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Communication tool can improve treatment outcomes for patients with high blood pressure and cholesterol A new study from the University of Southern Denmark shows that when people are given a clear and concrete understanding of their heart health alongside their usual treatment, they can achieve significant improvements in blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark have identified a new virus in a common gut bacterium. The virus is found significantly more often in patients with colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the Western world and a leading cause of cancer-related deaths.

If you, as a user, want to protect your privacy, it is not enough to ask tech companies to delete your data. What the companies' AI models have learned from that data must also be unlearned. Researchers from SDU Applied AI and Data Science have now found a way to do this without weakening model performance.

A research team has identified a new mechanism that controls DNA's ability to replicate - and thereby a cell's ability to divide. Since cancer cells are characterized by aggressive division, this discovery is significant for cancer research. For almost 60 years, scientists have tried to understand why DNA doesn't replicate wildly and uncontrollably every time a cell divides - which they need to do constantly.

Neural tissue normally dies quickly without oxygen. Yet bird retinas - among the most energy-demanding tissues in the animal kingdom - function permanently without it. This allowed birds their razor sharp vision and ability to migrate at high altitudes. Most animals need a constant supply of oxygen to their neural tissue - but not birds.

Danish-Australian study shows that the effect of triple combination therapy depends on genetic changes in the tumour's signalling pathways. Hormone receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer is the most common type of breast cancer worldwide. Patients with this typer of cancer in advanced stages are treated with a combination of hormone therapy and CDK4/6 inhibitors, which often inhibits tumour growth.

Knowledge about building with bricks did not travel directly from Italy to Denmark. That is the surprising conclusion of a team of researchers who analyzed bricks from medieval churches in Italy and Denmark. For more than a century, building archaeologists have believed that the art of brick building in Denmark was imported directly from Lombardy in northern Italy in the mid-12th century.

Research from the University of Southern Denmark and Lillebaelt Hospital shows that a digital treatment intervention combined with written support from a psychologist can reduce the fear of cancer recurrence and improve the quality of life for people who have had colorectal cancer. Fear of cancer recurrence is a common late effect among former cancer patients.

Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) and the University of Cambridge have, for the first time, mapped the total flow of plastic in the Nordic countries. The study shows that the Nordic region holds the world's largest stock of accumulated plastic per capita and that only around 5% is recycled domestically.

Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) and the University of Cambridge have, for the first time, mapped the total flow of plastic in the Nordic countries. The study shows that the Nordic region holds the world's largest stock of accumulated plastic per capita and that only around 5% is recycled domestically.

Experiments on mice have compared two ways to make the body burn energy without moving. One well-known method is to expose the body to cold. The other is to remove two specific amino acids from the diet. It's not pleasant to shiver from the cold, but for some, it has the appeal of making the body burn more energy as heat than when staying in a warmer environment.

New research from the University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital suggests that semaglutide treatment can enhance both physical health and quality of life in patients with schizophrenia. People with schizophrenia have a shorter life expectancy than the general population, due to a higher risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Men over 45 working at sea have a higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than other working Danes, according to a new study. A new study from the University of Southern Denmark shows that male seafarers face an elevated risk of death from cardiovascular disease compared to other working-age Danes.

A new study reveals that methane can form in the upper layers of sandy seabeds - something that has taken scientists by surprise. Special microorganisms are at work, and the phenomenon may be happening along coastlines all'over the world. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, produced in many natural environments by microorganisms.

When a research team reached the bottom of a deep-sea trench, they suddenly found themselves surrounded by thousands of unusual animals thriving in the cold, dark deep. "This shows how much more can be discovered when diving with a submersible and directly observing the seabed, rather than only bringing up samples 'blindly'," says deep-sea researcher Ronnie N. Glud, co-author of a new article published in Nature ( find it here ) .

Researchers at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) have discovered that jellyfish can be used as a food stabiliser. In the future, the slimy creatures may become an important ingredient in a more sustainable food production system. Food stabiliser. The word might not sound particularly appetising, but without food stabilisers, much of the food we eat would be impossible to make.

We already know that marine heatwaves can harm the ocean's animals and reefs. Now, a new study reveals that marine heatwaves may also weaken the oceans' ability to store carbon Heatwaves not only occur on land - they also occur in the oceans, causing ocean temperatures to stay warmer than normal for longer periods.

A new study reveals that the Australian Bogong moth uses stars, the Milky Way, and Earth's magnetic field to navigate - making it the first known invertebrate to travel long distances using a stellar compass. Every spring, Australia's iconic Bogong moths leave their birthplace in southeastern Australia and set course for a very specific destination they never visited before: dark, cool caves and rocky outcrops in the Snowy Mountains of southern Australia.

A new study from SDU and OUH shows that cells in atherosclerotic blood vessels grow in a way that resembles tumour development. The discovery provides new biological insights and may pave the way for treatment strategies. Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital have studied tissue from patients with atherosclerosis.