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Join the doctor in a corona intensive care unit

Ulf Gøttrup Pedersen is chief medical officer in the intensive care unit at Zealand University Hospital in Køge and has been on the front line in the treatment of the critically ill corona patients.

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Dinosaurs needed 15 million years to get from South America to Greenland

Their long walk was only possible because as CO2 levels dropped suddenly, the Earth’s climate became less extreme.

Essential tremor

Medical cannabis can reduce essential tremor

By injecting a specific synthetic cannabinoid into the spinal cord of mice suffering from essential tremor, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have shown that the drug can reduce involuntary shaking.

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Old-growth forest carbon sinks overestimated

The claim that old-growth forests play a significant role in climate mitigation is being refuted by researchers at the University of Copenhagen.

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More than 40 international summer courses at bachelor and master level are offered by the University of Copenhagen – all of them open for domestic and international students.

Every fifth Dane wants to put immigrants with COVID-19 back in the hospital queue

Computer can determine whether you’ll die from COVID-19

Using patient data, artificial intelligence can make a 90 percent accurate assessment of whether a person will die from COVID-19 or not, according to new research at the University of Copenhagen. Body mass index (BMI), gender and high blood pressure are among the most heavily weighted factors. The research can be used to predict the number of patients in hospitals, who will need a respirator and determine who ought to be first in line for a vaccination.

Loneliness hits young people harder during lockdown

People under 30 and people with a history of mental illness experience the highest levels of loneliness and anxiety during COVID-19 lockdown.

COVID-19 exposes and amplifies inequalities for refugees and migrants

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Driven by intellectual creativity and critical thinking since 1479, researchers and students at the University of Copenhagen have expanded horizons and contributed to moving the world forward. With its 5,000 researchers and 37,500 students, the University boasts an international research and study environment and is highly ranked among the world's best universities.