Colorectal Cancer Is Relatively Rare Among People Under 50 in Germany

A study compared colorectal cancer data from Germany with trends in the United States. It shows that the increase in the number of younger patients is significantly…

Why Nature Is So Important for Children

Fresh air, plenty of peace and quiet, and yet also encouragement to be active. Nature promotes health in many ways. Depriving children of it is a risk.

Smartphones and social media are part of everyday life for children and teenagers. At the same time, concerns are growing: sleep, concentration, self-image, social pressure—digital media have long since had an impact not only “online,” but…

Yasemin Albayrak has successfully completed her apprenticeship as an office administration assistant at the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS. On June 4, 2026, the institute bid farewell to its apprentice…

In this special episode of the Digital Public Health Podcast, Christoph Wellbrock turns the tables: for once, host Rasmus Cloes takes a seat in the guest chair. After around 50 conversations with researchers, startup founders, doctors,…

Dangerous Self-Optimization: Testosterone as a Lifestyle Booster

Testosterone is promoted on social media as a miracle cure for muscle growth, energy, and libido. But doctors warn that anyone who takes the hormone without actually having…

The "Digital Health Talks" will explore digitalization-related topics in the health sector at five nationwide events. This University of Bremen and BIPS project is supported by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space as…

How can scientific evidence on noncommunicable diseases be translated into effective public health practice? That question was at the heart of the latest BIPS Institute Seminar, featuring Dr. Kremlin Wickramasinghe, WHO/Europe Regional…

In this episode, host Rasmus Cloes speaks with Dr. Tilman Brandt about co-creation in digital health promotion. The focus is on how digital solutions can be created not just for people, but together with them.

At BIPS, we had the opportunity to discuss the institute’s work and the social significance of prevention research with Arno Gottschalk, a member of the State Parliament, and Marc Fucke, chair of the Peterswerder/Steintor SPD chapter and…