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The photo shows brain cancer cells of the type glioblastoma multiforme in movement, which are stained for DNA (blue) and actin cytoskeleton (red). The cell in the center of the photo is polynuclear, meaning that it contains multiple nuclei and therefore more DNA, which is often associated with cancer stem cells. Those are quite happy to move around, which can be seen in the photo by the long cellular process that stretches away from the blue nuclei. This shows the directions in which the cancer cell is heading. In patients with this type of brain cancer, it is the invasive cancer cells that constitutes a huge problem, because, with current treatments, they are impossible to exterminate. By invading healthy brain tissue, they are capable of using the brain’s own protection mechanisms, which, among other things, prevent harmful substances from entering the brain, and thereby also part of the compounds available for treatment.
28. March 2019

Photo of aggressive brain cancer cells wins third prize in the DNRF Photo Competition 2019

A photo of cancer cells in motion has been awarded third prize in the DNRF’s Photo Competition 2019. The cells originate from an aggressive type…

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12. March 2019

Researchers from CON AMORE establish a connection that may be a possible reason behind schizophrenia

Post-doc Mélissa C. Allé and head of center Dorthe Berntsen, from the DNRF’s Center on Autobiographical Memory Research (CON AMORE) at Aarhus University, are behind…

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Man sleeping on a bench.
8. March 2019

MIB challenges the traditional understanding of human sleep stages in a new study

Researchers from the DNRF’s Center for Music in the Brain (MIB) at Aarhus University are leading an international study that, by mapping underlying sleep patterns,…

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Kristian Sommer Thygesen.
6. March 2019

Kristian Thygesen from CNG receives the Elite Research Prize 2019

Professor Kristian Sommer Thygesen, from the Center of Excellence CNG, is among this year’s five prize winners of the prestigious Elite Research Prizes. The prizes…

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Scientific illustration of screening pictures of human brains.
28. February 2019

Other February News in Brief

Post-doc from CP3-Origins: Dark matter of the universe might not exist after all According to models developed by post-doc Juri Smirnov, from the Center of…

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Graphic imagery of graphene material.
21. February 2019

CNG solves one of the biggest challenges with graphene-based nanoelectronics

Researchers from the DNRF’s Center for Nanostructured Graphene (CNG), together with researchers from Japan, have, for the first time, solved one of the biggest challenges…

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An image showing the location of the second possible impact crater in relation to the location of the Hiawatha meteorite crater that was discovered at the end of 2018.
15. February 2019

A possible second large meteorite crater found under the ice in Greenland

In a new study published in the scientific journal Geophysical Research Letters, Professor Kurt H. Kjær from the DNRF’s Center for GeoGenetics, together with American…

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A picture of this year's Villum Young Investigators at the award ceremony at the Royal Library, Copenhagen.
7. February 2019

Seven talented researchers with a connection to the DNRF are among this year’s Villum Young Investigators

Out of 21 researchers selected as this year’s Villum Young Investigators are seven researchers with a connection to the DNRF. The Villum Young Investigators program…

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The picture shows a graphic/animated illustration of a collision between two exoplanets.
5. February 2019

SAC: Enormous collision might explain twin planets

Press release from SAC: Two of the exoplanets that are circling around the Kepler-107 star are identical in size but far from equal in weight.…

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5. February 2019

Carlsberg Foundation’s Semper Ardens grants go to six researchers affiliated with the DNRF

Two heads of center, two Niels Bohr Professors, a former head of center, and a group leader from a DNRF center have been granted six…

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Torben Heick Jensen
31. January 2019

Other January News in Brief

Model developed by PERSIMUNE becomes one of the cornerstones in East-Danish initiative for personal medicine The Center of Excellence for Personalized Medicine of Infectious Complications…

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The picture shows a black frog on a dust road.
30. January 2019

CMEC is part of developing standards for evaluation of research models in biodiversity

Together with colleagues from the DNRF’s Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate (CMEC), head of center Carsten Rahbek is part of a new study that,…

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Graphic illustration of the explosion when a star dies.
25. January 2019

New study in Nature Letters confirms theory about gamma ray bursts

Researchers from the DNRF’s Cosmic Dawn Center (DAWN) are part of a big international study in which researchers have analyzed observations of distant gamma ray…

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The image shows a graphic overview of the links between the 10 overall types of mental disorders.
17. January 2019

New large register study maps connection between mental disorders

Post-doc Oleguer Plana-Ripoll is overseeing a new large population study that is mapping the links between mental disorders and, for the first time, is providing…

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Peter Laursen, post-doc at the University of Oslo and affiliated with the DNRF center DAWN, is the winner of Forskerzonen’s prize for best research communication 2018.
16. January 2019

DAWN-affiliated post-doc Peter Laursen wins award for best research communication at Forskerzonen in 2018

Astrophysicist Peter Laursen, a post-doc at the University of Oslo and also affiliated with the DNRF Center of Excellence Cosmic Dawn Center (DAWN) at the…

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