- Researchers have discovered that cocaine inhibits the brain's ability to regulate and remove dopamine, causing everything to seem great https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2024/08/cocaine-discovery-could-pave-way-for-abuse-treatment/ 314 comments science
- Link between seasons and eating habits: even in non-seasonal animals (such as mice or humans), differences in light hours between summer and winter cause differences in energy metabolism. Mice exposed to winter light hours had less body weight gain and fat mass, with benefits in metabolic health. https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2023/10/link-between-seasons-and-eating-habits/ 13 comments science
- A artificially produced enzyme has proven useful for treating staphylococcus infections in people with skin lymphoma. This is good news for the patients, but also for the global threat of antibiotics resistance. https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2023/03/resistant-bacteria-are-a-global-problem/ 11 comments science
- By using artificial human skin, a research group from the University of Copenhagen have managed to block invasive growth in a skin cancer model. https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2023/01/artificial-human-skin-paves-the-way-to-new-skin-cancer-therapy/ 2 comments science
- Dairy cows and other dairy cattle are likely to experience worse welfare than their counterparts in beef herds, raised solely for meat. The study asked 70 leading bovine welfare experts from around the world to assess the welfare risks of the most common production systems (Animal 2022) https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2022/09/experts-agree-dairy-cattles-welfare-worse-than-beef-cattle/ 21 comments science
- Heavy weight training can help protect your body’s functional ability by strengthening the connection between motor neurons and the muscles. Even if you are 70 years old, study concludes https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2022/07/are-you-aged-40-or-over-in-that-case-you-need-to-do-heavy-weight-training-to-keep-fit/ 617 comments science
- It’s never too late! Heavy weight training can help protect your body’s functional ability by strengthening the connection between motor neurons and the muscles. Even if you are 70 years old, new study concludes (July 2022) https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2022/07/are-you-aged-40-or-over-in-that-case-you-need-to-do-heavy-weight-training-to-keep-fit/ 76 comments science
- New research shows that the stress transmitter noradrenaline causes you to “neurologically wake up more than 100 times a night, but the moment is so brief that the sleeper will not notice”, so it’s perfectly normal and may even indicate that you have slept well https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2022/07/stress-transmitter-wakes-you-up-more-than-100-times-a-night--and-it-is-perfectly-normal/ 20 comments science
- Men with obesity can double their sperm count if they lose weight and maintain the weight loss. https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2022/05/men-with-obesity-can-double-their-sperm-countf/ 26 comments science
- Bacteria can get sick from viruses, just like us. Now, researchers identified more than 1,000 types of intestinal viruses, believing they can be used to fight antibiotic resistance (Nature Communications) https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2022/04/thousands-of-intestinal-viruses-have-now-been-mapped.-and-they-can-be-used-to-fight-antibiotic-resistance/ 77 comments science
- Scientists take quantum leap in regenerative medicine. Like a living Band-Aid, they were able to transplant stem cells into the intestines of mice suffering from ulcerative colitis-like symptoms, which restored the area. The transplantation takes around 10 minutes, performed as an endoscopy. https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2022/03/researchers-take-quantum-leap-towards-transplanting-healthy-stem-cells-into-the-intestines/ 46 comments science
- Parkinson's Disease patients could walk properly again with brainstem Deep Brain Stimulation treatment, says scientists behind new study. Activation of neurons in the pedunculopontine nucleus was sufficient to restore full movement function in mice with symptoms of the disease (Nature Communication) https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2022/02/treatment-for-parkinsons-could-now-get-even-better/ 23 comments science
- 24% of women and 10% of men suffer from migraines, frequent tension headaches in Danish working population. The possibilities of adapting the work during headache depend on the type of work. There may be tasks that can be performed later in the day, can be solved at a leisurely pace, quiet space. https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2022/01/overlooked-disease-tens-of-thousands-of-people-have-problems-at-work/ 11 comments science
- Men are more prone to develop inflammation than their female peers after going through breakups or living alone for extended periods, study shows. It is already well known that divorces can lead to poor health and early death among men, but less so among women. https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2022/01/when-men-get-divorced-or-live-alone-for-many-years-their-health-is-affected/ 1186 comments science
- Ancient Siberian societies that were thought to be isolated traded their dogs with outside populations, study finds. The trading likely happened due to the usefulness of the dogs in hunting, herding and sledding, explains lead author of the study (PNAS, September 2021) https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2021/09/ancient-humans-traded-dogs-for-their-usefulness/ 2 comments science
- It has been a mystery why some people live a perfectly normal life until experiencing a potentially deadly cardiac episode. Researchers present a possible explanation in a microscopic modification of a protein in the cell membrane of heart cells, which causes a mutation to turn harmful. https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2021/09/sudden-cardiac-episodes-could-be-caused-by-deadly-cocktail/ 3 comments science
- Cancer cells eat themselves to survive. New research shows that in order to survive life threatening injuries, cancer cells use a technique in which they eat parts of the membrane surrounding them. https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2021/07/cancer-cells-eat-themselves-to-survive/ 22 comments science
- Brazilian COVID-19 variant likely to be able to evade immunity and be more transmissible. P.1-variant could pose a bigger threat than assumed, although the researchers underliner that they 'have to caution extrapolating these results to be applicable elsewhere in the world.' (Science, April 2021) https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2021/04/brazilian-coronavirus-variant-likely-to-be-more-transmissible-and-able-to-evade-immunity/ 44 comments science
- Medical cannabis can reduce essential tremor by turning on overlooked cells in the central nervous system. Injecting a specific synthetic cannabinoid into the spinal cord of mice suffering from essential tremor reduces involuntary shaking by activating astrocytes. https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2021/03/medical-cannabis-can-reduce-essential-tremor-by-turning-overlooked-cells-in-the-central-nervous-system/ 463 comments science
- Researchers discover that medical cannabis can reduce essential tremor by activating the support cells of the spinal cord and brain, possibly having a beneficial effect on sclerosis and spinal cord injuries, and may help improve the treatment of patients suffering from involuntary shaking https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2021/03/medical-cannabis-can-reduce-essential-tremor-by-turning-overlooked-cells-in-the-central-nervous-system/ 8 comments science
- The Milky Way may be swarming with planets with oceans and continents like here on Earth. https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2021/02/the-milky-way-may-be-swarming-with-planets-with-oceans-and-continents-like-here-on-earth/ 44 comments science
- Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have developed a method that uses AI to map intestinal bacteria using faeces. The researchers thus hope to gain more knowledge of the role played by these bacteria in various diseases. https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2021/01/faeces-and-algorithms-artificial-intelligence-to-map-our-intestinal-bacteria/ 3 comments science
- Studying a 4.45 billion year old Martian meteorite researchers show the presence of water is a bioproduct of planetary formation, and does not require an external source like water-rich asteroids or comets. The study also resolves how Mars sustained a warm climate during the faint young Sun period. https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2020/11/researchers-present-wild-theory-water-may-be-naturally-occurring-on-all-rocky-planets/ 12 comments science
- A new study from the University of Copenhagen shows that people doing hard physical work have a 55-per cent higher risk of developing dementia than those doing sedentary work. The figures have been adjusted for lifestyle factors and lifetime, among other things. https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2020/10/hard-physical-work-significantly-increases-the-risk-of-dementia/ 160 comments science
- Social adversity in early childhood appears to be a significant risk factor for death in early adulthood. Children (n=1,000,000) who have experienced repeated serious adversity have a 4.5 times higher risk of dying in early adulthood than children who have not experienced adversity during childhood. https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2020/08/study-of-one-million-danish-children-childhood-adversity-increases-the-risk-of-early-death/ 22 comments science
- Severe depressions require a high dose of antidepressants. However, the high dose may also cause serious side effects. Now, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have found a substance that may ease the side effects while preserving the therapeutic effect https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2020/03/new-drug-can-ease-the-side-effects-of-medication-against-severe-depression/ 57 comments science
- Researchers have succeeded in extracting a complete human genome from a thousands-of-years old "chewing gum." According to the researchers, it is a new untapped source of ancient DNA. https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2019/12/ancient-chewing-gum-yields-insights-into-people-and-bacteria-of-the-past/ 3 comments science
- Across Diseases, Women Are Diagnosed Later Than Men https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2019/03/study-across-diseases-women-are-diagnosed-later-than-men/ 12 comments science
- According to a new study, large quantities of rich Christmas food appear to boost Danes' cholesterol levels. Right after the Christmas break, levels are 20% higher than in the summer. https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2018/12/danes-cholesterol-levels-high-after-christmas/ 5 comments science
- Eating a low-gluten, high-fiber diet changes bacteria in the gut, decreases gastrointestinal discomfort such as bloating, and is linked to modest weight loss, according to new research. https://healthsciences.ku.dk/news/2018/11/should-you-eat-a-low-gluten-diet/ 8 comments science
- The use of antibiotics has long been linked to deprivation of gut bacteria. Now, a new study shows that the composition and function of gut bacteria can recover after antibiotic treatment in healthy people. But after six months, the gut still lack nine common beneficial bacterial species. https://healthsciences.ku.dk/news/2018/10/the-composition-of-gut-bacteria-almost-recovers-after-antibiotics/ 8 comments science
- Researchers have developed a vaccine that prevents the development of hay fever in mice. The researchers based the vaccine on specific sugar molecules that may increase the effect of treatments and reduce treatment times. https://healthsciences.ku.dk/news/2018/09/study-new-allergy-vaccine-for-hay-fever-shows-promising-results/ 7 comments science
- A Genetic Overlap Between Hay fever and Autoimmune Disease - A major study involving nearly 900,000 participants has identified 41 gene loci that increase the risk of developing hay fever. Many of the genes identified also alter risk of autoimmune disease. https://healthsciences.ku.dk/news/2018/07/major-study-identifies-new-hay-fever-risk-genes/ 4 comments science
- Water is transported from the blood into the brain via an ion transporter and not by osmosis as was previously speculated, a new study on mice reveals. If the mechanism can be targeted with medicine, it may prove relevant to all disorders involving increased intracranial pressure. https://healthsciences.ku.dk/news/2018/06/new-discovery-about-the-brains-water-system-may-prove-beneficial-in-stroke/ 582 comments science
- Researchers appear to have completely blocked the development of obesity, by deleting an enzyme to make it impossible for mice to increase their amount of fat tissue, despite the mice eating an extremely fatty diet. They hope findings will open new avenues for better treatment of obesity. http://healthsciences.ku.dk/news/2018/05/researchers-defy-biology-mice-remain-slim-on-burger-diet/ 61 comments science
- Fat cells can be damaged in a short amount of time when they are exposed to the fatty acid palmitate or the hormone TNF-alpha through a fatty diet, a new study shows. The researchers hope this new knowledge may be used to develop new preventive strategies for diabetes. http://healthsciences.ku.dk/news/2018/04/fat-cells-seem-to-remember-unhealthy-diet/ 5 comments science
- People with the “sweet tooth” gene variation of FGF21 tend to have less body fat than others, new research shows. That’s surprising because past research found that they have a particular sweet tooth and eat more sugar than others. http://healthsciences.ku.dk/news/2018/04/surprising-discovery-sweet-tooth-gene-connected-with-less-body-fat/ 73 comments science
- Mutation protects against heart disease http://healthsciences.ku.dk/news/new-2016/mutation-protects-against-heart-disease/ 5 comments science
- Study on twenty obese individuals, shows that if an overweight person is able to maintain an initial weight loss – in this case for a year – the body will eventually ‘accept’ this new weight and thus not fight against it, as is otherwise normally the case when you are in a calorie-deficit state. http://healthsciences.ku.dk/news/new-2016/new-research-obese-people-can-maintain-stable-weight-loss/ 865 comments science
- High fat (ketogenic) diet elevates β-hydroxybutyrate levels and delays symptoms of aging in the brains of mice http://healthsciences.ku.dk/news/news2014/high-fat-diet-postponing-brain-aging/ 11 comments science