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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Policy symposium on non-communicable disease prevention

Brussels 14th-16th of June 2022

The aim of the My-Voice research project was to talk to young women from Osterholz about the topic of 'movement and being active' via photos. The aim was to show factors that promote or prevent movement among young women and that they…

Bremen, Germany – The new LifeCRCscore provides individuals a simple method to estimate their 10-year risk of developing colorectal cancer. This could also prove useful for physicians to estimate their patients risk. The tool is based on…

On Thursday, the Rector of the University of Rzeszów (Poland) awarded Prof. Dr. Iris Pigeot and Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Ahrens the great medal of his university. He thanked them for their excellent cooperation, especially in the field of child…

Taking the painkiller diclofenac may significantly increase the risk of heart attack and stroke in heart patients. Already six years ago, an official warning was issued from the European Medical Agency. Yet, many high-risk patients continue…