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Your brain flushes out toxins – if you sleep properly, that is

Your brain cleans itself of waste products during deep sleep. A new study from the University of Copenhagen sheds more light on a good night.

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Science

Breakthrough on life-threatening skin condition: To be applied to other diseases

Researchers have cured seven patients of a life-threatening skin disorder with a new method that finds defective proteins. Now they're looking at using the method on types of cancer.

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Science

DKK 80 Million to set up pioneering research hub

The University of Copenhagen and its partners want to do world-class bio- and life science research.

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Science

The last indologist: »Fortunately, there are still places in the world that haven’t given up on history«

The University of Copenhagen has an invaluable collection of ancient Indian manuscripts. But all the people who knew how to read them have been let go.

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Science

Your gut is completely unique to you. Does it rush, or does it take its time to digest?

Most people know that fibre is good for your digestion. Now, new research shows that our gut microbiomes are so different that we may need to tailor diets to individual digestion times and pH levels.

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Science

43 scientists at Danish universities got ERC grants in 2024

Danish universities took home millions of kroner in the competition for EU research project funding.

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Politics

Danish government puts new restrictions on Chinese research co-operation

The new agreement restricts Danish-Chinese collaboration in sensitive research areas

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Science

Sigh of relief: We are not slaves to social media

Experiment in the field of cognitive psychology shows that social media do not overload or ruin our attention capacity. We are actually good at choosing the information we consider valuable.

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Science

'The Second Sex' turns 75: Is Simone de Beauvoir still relevant?

You can't use this book as a blueprint for a new women's movement. But you can read it to remind yourself what feminism essentially is.

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Science

Deputy Director: International spying a future threat to research

Danish universities are tightening security to counter the threat from foreign powers with new guidelines against espionage. But with tighter security comes less freedom of research.

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