Marleen Kortenoeven from Aarhus University researches in kidneys and how they affect the body’s water and salt balance. The Danish Council for Independent Research has recently made a grant of DKK 2,958,396 to her research, which has the aim of…

For bowel cancer patients with several other diseases, the one-year survival rate is 46 percent. For those without other diseases it is 80 percent. The same disparity characterizes other major types of cancer, shows new research based on figures from…

Danes who measure their blood pressure at home can now send the results directly from their armchair to their general practitioner via iPad, PC or smartphone. This provides more accurate figures and better opportunities for targeted treatment.

Nina Kerting Iversen from Aarhus University researches in blood clots (thrombosis) in the brain. Her research has just earned her a grant of DKK 2,912,255 from the Danish Council for Independent Research. The grant will support her ongoing research…

New research into cot death shows differences in the dead children’s brain tissue, depending on whether they slept in their own bed or together with their parents. Nevertheless, there is no justification for changing the recommendations for the…