FOOD 2024.11.20 Researchers eliminate the gritty mouth feel: How to make it easier to eat fiber-rich foods Fiber is something that most of us get far too little of. To change that, we need to actually enjoy eating it. Food researchers from the University of Copenhagen have now invented a "disguise" that solves the problem of…
DIAGNOSES 2024.11.20 The youngest girls in class are more likely to receive ADHD medication Economics students show that the youngest girls in a school class are more likely to be treated for ADHD.
WOMENS HEALTH 2024.11.19 Daughters Make a Difference: Doctors' Family Lives Impact Women's Health New research from the Department of Economics shows that male doctors with daughters are more attentive to female-specific health issues, leading to better health outcomes for their female patients.
Eating habits 2024.11.18 The myth of junkfood-eating gamers is actually about social hunger – and gender Gamers are often associated with unhealthy diets, messy living spaces and at times asocial lifestyles. While the gamer stereotypes first mentioned have some basis in reality, this is not necessarily for the reasons we…
Weight loss drugs 2024.11.14 Groundbreaking discovery could lead to next generation of weight loss drugs Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered a new weight loss drug target that works without causing nausea or loss of muscle mass. The discovery could lead to new therapy for millions of people with…
Gut bacteria 2024.11.13 Children's gut bacteria may hold the key to diarrhea treatment Diarrhea claims the lives of 500,000 children each year in low- and middle-income countries. Now, Danish and Ethiopian researchers have linked chronic diarrhea to a specific pattern of gut bacteria, a discovery that…
PSORIASIS 2024.11.12 Researchers develop nanofiber patch for treatment of psoriasis Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have developed a patch for easier and more effective treatment of psoriasis.
learning 2024.11.12 Debunked: Children aren’t quicker at picking up new motor skills than adults Contrary to popular belief, children aren’t better at learning new skills than adults. Indeed, young adults seem to learn faster than kids – but also tend to forget more quickly. Here, better sleep seems to advantage…
Sports psychology 2024.11.07 Elite coaches see compassion as a path to better performance The potential of using compassion as a tool in elite sport is high, both for the individual athlete and in terms of sporting results, a new study involving Danish high-performance coaches shows.
Microbiom 2024.11.05 Researchers hope to develop novel drugs for gastrointestinal disorders by fermenting feces In a new study, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have been cultivating ‘good viruses’ from feces. The goal is to replace fecal capsules now being used in so-called fecal transplants. Their new technique has…
citizen science 2024.10.28 High school students promoted to real researchers Besides helping to collect samples or spot butterflies for research projects — non-professionals can now conduct actual laboratory work alongside professional researchers. Together with Danish high schools, the…
Biodiversity 2024.10.23 AI can now be our eyes and ears in the forest and beneath the waves Animal sounds combined with artificial intelligence (AI) can revolutionize biodiversity monitoring both on land and in aquatic settings according to researchers from the University of Copenhagen. By analyzing wildlife…