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Communication tool can improve treatment outcomes for patients with high blood pressure and cholesterol A new study from the University of Southern Denmark shows that when people are given a clear and concrete understanding of their heart health alongside their usual treatment, they can achieve significant improvements in blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

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.

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.

Biotechnology DTU researchers are behind a potentially groundbreaking antivenom that could revolutionize the treatment of venomous snakebites in Africa. Snakebite envenoming is among the world's deadliest yet most overlooked tropical disease. The WHO has classified snakebite envenoming as one of 21 neglected tropical diseases, resulting in between 100,000 and 150,000 deaths worldwide each year.

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.

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.

ISOTOPES Medicines have a unique chemical fingerprint, according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen. Researchers say this knowledge can be used to trace counterfeit or stolen medicine. That's how many packages of illegal medicines EU agencies confiscated during an eight-month operation in 2024.

ADHD Millions of adults around the world are diagnosed with ADHD every year, and there is a great need for research in the field. However, much clinical research on adult ADHD suffers from serious methodological shortcomings that make it difficult to use the results in practice, researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the University of Sao Paulo show in a new study.

Good research is not just about what is discovered; it's equally about how the findings are reached and described. Three researchers from the University of Southern Denmark have assisted in updating the key reporting guidelines in health research. Reporting is describing what you do and why. To ensure the research is credible, it is necessary to account for what was done, the findings and how the experiment was conducted in practice.

Cancer A new advanced form of treatment for one of the deadliest cancers worldwide, pancreatic cancer, may be on its way, research from the University of Copenhagen and Rigshospitalet shows. It has the potential to increase survival rates and quality of life for patients. Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest of all cancers.

A major Danish study conducted by the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) and Odense University Hospital has found that thorough health checks in men aged 60-64 help initiate cardiovascular disease prevention - and result in a marked drop in mortality rates. Cardiovascular disease and blood clots are among the leading causes of death in men.