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​Some of you may have made a New Year’s resolution to hit the gym to tackle that annoying belly fat. But have you ever wondered how physical activity produces this desired effect? A signaling molecule called interleukin-6 plays a critical role in this process, researchers report December 27 in the journal Cell Metabolism. 

​A Danish-Finnish study will examine and compare semen from Danish and Finnish fathers and their sons for the first time. The head of the Finnish part of the study, Professor Jorma Toppari, has just received Rigshospitalet's International KFJ Award.

​A large international commission of cancer experts recommends integrating alleviating palliative care into oncology, and offering such care early during a cancer treatment pathway. "In Denmark, palliative care is only an option for terminally ill patients," said Per Sjøgren, Professor in palliative medicine.

​A new project will revolutionise monitoring of hospitalised patients at special risk, thus reducing the incidence of complications and deaths.

​The Danish Research Center for Precision Medicine of Blood Cancer will work to improve treatment for blood cancer patients, for example by testing and developing medicines targeting the 'specific version' of the disease in each individual patient.

​Seriously ill intensive-care patients do not benefit from being treated with preventive stomach ulcer medicine, according to a large-scale clinical trial conducted by the CRIC research centre at the Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet.

​​Peter Gøtzsche has been suspended by Rigshospitalet until further notice

​The Lundbeck Foundation grants DKK 24 million in funding for the Research Initiative on Brain Barriers and Drug Delivery centre. The researchers will use the funding to continue their research into the mechanisms of the blood-brain barrier and the development of new molecules. 

​New research results show that six-week-long hospital admissions for patients with heart infections can be halved, without this affecting the patients’ prospects of recovery.

​Results from the PARTNER2 study confirm that effective HIV treatment prevents transmission of virus between gay men. This will improve the quality of life for HIV positive people and their partners globally.

​The use of genetic analyses is increasing rapidly. A new survey shows that genetic analyses are being used for diagnostic evaluation, diagnostics and research projects in 22 out of 30 specialist areas at Rigshospitalet.

​Successful screening for cystic fibrosis in newborns means that children with the disease receive early treatment and have better chances of living a long and good life

​It is bad for your health, and the risk of dying is twice as high if you suffer from a heart disease and feel lonely at the same time. These are the results of a new Danish study from Rigshospitalet that has attracted global media attention.

​Rigshospitalet's unit for experimental cancer treatment for children and young people, 'Innovative Medicine for Children with Cancer', has been accredited as an 'Early Phase Centre' in a European network for experimental treatment for children and young people with cancer.

​Professor Anne Tybjærg-Hansen, a consultant at Rigshospitalet, has been awarded the Anitschkow Prize 2018. The focus of her research is on changes in hereditary genes and how they affect the development of cardiovascular diseases

​A small chip the size of your thump can find the fingerprints of a cancer tumour and establish a precise diagnosis in just one week – previously this could take up to six weeks. Since the start of the year, the Department of Pathology at Rigshospitalet has used the chip to help more than 20 children and adults in their treatment for brain cancer.

​In the pursuit of creating a new front line Children's Hospital in Copenhagen, The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded three professorships in paediatric surgery within the fields: heart disease, translational reconstruction techniques and fetal therapy and surgery.

​Babies without language cannot communicate what they hear in a hearing test. However, with new technology, physicians can now measure a baby’s brain activity and find out whether the sound is reaching a baby’s ears.

A new research programme will gather activities and cross-disciplinary experts from Aarhus University Hospital and Rigshospitalet to improve treatment for Danish children with brain tumours and reduce late complications and side effects.

A new study shows that the semen quality of young Danish men is still poor despite a marked decline in the proportion of men born by mothers who smoked during pregnancy. 

​As many as 18 patients have been given a new pancreas after Rigshospitalet started to perform transplants again in 2015. So far, the success rate is 100%.

The Paediatric Pain Knowledge Centre at Rigshospitalet and the virtual reality (VR) company Khora have developed a specially designed VR game that can help children sit still, for example while blood samples are being taking, and distract them from the needle and the pain. 

​For the first time in the world, Danish researchers have studied whether stem cells can resurrect saliva production in cancer patients suffering from mouth dryness following chemotherapy and radiotherapy for head and neck cancers. Results from the new study have attracted attention from abroad.

​Danish scientists, led by senior scientist Kristian Almstrup, have developed a new method for assessing sperm quality. The method may be used to predict what kind of fertility treatment childless couples will benefit most from.

​Ten billion small “wells” with room for precisely one strand of DNA were formed using nano-technology in the new DNA chips. Material from patients is placed in the machine. The machine has a very sensitive camera that photographs each "well" and stores information as digital data. Each chip can map the genetic material from 24 individuals. Miriam Yan Juk Guo, Laboratory Technologist, and her colleagues handle a DNA chip with the many small wells. 

​New research results in new recommendations for surgery on children: A single dose of medicine around 20 minutes before the end of surgery can significantly reduce postoperative agitation and pain in children.

​This year, the international KFJ Award has been awarded to Professor Tom Eirik Mollnes from Norway who, together with Rigshospitalet, researches into immunology to discover new ways of treating cardiovascular diseases and severe blood poisoning.

​New research from Rigshospitalet shows that the initial choice of contraception has a significant effect on the number of suicide attempts and suicides among women aged 15 to 33 years.

​New research into the cause of death for diabetes patients under the age of 50 shows that they have a considerable increased risk of cardiovascular disease. 

​Treatment courses for both children and adults have received international accreditation at the highest level. The process has strengthened collaboration and increased focus on donors

​Rigshospitalet's Phase I Unit is heading the world's first trial of new and promising cancer treatment with potential for a major breakthrough within immunotherapy

​​The new hospital wing for children, adolescents and pregnant women at Rigshospitalet, BørneRiget, will have a distinctive characteristic; a building shaped as two hands gathering all children, adolescents and women in labour under one roof while taking care of the whole family.

​New grant of DKK 100 million to promote translation of research results into novel therapies targeting stem cells in blood cancers and diabetes.

​Surprising results from Danish researchers in new diabetes study

​From April 2017 the Australian professor and diabetes expert David McIntyre from the University of Queensland is affiliated with the Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes at Rigshospitalet. He will investigate options for implementing international guidelines for diagnosing pregnancy-related diabetes in Denmark.

​Horton's disease (cluster headache) is usually considered as a disease found in men. However, research by the Danish Headache Centre shows that women have the same characteristic symptoms and often go misdiagnosed. 

​Children whose mothers have smoked during pregnancy have a weaker retina-brain connection. This is the result of new research by Rigshospitalet, Zealand University Hospital and the University of Copenhagen.

​In a comprehensive study of 1130 Danish boys and 424 Chilean boys, a group of researchers headed by Professor Anders Juul from Rigshospitalet has found two new genes which may help explain why some boys reach puberty later than others.

​Six project teams have submitted their proposals on how the future hospital for children, adolescents and pregnant women at Rigshospitalet should look like.

Canadian Dr. John E. Dick is to receive Rigshospitalet’s International KFJ Award, and part of the honour is for his work in the fight against leukaemia.

​The development of the new children's wing at Rigshospitalet has started long before the construction site is established. As an experiment, the project organisation chose to involve two users in their hiring of a new innovation consultant, to ensure that the users have as much influence as possible.

​A new research programme starting in 2017 will examine how nurses and other health personnel can help people with cancer become more involved in their treatment to improve quality of life.

​Innovation Fund Denmark is investing DKK 25 mill. in new stem-cell treatment for patients suffering from severe heart failure. The treatment has been developed at Rigshospitalet and can reduce waiting times drastically. With this large investment, research and stem cell production are now entering a crucial phase.