Three scientists from Zimbabwe visit BIPS

Many cancer cases—like other chronic diseases—are the result of an unhealthy lifestyle and could therefore be avoided. But it is an enormous challenge to change established routines and to permanently modify one’s preventive behavior. A…

21. Day of healthy eating: Cooking event at BIPS

In June 2017, the high-profile research area of “Health Sciences”, University of Bremen, hosted the international conference “Key issues in current health research: Ageing – Health Equity”. Complementing the conference, a special issue of…

In the framework of an existing cooperation between BIPS, the University of Bremen and the Africa University (AU), Prof. Hajo Zeeb conducted several guest lectures during a 3-day visit to the AU in Mutare, picturesquely situated in the…

The German Bundesrat (Federal Council) passed a law, which allows BIPS to maintain one of the most important databases for research on drug safety in Germany on an ongoing basis.

The International Conference on Childhood Obesity CIOI 2017 – one of the most important international forums on public health – took place from 5th to 8th July 2017 in Portugal’s capital Lisbon. The Conference was organized by several…

A Working Group of the International Agency for Research on Cancer IARC with participation of BIPS classifies welding fumes as carcinogenic to humans.

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Der Darmkrebs-Präventionspreis 2016 geht an Prof. Dr. Ulrike Haug vom Leibniz-Institut für Präventionsforschung und Epidemiologie – BIPS in Bremen. Die Wissenschaftlerin erhält den Preis für eine Studie zum Einsatz…

Obesity prevention: World Health Organization and Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidimiology - BIPS cooperate