as tremors, impaired balance, and joint stiffness. But with the diagnosis also come various oral health issues, new research reveals.

Three ERC Starting Grants to SUND researchers

Researchers Lea Haarup Gregersen, Hernan Eduardo Morales Villegas and Victor Moreno Mayar each receives a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC).

DKK 10 million for research into sleep and delta receptors

Two SUND professors have been awarded the Lundbeck Foundation's Ascending Investigator grant. This means more research into sleep in young adults and basic research into the brain's largest neurotransmitter system.

The first life in our solar system may have been on Mars

When Mars was a young planet, it was bombarded by ice asteroids containing vital molecules. According to the professor behind a new study, this means that the first life in our solar system may have been on Mars.