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The risk of developing kidney disease among type 1 diabetes patients in Rwanda

A new study from the University of Copenhagen, Rwanda Diabetes Association and the World Diabetes…

Malaria: New knowledge about naturally acquired immunity may improve vaccines

The researchers believe the new findings may be used to improve existing malaria vaccines.

Researchers: WHO guidelines are unattainable in poor countries

What do you do in a country like Tanzania, for example, when the WHO says that all countries must…

Project to prevent and control vector-borne diseases in Africa and Europe

PREPARE4VBD will develop new knowledge, detection tools and surveillance systems to improve…

Winter-swimming Scandinavian men can teach us how the body adapts to extreme heat and cold

Ice-cold winter swimming and hot visits to the sauna could help the body adapt for extreme…

Video: Foodborne Infections and Outbreaks - in Denmark and beyond

Watch the video recording of Steen Ethelberg's inaugural lecture 'Foodborne Infections and Outbreak…

Video: Demographic challenges and opportunities in Asia and Africa

Watch the video recording of Reiner Klingholz' keynote address 'Demographic challenges and…

Danes’ oral health has improved but social inequalities have not changed

Danish oral health has improved; so a large study of the Danes’ oral health the past 30 years…

Researchers hope to improve medical treatment for diabetes and obesity

Through new knowledge of how the so-called GIP receptor works inside human cells, researchers from…

Fruit fly metabolism could pave the way for new obesity and diabetes drugs

The inner workings of fruit flies are more similar to those of humans than one might think. Now,…

Painful fractures: Large eggs push small hens to the breaking point

The majority of laying hens in Denmark suffer from keel bone fractures, a new study conducted at th…

Interview with Anne Bach Nielsen, postdoctoral researcher at COPE

Meet COPE postdoctoral researcher Anne Bach Nielsen. Nielsen's research explores disaster governanc…