Research Stories

New disease model puts metastasis in a box

Cancer cells can travel away from the tumour where they originate and establish distant colonies (a…

Cancer

Molecular hijacking: Cancer gene re-programs ‘protein factories’ to stimulate cell growth

The ribosomes, the ‘protein factories’ in our cells, can be altered by cancer genes, a new study…

Genetics

Researchers identify gene heavily linked to psychiatric disease

Advanced algorithms and functional animal studies have revealed a new gene linked to psychiatric…

Pandemic

New COVID-19-discovery could predict patient death or hospitalization

In a new study, researchers from University of Copenhagen shows that the phenomenon cell fitness…

Drugs

Frontrunner target for Parkinson’s Disease may only be relevant for small fraction of patients

The industry are developing drugs for Parkinson’s Disease aimed at a specific mechanism. But they…

PUBLICATION SPOTLIGHT - PIAS2-mediated blockade of IFN-β signaling: A basis for sporadic Parkinson disease dementia

By Emilie Tresse-Gommeaux, Assistant Professor, Issazadeh-Navikas Group How would you summarise…

Promising study on the immune system in pancreatic cancer

New study by Erler group explores the immune system’s function in pancreatic cancer and finds that…

PUBLICATION SPOTLIGHT - Single cell proteomics detects heterogeneity in complex cell systems

By Benjamin Furtwängler, PhD fellow, Porse Group How would you summarise your study in one sentence…

PUBLICATION SPOTLIGHT - The long non-coding RNA MIR31HG regulates the senescence associated secretory phenotype

By Marta Montes Resano, Assistant professor, Lund Group How would you summarise your study in one…

CANCER

FEATURE - Unraveling the mysteries of a rare cancer

Group Leader Jesper B Andersen from BRIC is one of the researchers behind the initiative World…

New scientific discovery may enable accurate prediction of cancer spread even before cancer develops

Researchers from Erler Group at the Biotech Research & Innovation Centre (BRIC) in Copenhagen have…

Tumor microenvironment could play an important role in gallbladder carcinogenesis

A new study from the Andersen Group, BRIC at University of Copenhagen and researchers at the…

Epilepsy

Study identifies brain cells most affected by epilepsy and new targets for their treatment

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have identified new potential drug targets for…

Precision medicine

Biomarker reveals how aggressive biliary tract cancer is in patients

PRECISION MEDICINE Researchers from University of Copenhagen and Herlev and Gentofte Hospital have…

BRIC researchers discover role of metabolism gene in brain dysfunction

Researchers from Khodosevich group at BRIC and Perrier’s group at Department of Neuroscience have…

New method reveals common biomarker for cancer and neurodegeneration disease

A new and more precise method of sequencing mitochondrial DNA developed by researchers from…

Reducing ADAM12 protein can limit activation of overly active immune cells in MS

INFLAMMATORY DISEASE In a new study, researchers from the Issazadeh-Navikas group, BRIC, show that…

Researchers Discover How Protein Can Inhibit Cancer Development in Mice

In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered how the protein PP2A…

Cancer

Danish Researchers Find New Breast Cancer Gene in Young People

New research shows for the first time that RBBP8 gene variants may lead to the development of breas…

Personalized medicine

PTH - Towards personalized medicine

With a significant grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation awarded in 2017 to start the…