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331. BMJ study clearly advocates the use of Nutri-Score

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Date: 02-10-20

Overview on supermarket shelves: The Nutri-Score serves as an orientation guide for assessing the nutritional value of a product.

The consumption of food with a poor nutritional quality is associated with a higher mortality rate, according to a study published in mid-September in the BMJ. The results support the use of…

332. Great medal of the University of Rzeszów goes to BIPS

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Date: 02-10-20

From left: Prof. Dr. Artur Mazur (Rector of the Faculty of Medicine), Prof. Dr. Iris Pigeot, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Ahrens and Prof. Dr. Sylwester Czopek (Rector of the University of Rzeszów). (C) Michał Święcicki/University of Rzeszów

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…

333. [BIPS Project] Cross-generational adverse drug effects

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Date: 01-10-20

The health of children can be affected by drugs taken by the mother during pregnancy, but taking drugs before pregnancy can also have an effect. This is already known for some drugs and there are…

334. [BIPS Project] Framework for evidence-based interventions to promote health literacy in an occupational rehabilitation setting

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Date: 01-10-20

A number of current studies indicate that substantial proportions of the population in Germany have low health literacy. This means that many people are not be able to search for, understand, and…

335. [BIPS Project] National research data infrastructure for personal health data

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Date: 01-10-20

Germany has accumulated a wealth of health-related personal data from well-designed cohort studies and health surveillance systems (healthy individuals) as well as clinical trials (patients) that are…

336. [BIPS Project] PAS-study for romosozumab

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Date: 01-10-20

European non-interventional post-authorization safety study related to romosozumab Osteoporosis is a disease of the skeletal system that is associated with bone loss and changes in bone…

337. [BIPS Project] Statistical modeling of covariate-varying networks

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Date: 01-09-20

Statistical methods for network analysis play a key role for the description and understanding of complex systems. In molecular and genetic epidemiology, these methods are used, e.g., to investigate…

338. [BIPS Project] Primary prevention early in life: effects of the pro kind intervention in adolescence

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Date: 01-07-20

The Pro Kind home visiting program for first-time socially disadvantaged mothers. Midwifes and social workers offer support to the mothers from pregnancy to the child's second birthday. The primary…

339. [BIPS Project] NFDI4Health - Task Force COVID-19: Better understanding the COVID-19 outbreak and its consequences through integrated and harmonised research efforts

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Date: 01-07-20

COVID-19 poses a major challenge to individuals and societies around the world. Lockdown efforts dramatically change social lives, economic prospects and health services. This creates a huge demand…

340. [BIPS Project] Physical activity, screen time and the COVID-19 school closures in Europe - An obervational study in 10 countries

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=889&cHash=63cca71773a8370cc3358115614c7f18
Date: 01-06-20

Emmy Noether Junior Research Group: Beyond Prediction - Statistical Inference with Machine Learning The junior research group focusses on the development of statistical inference methods for…