Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have demonstrated that the trigeminal nerve, a cranial nerve whose activation underlies migraine pain, has direct access to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) transported by the glymph system. Furthermore, in the run-up to a migraine, levels of multiple proteins in the CSF changed. One of them was calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), a driver of migraine pain and target of several approved drugs for both treatment and prevention of migraine.
Current risk genes for some diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) may have emerged in the past as protection against infection by different pathogens. A group of researchers led by scientists from the University of Copenhagen has analyzed the ancient DNA of European populations and has revealed how MS, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and diabetes arose as populations migrated. This evolution would explain the modern genetic diversity and the incidences of these pathologies observed today in the old continent.
Current risk genes for some diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) may have emerged in the past as protection against infection by different pathogens. A group of researchers led by scientists from the University of Copenhagen has analyzed the ancient DNA of European populations and has revealed how MS, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and diabetes arose as populations migrated. This evolution would explain the modern genetic diversity and the incidences of these pathologies observed today in the old continent.
The Novo Nordisk Foundation is committing up to DKK1.8 billion (US$260 million) to establish a research and vaccine development initiative that aims to create new or improved vaccines for respiratory diseases, including tuberculosis (TB) and influenza.
Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) is a serine protease that is highly overexpressed in the stroma of most epithelial-derived tumors – including pancreatic, breast and colorectal cancers – in the context of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs).
University of California Oakland and University of Copenhagen scientists have jointly developed calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II subunit α (CaMK2A) modulators reported to be useful for the treatment of brain injury, narcolepsy, Angelman syndrome, Down syndrome and stroke.
Transplanted human glial cells could outcompete human glia in a chimeric mouse model of Huntington’s disease, inducing apoptosis. And younger health cells could outcompete older ones. The findings, which appeared online in Nature Biotechnology on July 17, 2023, help pave the way for testing glial cell transplantation as a therapeutic strategy in neurodegenerative disorders.
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen, Karolinska Institutet and affiliated organizations have reported the discovery of a novel gene therapy delivered through a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) conduit as new treatment strategy for hearing loss.
Research led by the University of Copenhagen and Herlev-Gentofte University Hospital shows that individuals with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa have an abnormal gut microbiome that likely contributes to symptoms associated with the condition. Published in the April 17, 2023, issue of Nature Microbiology, the study showed multiple differences in the species and amounts of bacteria and viruses present in the gut of people with the condition compared with healthy controls.
University of Copenhagen has divulged 4-hydroxypyridine and 4-hydroxyquinoline derivatives acting as G-protein coupled receptor 84 (GPR84) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of fibrosis, diabetes, inflammatory and cognitive disorders.
