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B12 deficiency harms young children's development – food relief not good enough

Vitamin B12 deficiency in infants leads to poor motor development and anaemia, according to a study…

Antibiotic resistance

Thousands of intestinal viruses have now been mapped. And they can be used to fight antibiotic resistance

A new method developed at the University of Copenhagen has been used to identify more than 1,000…

Strength Training

Varied strength-training programmes increase strength, but not muscle mass

For years, it has been assumed that variation in strength-training programmes impacts training…

Lockdowns did not significantly affect young people’s mental health

Young people’s mental health has not been affected by the two corona lockdowns, a new study from th…

EAST AFRICA CASE CHALLENGE 2022

Battle of the brains

50 international students united under the slogan “Battle of the brains” in Zanzibar to come up wit…

Why the food crisis will pass

Even though the food crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine is now causing acute problems, there is…

Exploring Ethics: Lessons from COVID-19 and Other Catastrophes

Exploring Ethics: Lessons from COVID-19 and Other Catastrophes is a free 9-Part Webinar Series,…

Nordic diet lowers cholesterol and blood sugar – even if you don't lose weight

A healthy Nordic diet can prevent a range of diseases. Until now, the health benefits attributed to…

Children of the low-educated are at risk of early death. Now we may know why

In a new study conducted at the University of Copenhagen, data on more than 1.2 million Danish…

‘We feel like one big village’: A study on social relations among social housing residents in Denmark

With her PhD, Abirami Srivarathan has researched the social relations and neighbourhood environment…

COPE Annual Highlights 2021

Now available the 2021 COPE Annual Highlights with an overview of last year's COPE research and…

The Nordic Pandemic Network gathered to discuss inequity and vulnerability in relation to COVID-19

Around 30 participants gathered on Monday, 24 January and Tuesday, 25 January to discuss how the…