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During the pandemic, there was talk of whether the COVID-19 vaccine was harmful to pregnant women and their unborn babies. Although there was every indication that this was not the case, a large registry-based study conducted by the…

You have probably heard of dopamine. The substance also known as the “feel-good hormone”. Drugs such as cocaine cause a surge of dopamine in the brain. Normally, a protein in the brain called the dopamine transporter (DAT) helps regulate…

“I just loved the whole biology universe.” Morten Petersen, newly appointed head of the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences at the Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen, has no hesitation in answering why he chose…

'Nepo baby' is the less flattering term for children who get jobs in the same field as their parents, helped by their parents' connections and reputation. The children are given a head start in a working life where the route to success is…

It probably will not surprise anyone that pregnancy is a very complicated process. First, a sperm cell must find its way and fertilize an egg in the fallopian tube, after which the egg begins to divide. After about five days, the egg…

Can artificial intelligence be used to help detect breast cancer? The answer is an unequivocal 'yes' according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Computer Science and the Capital Region of Denmark’s breast…

Every year, more than 700,000 people worldwide die from antibiotic-resistant and antimicrobial infections. This figure surpasses the annual 627,000 deaths from malaria, 685,000 deaths from breast cancer and 500,000 deaths from drug abuse.…

Quantum research at UCPH is crossing the Atlantic. Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have signed a 4-year collaboration agreement with world leading quantum researchers at the renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in…

In a meteor crater on the red planet, a solitary robot is moving about. Right now it is probably collecting soil samples with a drill and a robotic arm, as it has quite a habit of doing. NASA's Curiosity rover has been active on Mars as the…

Who’s stronger? A solitary leopard or a cackle of hyenas? And which is best at getting along with humans? University of Copenhagen researchers closely studied this in a large East African natural area surrounded by rural settlements. The…