Professional musicians are four times more likely to suffer from hearing disorders and have a 57 percent higher risk of tinnitus than the general public. This was shown in the study "Incidence and relative risk of hearing disorders in…

The Federal Ministry of Health has re-appointed Prof. Edeltraut Garbe as a member of the Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO). The appointment is for 3 years and will begin on February 15, 2014.

STIKO develops recommendations for…

Television viewing and other screen activities seem to have substantial effects on not only young children’s consumption of sugary drinks but also on increased BMI and obesity. This is the conclusion of a new study on 11,000 children in…

13-year old study participant gets a new mountain bike

There is no reason to run home to your kids in the middle of the afternoon. A comprehensive European research project headed by Associate Professor Wencke Gwozdz breaks with the notion that children's health is compromised when both parents…

Older people can do a lot for their own health. The BIPS has now published three new leaflets with tips on dealing with osteoporosis, rheumatism and vitamin D deficiency and on prevention of the three conditions.

The leaflets inform about…

BIPS is a member of the Science for Prevention Academic Network (SPAN)

The Burginsel run in Delmenhorst will this year take place for the 10^th time and I.Family, the follow-up project to the longstanding IDEFICS study, will be there. On the 15^th and 16^th of June, staff members of the project will take part in…

The EU-research project I.Family begins in Delmenhorst and Wilhelmshaven in April. Project leaders from BIPS present the aims of the study to representatives of the cities.

BIPS researcher and medical doctor, Prof. Hajo Zeeb, invited as radiation expert