Calorie-burning 2021.05.27 Scientists turn up calorie-burning in brown fat with a unique ‘on’ switch An exceptional receptor on the surface of brown fat cells drives calorie-burning without the need for an external signaling molecule, new research shows.
Collaborations 2021.05.19 Two new research collaborations help bridge the gap between universities and hospitals Today, Greater Copenhagen Health Science Partners (GCHSP) launches to new research collaborations to help research results reach the patient quicker.
Research leaders 2021.05.18 Nine new grants to health researchers at UCPH No less than nine researchers from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen receives a grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation in their research leader program.
Research 2021.05.12 Rare Danish songbird is both a night owl and a high-flyer Researchers from the University of Copenhagen, among others, present new knowledge about the songbird’s long journey.
Grants 2021.05.06 Three UCPH-researchers appointed fellows by the Lundbeck Foundation Three researchers from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen receive Lundbeck Foundation Fellowship this year.
RESEARCH 2021.05.06 Researchers find the secret behind maintaining a healthy weight loss In the world's most recognized medical journal, Danish researchers now document how to effectively achieve and maintain a healthy weight loss.
Cancer 2021.05.04 Using personalized medicine to avoid resistance to leukemia treatment T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia is an aggressive cancer type that mostly affects children. The standard treatment is chemotherapy, but about one in four patients do not respond or develop resistance to this. Now,…
Diabetes 2021.05.03 Arctic Inuit with a faulty gene could control their diabetes with an hour of daily exercise An hour of hiking with hunting gear may be enough to help control blood glucose levels in Arctic Inuit with a faulty copy of the TBC1D4 gene, which increases their risk of type 2 diabetes.
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…