News Get the latest news from Rigshospitalet. Page Content 192 news stories 1-50 | 51-100 | 101-150 | 151-192 | > 2. July 2019 Carbohydrate in the Heart Seems to Help Regulate Blood Pressure New research from Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen suggests that a particular type of carbohydrate plays an important role in regulating the blood pressure in the human body. The researchers believe that the finding may have a vast potential for improved medications for high blood pressure. 28. June 2019 New centre to be an international trailblazer within treatment of hearing and balance problems With a donation of DKK 40 million from William Demant Foundation, the Capital Region of Denmark can now consolidate all specialist treatment of hearing and balance problems at a new Copenhagen Hearing and Balance Centre at Rigshospitalet. 25. June 2019 Sinus surgery curbs dangerous bacterial migration The sinuses are a bacterial reservoir that can infect the lungs and cause life-threatening pneumonia in patients with chronic lung disease. Groundbreaking keyhole surgery and local treatment with antibiotics spray inhibit bacteria migration. 4. June 2019 Blood measurement in a space capsule Blood depletion for astronauts can endanger Mars missions. Danish-led pioneering research in blood measurement is gathering important knowledge in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA). 4. June 2019 Far more patients are being treated hyperacutely for thrombosis in the brain 20% more patients are receiving hyperacute treatment for thrombosis in the brain since new treatment criteria were introduced. A number of patients have also received treatment much quicker. This all increases their chances of survival. 24. May 2019 New Algorithm Uses Disease History to Predict Intensive Care Patients’ Chances of Survival Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Rigshospitalet have used data on more than 230,000 intensive care patients to develop a new algorithm. Among other things, it uses disease history from the past 23 years to predict patients’ chances of survival in intensive care units. 1. May 2019 New team of professors to steer BørneRiget towards the global elite A grant of DKK 60 mill. (EUR 8 mill.) to BørneRiget from the Novo Nordisk Foundation means that three professors have been recruited at Rigshospitalet to secure a Danish lead within reconstructive surgery, foetal diagnostics and treatment of children with heart diseases. 1. April 2019 Robot doctors moving in a new direction Robotic surgery is becoming more common at Rigshospitalet. The Department of Surgical Gastroenterology will soon be performing all cancer surgery on the oesophagus and stomach with robots and will test new treatments. And at the same time, a new public-private collaboration is well on the way to optimising robotic surgery workflows. 29. March 2019 Cardiologists are surprised: Treatment at home increases survival rate for seriously ill heart patients Transitioning patients with a heart valve infection to treatment with tablets and discharging them sooner is safe – and in the long term, this treatment helps patients recover more quickly than when the traditional treatment is used. 25. March 2019 The placenta does not protect your foetus against fluorinated substances Researchers from Rigshospitalet have discovered that, throughout pregnancy, foetuses are exposed to fluorinated substances that accumulate in their lungs and livers. These recently published results have raised concern for researchers. 21. March 2019 Major step towards precision medicine for heart patients Cardiologists from Rigshospitalet, researchers from the University of Copenhagen, and experts from Norway and Iceland are aiming to improve treatment for heart patients through advanced predictions based on knowledge about risk factors. The PM Heart project has received DKK 22.5 million (EUR 3 million) from, among others, Innovation Fund Denmark and NordForsk. 20. March 2019 Less time on the couch reduces fatness in babies of obese women Overweight and obesity are enormous problems for society and health care. In Denmark, 10-12 of children before school age are overweight or obese. However, having too much fat starts before birth, in the womb. 23. January 2019 Operating on Denmark's tiniest patients Surgery on tiny foetuses in their mother's womb is very much a question of accuracy. The Centre for Fetal Medicine and Pregnancy performs surgery on foetuses as young as 15 weeks. 21. January 2019 New Nordic food keeps kidneys in shape Quit eating convenience food and eat less meat. Pure produce, vegetables and fruit are the way forward if you want to be good to your kidneys. Kidney-friendly everyday food helps chronic kidney patients cut down on their medicine and prevents cardiovascular diseases. 14. January 2019 Precision diagnostics to predict brain cancer It seems that a combination of several advanced examinations could accurately predict sites in the brain at the greatest risk of developing tumours in brain cancer patients. 27. December 2018 How Exercise Reduces Belly Fat in Humans 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. 15. November 2018 Prestigious award spurs the hunt for the reasons behind poor semen quality 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. 15. November 2018 Palliative care should be offered far earlier during cancer treatment 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. 13. November 2018 Medical attention around the clock A new project will revolutionise monitoring of hospitalised patients at special risk, thus reducing the incidence of complications and deaths. 12. November 2018 20 million from the “Knæk Cancer” campaign to establish a new blood cancer research centre 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. 8. November 2018 No benefit from preventive stomach ulcer medicine for critically ill patients 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. 6. November 2018 Status of the situation at the Nordic Cochrane Centre Peter Gøtzsche has been suspended by Rigshospitalet until further notice 2. November 2018 Danish researchers discover a new inherited heart disease A cardiologist from The National University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen spearheaded an international collaboration project with colleagues from Oxford and Amsterdam and made an out-of-the-ordinary discovery. Together with experts in bioinformatics from the University of Copenhagen and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), the cardiologists have identified a previously undiscovered severe heart disease – the inherited familial ST depressions syndrome. The discovery has just been published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine. 25. October 2018 Research Team Receives New Funding for Continued Research into the Blood-Brain Barrier 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. 20. September 2018 Award to Danish researcher Dr Nunu Lund presented her award-winning paper on chronobiology and sex differences in cluster headache and received the 2018 Giuseppi Nappi Award at the 17th Migraine Trust International Symposium (MTIS) that took place in London earlier this month. 13. September 2018 New Research and Educational Programme for young researchers Knowledge exchange between basic biomedical research and clinical practice is vital in the development of new forms of treatment. A new research and educational programme will provide young researchers with a broadened perspective in medicine and learn them how to translate results from the laboratory to clinical practice and the life science industry. 4. September 2018 Treatment at home can halve admission times for seriously ill heart patients 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. 9. August 2018 Breakthrough study: HIV treatment prevents transmission of virus between partners 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. 2. July 2018 Survey: genetic diagnostics roaring ahead 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. 27. June 2018 Better start in life for children with cystic fibrosis 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 18. June 2018 New research: loneliness injures the heart 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. 5. June 2018 Denmark is at the forefront in testing new medicine for children with cancer 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. 15. May 2018 Anne Tybjærg-Hansen receives the Anitschkow Prize 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 7. May 2018 Chip boosts cancer diagnostics 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. 30. April 2018 Three Novo Nordisk Foundation Professorships in Fetal and Paediatric Surgery 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. 30. April 2018 Brainwaves reveal whether young ears can hear 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. 25. April 2018 New national research consortium to help children with brain tumours 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. 19. April 2018 No improvement in semen quality despite decline in maternal smoking 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. 2. April 2018 Great success with pancreas transplants 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%. 8. March 2018 New Danish research makes mouths water: stem cells boost saliva production 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. 28. February 2018 The world's first specially equipped headache centre has opened at Rigshospitalet Glostrup The Danish Headache Center has moved into a new building which provides a much better framework for patient treatment and research. 29. January 2018 Historically large genetic analysis to improve treatment of heart patients Researchers from the Capital Region of Denmark and the University of Copenhagen are launching Denmark's largest genetic study of blood samples from around 120,000 cardiovascular patients. The study can be used to customise patient treatment, improve diagnostic evaluation and treatment of cardiovascular diseases as well as limit unnecessary preventive treatment. 26. January 2018 Breast milk from Danish mothers to help the rest of the world with breast-feeding During 2018, 250 Danish mothers and their babies from Rigshospitalet and Hvidovre Hospital will be participating in the international MILQ project, which is examining the importance of breast milk for the child's growth and health and will draw up international reference values for breast milk. 3. January 2018 New method for assessing sperm quality 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. 8. December 2017 Genetic testing of the future has arrived 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. 4. December 2017 New method reduces postoperative agitation and pain in children 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. 30. November 2017 Award-winning research collaboration: When our immune system becomes our worst enemy 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. 17. November 2017 Birth-control pills and other types of hormonal contraceptives may increase the risk of suicide and suicide attempts 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. 14. November 2017 Children and young adults with diabetes have a high mortality rate due to cardiovascular diseases 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. 5. November 2017 Stem cell transplants among the best in the world Treatment courses for both children and adults have received international accreditation at the highest level. 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