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Citizen science refers to methods in which research projects are carried out with the assistance of or entirely by interested laypersons.
NFDI4Health funds citizen science projects
- 03/21/2023
- Prevention and EvaluationBiometry and Data ManagementPress
The National Research Data Infrastructure for Personal Health Data (NFDI4Health) is setting up four projects in the field of citizen science. The goal is to reduce concerns about the use of data through intensive exchange with interested…
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Zeeb: "I am very pleased about the trust the Minister has placed in me and my new task." © Jens Lehmkühler / U Bremen Research Alliance
Hajo Zeeb appointed deputy chairman of the Radiation Protection Commission
- 01/26/2023
- PressPrevention and Evaluation
Prof. Dr. Hajo Zeeb has been a member of the Radiation Protection Commission (SSK) since 2021. He heads the Department of Prevention and Evaluation at the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS. He has set himself…
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Professor Wolfgang Ahrens: "The outcomes of PEN show what successful policy action looks like, and how policy action, if implemented in full, has the potential to fundamentally improve the health and well-being of an entire population."
How policies can protect the health and life of millions
- 11/29/2022
- PressEpidemiological Methods and Etiological Research
The covid-19-pandemic may give a different impression, but non-communicable diseases are by far the leading cause of disability and death in Europe. New research shows: These diseases are much better prevented by policies that tackle the…
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How can childhood obesity be prevented?
Childhood obesity New WHO report with Bremen participation presents latest country data and highlights trends
- 11/15/2022
- PressEpidemiological Methods and Etiological Research
Childhood overweight and obesity threaten health across the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region and are linked to many noncommunicable diseases, from cardiovascular disease to diabetes and cancer. Today, one in three school-age…
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Prof. Dr. Ulrike Haug: "These are cases of disease, some of them very severe, which could be prevented by a different prescription behavior.“
Birth control pill: new preparations have higher risk of thrombosis, but are prescribed frequently
- 10/12/2022
- PressClinical Epidemiology
The birth control pill increases the risk of thrombosis. This is now well known. But how high the risk is varies greatly between the different preparations. A study by the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS…
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Professor Tanja Schultz from the University of Bremen and Professor Marvin N. Wright from BIPS head the new research group for artificial intelligence in Bremen. © Kevin Scheck / Universität Bremen
Funding in the Millions for New AI Research Group
- 06/30/2022
- PressBiometry and Data Management
As part of a strategic funding initiative on artificial intelligence (AI), the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [German Research Foundation – DFG] is establishing eight new research groups. One of them is coming to Bremen – the research…
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The internationally renowned social scientist and economist Prof. Dr. Lucia Reisch has held a Leibniz Chair at BIPS since 2017.
Leibniz-Chair at BIPS: Lucia Reisch appointed for another five years
- 06/29/2022
- PressPrevention and Evaluation
The internationally renowned social scientist and economist Prof. Dr. Lucia Reisch has held a Leibniz Chair at the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS since 2017. Following the recommendation of the…
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Chips are eaten on the sofa, and a banana is more likely to be eaten before exercising. So much for the cliché. But is this true at all?
New study at BIPS: What is the connection between exercise and eating habits?
- 06/17/2022
- PressEpidemiological Methods and Etiological Research
Chips are eaten on the sofa, and a banana is more likely to be eaten before exercising. So much for the cliché. But is this true at all? In a new research project, scientists at the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology…
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Is looking forward to the new position: Prof. Dr. Iris Pigeot © Matej Meza / Universität Bremen
BIPS Director Elected President of the International Biometric Society
- 06/13/2022
- PressBiometry and Data Management
Prof. Dr. Iris Pigeot, Director of the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS, takes over the presidency of the International Biometric Society (IBS). She will in future be heading one of the world's most…
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How to protect children from obesity?
Future directions for nutrition and physical activity policies to prevent non-communicable diseases across Europe
- 06/10/2022
- PressEpidemiological Methods and Etiological Research
Policy symposium on non-communicable disease prevention
Brussels 14th-16th of June 2022
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