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Danish-Australian study shows that the effect of triple combination therapy depends on genetic changes in the tumour's signalling pathways. Hormone receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer is the most common type of breast cancer worldwide. Patients with this typer of cancer in advanced stages are treated with a combination of hormone therapy and CDK4/6 inhibitors, which often inhibits tumour growth.

Contraception The contraceptive pill has been hailed as one of the most revolutionary health technologies of the 20th century - a tool that gave women control over their fertility and paved the way for education and careers.

Health and work life Radiation therapy treatment for breast cancer not only improves survival rates but also generates long-term financial benefits according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen. Survivors of illness and disease often suffer economic hardship such as reduced employment as they recover from treatment.

Research from the University of Southern Denmark and Lillebaelt Hospital shows that a digital treatment intervention combined with written support from a psychologist can reduce the fear of cancer recurrence and improve the quality of life for people who have had colorectal cancer. Fear of cancer recurrence is a common late effect among former cancer patients.

Schizophrenia A specific type of brain cell is abnormally active in mice exhibiting behavior reminiscent of schizophrenia, according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen. By dampening the activity of these cells, researchers were able to restore the animals' behavior-an insight that may pave the way for a new preventive treatment.

Experiments on mice have compared two ways to make the body burn energy without moving. One well-known method is to expose the body to cold. The other is to remove two specific amino acids from the diet. It's not pleasant to shiver from the cold, but for some, it has the appeal of making the body burn more energy as heat than when staying in a warmer environment.

Researchers from the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, have uncovered a previously unknown function of the enzyme OGA, a key player in cellular regulation. The discovery may pave the way for new approaches to treating diseases such as Alzheimer's. October 2025 by Helene Eriksen How does a cell keep track of its many signals? One answer lies in tiny sugar tags that are constantly added to and removed from proteins.

PROTEOMICS Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have developed a groundbreaking method that allows for the analysis of thousands of proteins in heart tissue. This provides entirely new insights into the characteristics of heart diseases and could pave the way for more targeted treatments. Each year, cardiovascular diseases affect more than 65,000 Danes - conditions that claim the lives of one in five Danes.

Colorectal cancer Patients who have undergone surgery for colorectal cancer experience fewer serious complications and fewer readmissions when an AI tool supports treatment decisions, according to new research. The tool has the potential to save the healthcare system significant costs. Readmissions after surgery are demanding for patients and costly for society.

New research from the University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital suggests that semaglutide treatment can enhance both physical health and quality of life in patients with schizophrenia. People with schizophrenia have a shorter life expectancy than the general population, due to a higher risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Men over 45 working at sea have a higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than other working Danes, according to a new study. A new study from the University of Southern Denmark shows that male seafarers face an elevated risk of death from cardiovascular disease compared to other working-age Danes.

Exercise Exercising in green surroundings improves mood, reduces stress levels, and improves heart rate compared to exercising in the city or indoors. This is shown by new research from the University of Copenhagen. The study provides new insights that can be used to improve public health. An hour of brisk walking in the forest, on the beach, or in a green park reduces stress hormones, improves mood, and makes exercise easier to enjoy.

Health New research from the University of Copenhagen shows that team sports are a highly effective and potentially life-extending form of exercise for patients with high blood pressure and COPD. Even after a relatively short training period involving team sports, participants showed significantly improved blood pressure.

Researchers from Aarhus University have discovered a connection between the stomach's rhythm and psychological well-being that could change the way we diagnose and treat mental disorders. Perhaps your stomach can tell if you're heading toward stress. by Jakob Binderup Christensen Stronger coordination between the brain and the stomach's natural rhythm is linked to higher levels of anxiety, depression, and stress, according to the largest study of its kind from Aarhus University.

Health Technology Researchers from DTU and Amager and Hvidovre Hospital will have access to the Gefion supercomputer in a series of projects on women's diseases in a new collaboration with the Danish Centre for AI Innovation, DCAI. The healthcare system lacks knowledge about women's diseases and how to treat them.

Health technology Engineers are working with doctors to develop wearable digital health technologies that can prevent and treat diseases at home, helping healthcare services reduce outpatient visits and readmissions. We live longer. At the same time, the number of elderly people with a wide combination of chronic diseases is increasing, and recruiting nurses and doctors is becoming more difficult.

Innovation Researchers have developed a new light technology that appears to improve cognitive function in Alzheimer's patients in clinical trials. The hope is that the idea can be developed into ordinary lamps that people can install to prevent the disease. Researchers at DTU and UC Berkeley, together with spin-out company OptoCeutics, have invented a non-medical form of therapy that can improve brain activity: light-based deep brain stimulation that induces a specific type of brain wave that Alzheimer's patients benefit from.

Microbiome An international research team led by scientists from the University of Copenhagen has discovered a common gut bacterium that lowers body weight and blood sugar while increasing bone density. The finding could pave the way for a new approach to preventing and treating cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, and osteoporosis.

Staphylococcus Goats, horses and cows carry a bacterium that could become an effective weapon against increased antibiotic resistance in society. New research from the University of Copenhagen shows that signaling molecules from this bacterium can treat infections caused by multi-resistant Staphylococcus bacteria in an animal model as effectively as antibiotics.