Using state of the art techniques, researchers from Uppsala University have shown that the metabolism in patients with type 2 diabetes and prediabetes was much more disturbed than previously known, and that it varied between organs and severity of the disease. The study is a collaboration with e.g. Copenhagen University and AstraZeneca and it has been published in the journal … [Read more...]
For some Greenlanders, Eating Sugar is Healthy
Imagine being able to swap out broccoli for sweets, Ben & Jerry's or some other sugary treat and achieve the same health benefits. This is fact not fantasy for about two to three percent of the Greenlandic population. Two copies of a gene variant make it so that they absorb sugar differently than other people do. "Adult Greenlanders with the genetic variation have … [Read more...]
Danish and Chinese tongue taste broccoli and chocolate differently
Two studies from the University of Copenhagen show that Danes aren't quite as good as Chinese at discerning bitter tastes. The research suggests that this is related to anatomical differences upon the tongue of Danish and Chinese people. For several years, researchers have known that women are generally better than men at tasting bitter flavours. Now, research from the … [Read more...]
Abdominal fat a key cancer driver for postmenopausal women
Body fat distribution in the trunk is more important than body weight when it comes to cancer risk in postmenopausal women, according to a study presented at the ESMO 2017 Congress in Madrid. The findings put a new spin on weight management priorities for women in this this age-group, who are prone to abdominal weight gain, said study investigator Line Mærsk Staunstrup, … [Read more...]
What mediates the beneficial effects of exercise on breast cancer outcomes?
The ability of serum obtained from women with breast cancer immediately after finishing two hours of moderate to intense exercise to prevent the growth and survival of breast cancer cells lines in vitro and in mice was attributable, at least in part, to epinephrine activation of the Hippo signaling pathway, explains new research in Cancer Research, a journal of the American … [Read more...]
Does physical activity lower the risk of bacterial infections?
The risk of bacterial infections is known to be affected by physical activity, but little information is available regarding the more serious infections caused by bacteria. In this study, the investigators examined the relationship between leisure-time physical activity and suspected bacterial infections during a one-year follow up. Suspected bacterial infections were … [Read more...]
3 in 4 Women Starting Fertility Treatment will have a Baby Within 5 Years
Three in four women starting fertility treatment will have a baby within five years, whether as a result of the treatment or following natural conception. The figures emerged from a large cohort study analysing the birth records of almost 20,000 women having fertility treatment in Denmark between 2007 and 2010. The majority of these women (57%) had their baby as a result of the … [Read more...]
A new way of improving biotech drugs: A Danish Study
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered a way of improving biotech drugs. Better, cheaper and more effective drugs to combat cancer, arthritis and many other disorders. This is the result of a ground-breaking new technique developed by a group of researchers from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen. The method … [Read more...]
One in five young venous thromboembolism patients require psychotropic drugs within five years: A Danish Study
One in five young people who experience a venous thromboembolism (VTE)1 will require psychotropic medication within five years, reveals research presented at EuroHeartCare 2015 by Anette Arbjerg Højen, a nurse and PhD student in the Aalborg Thrombosis Research Unit at Aalborg University Hospital in Aalborg, Denmark. Young VTE patients were twice as likely to experience mental … [Read more...]
Inactivity reduces muscle strength: A Danish study
A study has inferred that inactivity reduces muscle strength. New research reveals that it only takes two weeks of not using their legs for young people to lose a third of their muscular strength, leaving them on par with a person who is 40-50 years their senior. The Center for Healthy Aging and the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen conducted the … [Read more...]