https://ikm.ku.dk/english/news/ News about research and researchers from the Department of Clinical Medicine. en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:39:32 +0200 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:39:32 +0200 https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2026/02/pregnancy-changes-womens-responses-to-infants/ Pregnant women react more positively than non‑pregnant women when exposed to audio recordings,...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2026/02/pregnancy-changes-womens-responses-to-infants/" alt="Pregnancy changes women’s responses to infants" title="Pregnancy changes women’s responses to infants"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/02/pregnancy-changes-womens-responses-to-infants/crying-baby1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2026/02/pregnancy-changes-womens-responses-to-infants/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:45:00 +0100 https://ikm.ku.dk/english/news/news-2026/nicolai-j.-w.-albrechtsen-new-head-of-department/ “I want to make the Department of Clinical Medicine more visible as a unifying and societally relevant...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://ikm.ku.dk/english/news/news-2026/nicolai-j.-w.-albrechtsen-new-head-of-department/" alt="Nicolai J. W. Albrechtsen new Head of Department" title="Nicolai J. W. Albrechtsen new Head of Department"><img src="https://ikm.ku.dk/nyheder/nyheder-2026/nicolai-j.-w.-albrechtsen-ny-institutleder/Nicolai_J_W_Albrechtsen_1100_x_600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://ikm.ku.dk/english/news/news-2026/nicolai-j.-w.-albrechtsen-new-head-of-department/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:15:00 +0100 https://ikm.ku.dk/english/news/news-2026/semaglutide-can-help-people-with-schizophrenia/ A new study from the Department of Clinical Medicine and Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen suggests that...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://ikm.ku.dk/english/news/news-2026/semaglutide-can-help-people-with-schizophrenia/" alt="Semaglutide Can Help People with Schizophrenia" title="Semaglutide Can Help People with Schizophrenia"><img src="https://ikm.ku.dk/nyheder/nyheder-2026/semaglutid-kan-hjaelpe-mennesker-med-skizofreni/AFJ-3-1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://ikm.ku.dk/english/news/news-2026/semaglutide-can-help-people-with-schizophrenia/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 07:45:00 +0100 https://ikm.ku.dk/english/news/news-2026/significant-increase-in-eating-disorders-among-young-people/ New research from the Department of Clinical Medicine and the Capital Region of Denmark shows a clear...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://ikm.ku.dk/english/news/news-2026/significant-increase-in-eating-disorders-among-young-people/" alt="Significant Increase in Eating Disorders Among Young People" title="Significant Increase in Eating Disorders Among Young People"><img src="https://ikm.ku.dk/nyheder/nyheder-2026/markant-stigning-i-unges-spiseforstyrrelser/Nadia-Micali-1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://ikm.ku.dk/english/news/news-2026/significant-increase-in-eating-disorders-among-young-people/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:30:00 +0100 https://ikm.ku.dk/english/news/news-2025/lundbeck-professorships-for-two-ikm-scientists/ Kamilla Miskowiak and Abigail Mackey, both professors at the Department of Clinical Medicine, will each...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://ikm.ku.dk/english/news/news-2025/lundbeck-professorships-for-two-ikm-scientists/" alt="Lundbeck Professorships for two IKM scientists" title="Lundbeck Professorships for two IKM scientists"><img src="https://ikm.ku.dk/nyheder/nyheder-2025/lundbeck-professorships-til-to-ikm-forskere/LF-professorer-IKM-1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://ikm.ku.dk/english/news/news-2025/lundbeck-professorships-for-two-ikm-scientists/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 10:45:00 +0100 https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2025/08/new-collaborations-between-hospitals-and-universities-will-help-solve-serious-health-challenges/ The University of Copenhagen is strongly represented in six newly appointed Clinical Academic Groups,...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2025/08/new-collaborations-between-hospitals-and-universities-will-help-solve-serious-health-challenges/" alt="New collaborations between hospitals and universities will help solve serious health challenges" title="New collaborations between hospitals and universities will help solve serious health challenges"><img src="https://sund.ku.dk/nyheder/2025/08/nye-samarbejder-mellem-hospitaler-og-universiteter-skal-bidrage-til-at-loese-alvorlige-sundhedsudfordringer/PHD-1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2025/08/new-collaborations-between-hospitals-and-universities-will-help-solve-serious-health-challenges/ Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:45:00 +0200 https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2025/08/interaction-between-cardiovascular-disease-and-type-2-diabetes-and-chronic-hepatitis-b-virus-infection/ Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection can lead to cirrhosis and cancer of the liver, and new knowledge suggests...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2025/08/interaction-between-cardiovascular-disease-and-type-2-diabetes-and-chronic-hepatitis-b-virus-infection/" alt="Interaction between cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes and chronic hepatitis B virus infection" title="Interaction between cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes and chronic hepatitis B virus infection"><img src="https://sund.ku.dk/nyheder/2025/08/samspillet-mellem-hjertekarsygdomme-og-type-2-diabetes-og-kronisk-infektion-med-hepatitis-b-virus/Nina_Weis_1100_x_600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2025/08/interaction-between-cardiovascular-disease-and-type-2-diabetes-and-chronic-hepatitis-b-virus-infection/ Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:30:00 +0200 https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2025/08/microbiome-breakthrough-gut-bacterium-may-hold-key-to-future-treatments-for-widespread-chronic-diseases/ An international research team led by scientists from the University of Copenhagen has discovered a common...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2025/08/microbiome-breakthrough-gut-bacterium-may-hold-key-to-future-treatments-for-widespread-chronic-diseases/" alt="Microbiome breakthrough: Gut bacterium may hold key to future treatments for widespread chronic diseases" title="Microbiome breakthrough: Gut bacterium may hold key to future treatments for widespread chronic diseases"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/07/Tarmbakterier1100X600px.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2025/08/microbiome-breakthrough-gut-bacterium-may-hold-key-to-future-treatments-for-widespread-chronic-diseases/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 10:30:00 +0200 https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2025/06/clinical-and-preclinical-research-recognised-with-prestigious-awards/ The Kirsten and Freddy Johansen Foundation will present its two annual prizes for preclinical and clinical...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2025/06/clinical-and-preclinical-research-recognised-with-prestigious-awards/" alt="Clinical and preclinical research recognised with prestigious awards" title="Clinical and preclinical research recognised with prestigious awards"><img src="https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2025/06/DSC04992_1100_x_600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2025/06/clinical-and-preclinical-research-recognised-with-prestigious-awards/ Fri, 20 Jun 2025 07:30:00 +0200 https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2025/06/more-women-can-now-get-answers-about-their-hereditary-risk-of-breast-and-ovarian-cancer-due-to-new-genetic-method/ A new gene-editing method enables researchers to more easily determine whether a patient has inherited...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2025/06/more-women-can-now-get-answers-about-their-hereditary-risk-of-breast-and-ovarian-cancer-due-to-new-genetic-method/" alt="More women can now get answers about their hereditary risk of breast and ovarian cancer" title="More women can now get answers about their hereditary risk of breast and ovarian cancer"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/06/Brytstkr_ft.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2025/06/more-women-can-now-get-answers-about-their-hereditary-risk-of-breast-and-ovarian-cancer-due-to-new-genetic-method/ Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:30:00 +0200 https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2025/01/sund-researcher-receives-major-prize-for-his-innovative-cancer-research-and-use-of-ai/ Professor and Senior Consultant Ismail Gögenur receives the 2025 Marie and August Krogh Prize for...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2025/01/sund-researcher-receives-major-prize-for-his-innovative-cancer-research-and-use-of-ai/" alt="SUND researcher receives major prize for his innovative cancer research and use of AI" title="SUND researcher receives major prize for his innovative cancer research and use of AI"><img src="https://sund.ku.dk/nyheder/2025/01/Ismail_G_genur.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2025/01/sund-researcher-receives-major-prize-for-his-innovative-cancer-research-and-use-of-ai/ Thu, 30 Jan 2025 09:30:00 +0100 https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2025/01/ai-schizophrenia-and-parkinsons-brain-research-at-sund-receives-major-grants/ Two neuroscience research projects at SUND receive grants from the Lundbeck Foundation. A total of nine...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2025/01/ai-schizophrenia-and-parkinsons-brain-research-at-sund-receives-major-grants/" alt="AI, schizophrenia and Parkinson’s: Brain research at SUND receives major grants" title="AI, schizophrenia and Parkinson’s: Brain research at SUND receives major grants"><img src="https://sund.ku.dk/nyheder/2025/01/Lundbeck_brain_research_1100x600.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2025/01/ai-schizophrenia-and-parkinsons-brain-research-at-sund-receives-major-grants/ Thu, 23 Jan 2025 13:45:00 +0100 https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2024/12/diversity-in-research-strengthened-by-millions-in-funding-for-female-researchers/ Six female SUND researchers receive a total of 18 million for new research. In addition to supporting...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2024/12/diversity-in-research-strengthened-by-millions-in-funding-for-female-researchers/" alt="Diversity in research strengthened by millions in funding for female researchers" title="Diversity in research strengthened by millions in funding for female researchers"><img src="https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2024/12/DFF_Inge_Lehmann_1100x600.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2024/12/diversity-in-research-strengthened-by-millions-in-funding-for-female-researchers/ Thu, 12 Dec 2024 13:30:00 +0100 https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2024/11/funding-for-research-into-quinoa-and-brain-health-in-the-elderly/ The Independent Research Fund Denmark supports two projects at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2024/11/funding-for-research-into-quinoa-and-brain-health-in-the-elderly/" alt="Funding for research into quinoa and brain health in the elderly" title="Funding for research into quinoa and brain health in the elderly"><img src="https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2024/11/DFF_gr_n_og__ldre_1100x600.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2024/11/funding-for-research-into-quinoa-and-brain-health-in-the-elderly/ Tue, 26 Nov 2024 16:15:00 +0100 https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2024/11/millions-in-funding-for-mental-health-research/ The Independent Research Fund Denmark funds 20 projects at SUND focussing on psychiatry, marginalised...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2024/11/millions-in-funding-for-mental-health-research/" alt="Millions in funding for mental health research" title="Millions in funding for mental health research"><img src="https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2024/11/DFF_ensomhed.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2024/11/millions-in-funding-for-mental-health-research/ Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:15:00 +0100 https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2024/11/six-researchers-from-sund-receive-grants-for-brain-research/ The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences receives grants from The Lundbeck Foundation to six projects...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2024/11/six-researchers-from-sund-receive-grants-for-brain-research/" alt="Six researchers from SUND receive grants for brain research" title="Six researchers from SUND receive grants for brain research"><img src="https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2024/11/Lundbeck_hjerneforskning_1100x600.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2024/11/six-researchers-from-sund-receive-grants-for-brain-research/ Fri, 08 Nov 2024 14:15:00 +0100 https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2024/10/sund-researchers-receive-more-than-dkk-100-million-from-research-fund/ 38 research projects at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen receive...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2024/10/sund-researchers-receive-more-than-dkk-100-million-from-research-fund/" alt="SUND researchers receive more than DKK 100 million from research fund" title="SUND researchers receive more than DKK 100 million from research fund"><img src="https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2024/10/DFF-Forskningsprojekt1_1100x600.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2024/10/sund-researchers-receive-more-than-dkk-100-million-from-research-fund/ Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:15:00 +0200 https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2024/10/sund-receives-funding-for-patient-centric-research/ The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences receives DKK 30 million in funding from the Independent Research...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2024/10/sund-receives-funding-for-patient-centric-research/" alt="SUND receives funding for patient-centric research" title="SUND receives funding for patient-centric research"><img src="https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2024/10/DFF_patientn_r_forskning_1100x600.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2024/10/sund-receives-funding-for-patient-centric-research/ Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:15:00 +0200 https://ikm.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/head-of-the-department-of-clinical-medicine-remains-in-his-post/ Jesper Hastrup Svendsen has been Head of the Department of Clinical Medicine since 2017. Now he has agreed...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://ikm.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/head-of-the-department-of-clinical-medicine-remains-in-his-post/" alt="Head of the Department of Clinical Medicine remains in his post" title="Head of the Department of Clinical Medicine remains in his post"><img src="https://ikm.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/head-of-the-department-of-clinical-medicine-remains-in-his-post/Jesper-Hastrup-Svendsen_630x383.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://ikm.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/head-of-the-department-of-clinical-medicine-remains-in-his-post/ Fri, 12 May 2023 10:00:00 +0200