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Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports

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Sleeping child

The effect of sleep extension on body weight, metabolism and learning ability in children

Drawing of guts

Some guts are better than others at harvesting energy

Children moving

Whole-body learning can boost children's letter sound recognition - the first step towards reading

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B12 deficiency harms young children's development

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sleep
2023.01.04

New research project will investigate the effect of sleep extension on body weight, metabolism and learning ability in children

Many children and young people sleep less than recommended. A new research collaboration between th…
Health
2022.12.25

Some guts are better than others at harvesting energy

New research from the University of Copenhagen suggests that a portion of the Danish population has…
award
2022.09.19

Professor Jørgen F.P. Wojtaszewski receives award for deepening the understanding of how exercise makes muscles more sensitive

This year Professor Jørgen Wojtaszewski was selected as one of two runners up and will receive DKK…

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CALENDAR

31 Mar. 2023, 14:00

PhD defence: Importance of angiotensin-converting enzyme activity for adaptation to exercise training

Tórur Sjúrðarson is defending his PhD thesis: Importance of angiotensin-converting enzyme activity…
3 Apr. 2023, 13:00

PhD defence: Acute effects of beta2-adrenoceptor agonist in humans

Johan Onslev is defending his PhD thesis: Acute effects of beta2-adrenoceptor agonist in humans:…

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Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports
University of Copenhagen
Nørre Allé 51, DK-2200 Copenhagen N
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nexs@nexs.ku.dk

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