News

• 25.01.2021

  DKK 35 million for new type of research in neuro diseases

  Professor Martin Røssel Larsen has received DKK 35 million from the Lundbeck Foundation to cultivate and research mini-brains.

• 14.01.2021

  Why does breast cancer often spread in obese women?

  Every year, approx. 5,000 Danish women are diagnosed with breast cancer. Obesity makes the cancer cells more aggressive, so they spread to other parts of the body. This is the focus of Rasmus Siersbæk’s research and he hopes to be able to find better treatment methods for this disease.

• 15.10.2020

  Researcher uses mini-brains for disease research

  Professor Martin Røssel Larsen researches brain diseases. In order to better understand them, he makes mini-brains from stem cells in his laboratory.

• 24.03.2020

  New study: Cannabis helps fight resistant bacteria

  Bacteria are increasingly becoming resistant to antibiotics. By combining antibiotics with the cannabis compound, cannabidiol, researchers have found a way to enhance the antibiotic effect.

• 10.03.2020

  SDU intensifies its research in artificial skin

  Researchers want to develop and 3D print skin for humans. The Novo Nordisk Foundation provides DKK 15 million for a new research project.

• 09.03.2020

  Closing in on liver fibrosis: Detailing the fibrosis process at unprecedented resolution

  Today, there is no effective way to treat liver fibrosis. In a new study, researchers from the University of Southern Denmark, SDU, present a new technology to investigate the cellular processes as they change during fibrosis development. Key findings are being validated in studies of human patients, paving the way for possible novel diagnostics and treatments.

• 23.01.2020

  Phantom genes keep diabetes at bay

  Until now, the purpose of a ‘phantom gene’ was largely unknown. New research suggests that it helps to ensure a healthy metabolism and could be involved in the development of lifestyle diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D).