Whole grains boost the immune system Bioactive compounds found in whole grains strengthen the immune system and help fight off disease, suggests new research.
Researchers: Drop ineffective drugs for psychotic children Take kids off antipsychotics if they do not improve after four weeks of treatment, says new research. This will shorten ineffective treatment and reduce side effects.
Parkinson's disease may start in the Stomach New study shows Parkinson's disease begins in the gut and creeps up the vagus nerve to the brain, offering hope for new treatments
Nose bacteria can reduce risk of hospital infections Changing the bacterial composition in your nose could combat MRSA and help to avoid infections during surgery.
Antidepressants do not cause heart defects in babies A large study dispels any notions about SSRIs causing serious heart defects in babies.
Scientists inject allergens directly into the immune system Injecting allergens directly into the lymph nodes could provide a faster and easier way of preventing allergies.
Endocrine disrupters in food and clothing replaced by equally dangerous chemicals Scientists warn that the "safe" alternatives to endocrine disrupters in foods and clothing can be just as harmful and even lead to miscarriages.
Essential migraine mechanism discovered Scientists have identified a key factor in migraine attacks. The discovery of the mechanism may pave the way for improved migraine drugs.
Pollen may increase suicide rates Scientists have established a correlation between pollen count in the air and suicide rates in Denmark.
Only few eat too much salt We can easily eat 12 grams of salt a day without getting sick, and too little salt can be harmful, new study suggests.
Digital morgue to help solve crimes Digital 3D animation of dead bodies aims to revolutionise police investigation and improve accuracy in crime scene reconstructions.
A ‘feeling’ prosthesis was only the starting shot Earlier this year, a Danish amputee became the first ever person to feel through his prosthetic limb. The main findings of the project are underway, and the project has just been granted an additional €6 million for further research.
HIV epidemic in Greenland mapped in great detail HIV has been introduced in Greenland at least 25 times, according to new study, which reveals how an HIV epidemic breaks out and spreads in a society. The findings may help prevent future epidemics.
New method makes cancer tests more accurate A Danish chemist has come up with a method that may significantly improve existing ovarian cancer tests. The method aims to detect cancer more quickly and prevent misdiagnoses.
Dietary calcium prevents weight gain Dietary calcium keeps the weight down, according to a new study, which also suggests that calcium may be particularly good for people genetically predisposed to a high waist circumference.
Blood poisoning doubles risk of heart attack and stroke Patients with blood poisoning from pneumonia and urinary tract infection have a higher risk of heart attack and stroke than other hospitalised patients.
Workplace noise does not make you sick The largest ever study of occupational noise surprises by failing to establish a correlation between noise and cardiovascular disease. This contradicts previous findings, which show that noise increases the risk of high blood pressure, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases.
Screening does not prevent aggressive breast cancer Breast screening does not detect the types of breast cancer that women actually die from sufficiently early, new research reveals. Screening may even lead to overtreatment, which increases the risk of other cancers, argues researcher.
Nose filter keeps out pollen Good news for people with pollen allergy: a new nose filter, which can trap pollen particles before they reach the nasal mucosa, can significantly reduce hay fever symptoms.
MMR vaccine also effective against diarrhoea and otitis If more children in high-income countries were vaccinated against measles early enough, it would dramatically reduce the number of child hospitalisations due to common infectious diseases.
Social intelligence: The brain mirrors behaviour of others New study may help us understand why some people with autism and schizophrenia find it hard to cope socially.
HPV vaccine effective for Danish women The HPV vaccine against cervical cancer was introduced in Denmark in 2006. New research shows that it is already working as it should and has significantly reduced the risk of cervical precursor lesions.
Implanted muscular electrodes improve prosthetic flexibility By implanting electrodes into the muscles, scientists hope they can make it easier for amputees to control their prosthetic limbs.
DIY kit makes building robots easy A new do-it-yourself kit makes it much easier to build robots. The kit will help researchers develop and refine human-like walking robots, say the inventors.
Junk RNA key to maintaining muscle quality? miRNA, which was once regarded as useless DNA, turns out to be crucial for muscle cell development. Scientists unveil altered expression levels of muscle-specific miRNAs and speculate that this alteration could be one of the underlying mechanisms behind age-related loss of muscle function, revealing possible new perspectives for treatment.
Hand prosthesis with a sense of touch A new hand prosthesis enables an amputee to feel a handshake for the first time in years. A quantum leap in prosthesis research, says scientist.
A new angle on cognitive failures The ability to pay attention to our surroundings is associated with the levels of the GABA neurotransmitter in the visual parts of the brain, new study reveals.
Adults tested for ADHD symptoms in huge study In the largest ever study of ADHD symptoms in adults, 85,000 blood donors will help scientists figure out if the disorder is hereditary.
Pregnant women who eat fish get chubby daughters When an expectant mother gets the environmental toxins PCB and DDE into her bloodstream from eating fish, her daughters are likely to become overweight, new Danish/Faroese study reveals.
Nordic diet lowers cholesterol – even without weight loss A healthy Nordic diet lowers the bad cholesterol even for those who do not lose weight.
Bedroom air filtration improves elderly health Tiny particles can affect the heart and lungs of elderly people. A new project shows that installing an air particle filter in the bedroom can improve health in polluted homes.
Genes determine effect of diet and exercise Your genetic makeup helps determine how much you get out of dieting and exercising. A researcher now aims to identify the genes that determine the effect that diabetes patients get from diet and exercise.
Doping hormone helps depressed remember better The blood-doping hormone EPO can enhance the memory of depressed people. Combined with therapy it could ease depressed people’s way out of the mental illness, suggests scientist.
Swedish women receive womb transplants Nine Swedish women have successfully received womb transplants donated from relatives.
New diabetes treatment can save the heart New anti-diabetic drugs may help save heart cells and prevent heart failure following a heart attack.
New type of tuberculosis vaccine developed Danish scientists have developed a new vaccine against tuberculosis. The vaccine was created in an entirely new way and may potentially save millions of lives, say the researchers.
Emotions mapped out in the body Finnish researchers have studied how emotions such as happiness, nervousness and anger feel in the body. The results led to a colourful outline of the physical reactions to emotions.
Report: The pros and cons of coffee Coffee lowers the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, depression, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s – and the list goes on. There are, however, cases where coffee isn’t very good for us.
Colon cancer screenings turn away from faeces Scientists seek to provide better colon cancer screenings by analysing blood samples instead of faeces.
Head injury can cause mental illness If you suffer a head trauma, your risk of developing certain mental disorders increases significantly – in some cases by more than 400 percent, new study reveals.
Swimming pool hall air can trigger asthma in elite swimmers Although professional swimmers lead healthier lives than the average population, they have almost twice the prevalence of asthma symptoms. The air in indoor swimming pools may explain this paradox.
Sex accessory led to surprising skin discovery Lab mice covered in liquid latex from a sex shop have shown hitherto unseen communication between the skin and the liver. Researchers believe this discovery will be important for understanding how skin diseases affect the body’s organs.
Smoking destroys our oral immune system Smokers produce fewer antibodies against oral bacteria. This increases the risk of infections, and researchers suspect a link to cancer.
Prostate cancer risk starts in childhood Is it possible to predict whether a child will develop cancer in adulthood? It sounds unlikely, but a new study indicates that tall boys have a greater risk of developing prostate cancer when they grow up.
New asthma susceptibility gene identified Scientists have identified a gene that helps trigger asthma attacks in children. The gene has no effect on asthma in adults. The discovery thus confirms the hypothesis that ‘asthma’ covers a variety of diseases.
Another obesity myth debunked Cardiovascular disease is caused exclusively by overweight and obesity, major new study reveals.
Researchers find body’s HIV alarm For the first time, researchers describe how our immune system detects HIV. Boosting ‘alarm proteins’ could clear pathway for future treatments.
How childplay inspired new artificial brain We can throw and catch a ball because our brain uses patterns to recognise situations and react to them. This form of pattern recognition is now being used to develop an artificial brain, which in record time can simulate buildings and produce a fatigue life estimation.
Low birth weight can increase hunger in adulthood Foetuses that receive insufficient nutrition risk ending up as adults who overeat without satisfying their hunger. This is due to a faulty central mechanism in their fat stem cells.
New report: Weight loss increases mortality Losing weight does not guarantee improved health in overweight people. On the contrary, a new Danish report shows that their mortality rates are increased by 15 percent if they lose weight.
Air pollution leads to smaller babies Pregnant women who are exposed to even the tiniest amounts of air pollution risk giving birth to babies with low birth weight.
Overweight children more likely to get liver cancer Comprehensive new study finds a correlation between childhood body size during school ages and the risk of developing primary liver cancer as adults.
Positive publication bias in cancer screening trials There are cases where major cancer screenings damage people’s health, but these cases are only rarely featured in the scientific evaluation of the screening programmes, according to a new literature review.
Synthetic mussel adhesive sticks to anything A new type of glue that can make any kind of materials stick together is currently being developed by Danish scientists. The glue can even glue wounds together and make objects stick under water – and if it breaks, the glue can repair itself.
Do nanoparticles in liquorice damage your heart? Liquorice and other sweets with black or white colourants contain nanoparticles that have not yet been cleared as risk-free. Scientists are now using laser technology to check if the particles damage the blood circulation and thus also the heart.
Mechanism behind cancer cell growth discovered Scientists have discovered a mechanism in cancer cells that may explain why these cells grow so rapidly.
Our homes are filled with soot nanoparticles from candle flames Cozy candles and sizzling pans make Danish homes as polluted as a typical Beijing apartment, new study finds.
Computer model mimics mechanism behind pressure ulcers OPINION: Danish scientists are trying to uncover why pressure ulcers occur. This is done with computer models and lab tests in which cells are exposed to mechanical stress.
A targeted defence against harmful hemoglobin Hemoglobin is both vital and life-threatening. A new project sets out to find out how the body deals with the problem of harmful hemoglobin, and how this knowledge can be used to save lives.
Sudden cardiac death risk can now be measured Scientists can now measure the risk that patients with a hereditary coronary disease have of suffering sudden cardiac death.
Brain scans can detect migraine Migraine attacks cause a lasting change in the brain, and this change can be detected in a brain scan, new study reveals. This helps doctors to determine whether or not a person is actually suffering from migraine.
Jobs with heavy lifting lead to preterm births Pregnant women significantly increase the risk of preterm birth if they lift heavy things on the job, a study of 62,000 women shows.
Intestinal researchers: We're wasting huge sums on overtreatment Too much money is being spent on expensive treatment for patients with intestinal diseases who don’t need the treatment, argue researchers.
New imaging technique predicts efficiency of cancer treatment Scientists have found a new method for assessing whether aggressive brain cancer can be treated with drugs. With the new technique, pictures of the chaotic network of blood vessels in tumours can reveal whether the patient will live longer with treatment.
Key mechanism in essential enzyme uncovered Scientists know that when certain steroids bind to the essential enzyme known as the sodium pump, it can both kill and cure. Now they have also solved the mystery of how this molecular binding occurs.
Patients wear down their artificial hips Implanted hip prostheses often need to be replaced after only 15-20 years because the metal they are made of wears down and causes pain. A new research project aims to find new ways of improving artificial hips.
Decomposed organs reveal skeletons’ last days Mercury analyses of the soil surrounding medieval skeletons reveal how the deceased spent their last days. The discovery may change the way archaeological excavations will be carried out in the future.
A new way of making complex anticancer compound Ingenol, a substance known for its anticancer potential, has so far been extracted from plants, but now scientists have achieved the first efficient chemical synthesis of the substance.
Arthritic kids feel pain even after successful treatment Some children with arthritis experience pain on a daily basis even after successful treatment of the disease. Why is it that the pain doesn’t always go away when the disease does?
Great East-West gradient in bowel disease incidence in Europe A massive study reveals a significant difference in the number of people with bowel diseases in certain countries in Eastern and Western Europe. Scientists are still looking for an explanation.
Cancer enzymes are smarter than we thought Scientists have discovered a previously unknown ability in some enzymes, which can cause cancer to spread if they are unbalanced. The discovery of this function may be crucial to more effective treatment, says researcher.
Heart surgery can induce menstruation A new study may offer some reassurance to women of childbearing age who are facing heart surgery. The unexpected menstrual bleeding that these women often experience does not constitute a risk, as many of them fear.
Exercise does not work wonders for everyone Some people can lose weight and gain muscle without improving their ability to regulate blood sugar, new study reveals.
New cancer drug looks promising in human trials Initial human trials of a new Danish-American cancer drug reveal encouraging results.
You can become hypersensitive to pain Prolonged pain in e.g. the knees can make your central nervous system extra sensitive, so that the pain remains even after the cause of the pain is gone.
New allergy cure in the pipeline A new allergy cure is currently being tested. If the trials are successful, we may be seeing a new way of treating allergies as early as next year.
Infections may cause depression New study establishes a link between infections and mental health. If you have had a severe infection, your risk of suffering e.g. a depression increases by 62 percent.
Breasts make life better Women who have had one or both breasts removed surgically because of cancer are far happier if they have their breasts reconstructed, new study shows.
