Diabetes
Better diabetes treatment: New insulin molecule can self-regulate blood sugar
Everyday life for the more than 46 million people around the world who suffer from type 1 diabetes could become much easier and safer.
Dec 3, 2020
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Medical research
Deadly snake bites: Potential antivenom discovered
Amputations, deformed bones and disfigured skin. At worst, death. These are the potential consequences of a venomous snake bite.
Nov 30, 2020
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Overweight & Obesity
Early weight gain in children linked to ability to produce the hormone leptin
Young children of African ancestry are more at risk of developing obesity if they possess a genetic variant that reduces their ability to produce the hormone leptin. Adults with the variant do not have the same risk, suggesting ...
Nov 23, 2020
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Immunology
Bed dust microorganisms may boost children's health
In the most extensive study of its kind, researchers from the University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with the Danish Pediatric Asthma Center at Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, have found a link between microorganisms living ...
Nov 19, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Team sport lowers blood pressure in postmenopausal women
Team sport effectively counteracts diminished vascular function in women with high blood pressure, even several years after the onset of menopause. This, according to new research from the Copenhagen Center for Team Sports ...
Nov 11, 2020
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Medications
Muscle pain and energy-rich blood: Cholesterol medicine affects the organs differently
600,000 Danes take medicine containing statins. Statins lower the cholesterol level and thus helps prevent cardiovascular disease and blood clots. But there is a different side to the coin.
Oct 29, 2020
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Health
Hard physical work significantly increases the risk of dementia
The muscles and joints are not the only parts of the body to be worn down by physical work. The brain and heart suffer too. A new study from the University of Copenhagen shows that people doing hard physical work have a 55% ...
Oct 26, 2020
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Neuroscience
Study identifies brain cells most affected by epilepsy and new targets for their treatment
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases. It is caused by a malfunction in brain cells and is usually treated with medicines that control or counteract the seizures.
Oct 7, 2020
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Health
Face masks do not impair indicators of cognitive performance when performing moderate physical work in hot environments
A novel study shows that face mask use does not affect indicators of cognitive performance when the wearers are resting or performing moderate physical work in hot environments. However, wearing a face mask does make it more ...
Oct 7, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New tool shows main highways of disease development
As people get older, they often jump from disease to disease and carry the burden of more chronic diseases at once. But is there a pattern in the way diseases follow each other? Over the past six years, Danish researchers ...
Oct 2, 2020
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