Scientific Publications

50 new peer-reviewed articles are displayed here. They are sorted according to the year and entry date. Further publications of BIPS employees can be found using the search on the right-hand side.

  • Scholle O, Riedel O, Qubad M, Dörks M, Kollhorst B, Bittner R, Bachmann CJ. Clozapine prescribing in Germany: Temporal trends and regional variations, 2012-2022. Schizophrenia. 2026; (im Druck).
  • Massag J, Herrmann T, Pfrommer L, Führer A, Berger K, Brenner H, De Santis KK, Greiser KH, Harth V, Karch A, Keil T, Khattak MNK, Klett-Tammen C, Krist L, Kristiansen NO, Lampl B, Leitzmann M, Lieb W, Mons U, Velásquez IM, Nieters A, Obi N, Övermöhle C, Peters A, Pischon T, Schmidt B, Schulze MB, Wirkner K, Zeeb H, Mikolajczyk R. Care delay during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: A cross-sectional online survey in the NAKO study. BMC Public Health. 2026; 26:1172.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-27202-w
  • De Santis KK, Helmer S, Matthias K. Dissemination patterns of Cochrane reviews on nutrition and physical activity using Altmetric data: A bibliographic study. Systematic Reviews. 2026; 15:104.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-026-03127-8
  • Eilts H, Ivucic G, Koenen N, Wright MN, Schultz T, Putze F. Explainable AI insights into EEG classification and its alignment to neural correlates. Human Brain Mapping. 2026; 47(6):e70528.
    https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.70528
  • Xi Y, Keil T, Krist L, Pischon T, Velásquez IM, Schulze MB, Ahrens W, Zeeb H, Kuß O, Schikowski T, Schmidt B, Stang A, Nieters A, Mikolajczyk R, Massag J, Harth V, Obi N, Hallet A, Klett-Tammen C, Lieb W, Löffler M, Kaaks R, Bärnighausen T, Karch A, Berger K, Khattak MNK, Meinke-Franze C, Leitzmann M, Fischer B, Brenner H, Holleczek B, Rospleszcz S, Peters A. Self-rated health and mental health before and during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: The population-based German National Cohort (NAKO) study. BMC Public Health. 2026; (im Druck).
  • Graff RE, Pace WA, Kenfield SA, Van Blarigan EL, Langlais CS, Ma C, Stopsack KH, Stampfer M, Giovannucci E, Mucci LA, Tabung FK, Chan JM. Post-diagnostic inflammatory and insulinemic diet and lifestyle patterns and risk of prostate cancer-specific mortality in the health professionals follow-up study. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2026;
    https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-25-1722
  • Casjens S, Hovanec J, Glaser N, Massag J, Pfrommer L, Opel N, Karch A, Müllmann S, Moor I, Gekle M, Girndt M, Hettmer S, Höll JI, Heuser M, Frese T, Mikolajczyk R, Behrens T. Occupational risk factors for depression and anxiety symptoms: Insights from a large cohort study during and after the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. PLOS ONE. 2026; 21(4):e0346871.
    https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0346871
  • Gerke T, Tyekucheva S, Stopsack KH, Sweeney CJ, Lis RT, Westling EN, Loda M, Stampfer M, Penney KL, Parmigiani G, Mucci LA. A gene expression tumor signature optimizing partial area-under-the-curve (pAUC) to improve specificity for indolent prostate cancer. The Prostate. 2026; (Epub 2026 Apr 29).
    https://doi.org/10.1002/pros.70189
  • Schwarz S, Hornschuch M, Heinig M, Haug U. Non-participants in colorectal cancer screening in Germany: Reachability through the health care system. European Journal of Cancer Prevention. 2026; (im Druck).
  • Zhang J, Behrendt J, Schultz T, Aleksandrova K, Iqbal K, Pigeot I, Börnhorst C. Statistical methods for retrospective harmonization of longitudinal epidemiological data: A scoping review. European Journal of Epidemiology. 2026; (im Druck).
  • Müllmann S, Jahnel T, Barnils NP, Pan C-C, Gerhardus A. Frameworks for developing and evaluating public health interventions in primary prevention and health promotion: A scoping review. BMC Public Health. 2026; 26:1239.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-27174-x
  • Gutzeit J, Weiß M, Kuhn T, Klinger-König J, Streit F, Jockwitz C, Brandes B, Wright MN, Friedrich C, Woeckel M, Mikolajczyk R, Keil T, Castell S, Betker P, Schlett CL, Bärnighausen T, Bamberg F, Günther M, Hirsch J, Pischon T, Niendorf T, Leitzmann MF, Bohmann P, Wirkner K, Krist L, Wang Y, Berger K, Walther S, Grabe HJ, Deckert J, Caspers S, Hein G, Erhardt-Lehmann A. Multimodal phenotypic classification of generalized anxiety and panic using structural MRI data and psychosocial factors: Machine learning results from the German National Cohort (NAKO) study. Translational Psychiatry. 2026; (im Druck).
  • Mendl-Heinisch C, Bittner N, Miller T, Dellani P, Bamberg F, Berger K, Bohmann P, Decker JA, Floel A, Greiser KH, Harries M, Kapar J, Keil T, Klett-Tammen C, Krist L, Kroncke T, Leitzmann M, Niendorf T, Peters A, Pischon T, Riedel O, Ringhof S, Schlett CL, Schulze MB, Wielputz MO, Wirkner K, Caspers S, Jockwitz C. Prediction of cognitive test scores: A comparison of brain structure, health, demographic and cognitive data across adulthood. GeroScience. 2026; (Epub 2026 Apr 22).
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-026-02232-9
  • Degen M, Haug U, Scholle O, Awuku-Larbi Y, Carlsson S, Ebert N, Harth V, Hauri AM, Heier M, Herrmann A, Leitzmann M, Linseisen J, Meinke-Franze C, Obi N, Pendt P, Reinhold T, Thorand B, Brenner H, Schöttker B. Factors associated with potentially inappropriate medication use, medication underuse, and overuse in older adults in the German National Cohort. Journal of Internal Medicine. 2026; 299(6):754-775.
    https://doi.org/10.1111/joim.70097
  • Scholle O, Jobski K, Viebrock J, Haug U. Prescribing of opioid analgesics in Germany: Opposite trends when different quantification measures are used. Clinical Epidemiology. 2026; 18:280510.
    https://doi.org/10.2147/clep.s580510
  • Scharfenberger D, Kalbe E, Ophey A, Balzer-Geldsetzer M, Berg D, Hilker-Roggendorf R, Kassubek J, Liepelt-Scarfone I, Mollenhauer B, Reetz K, Riedel O, Roeske S, Schulz JB, Storch A, Trenkwalder C, Witt K, Wittchen H-U, Dodel R, Deserno MK. Temporal dynamics of cognitive functioning in people with Parkinson's disease. NPJ Parkinson's Disease. 2026; 12:86.
    https://doi.org/10.1038/s41531-026-01338-3
  • Vahid F, Stopa V, Malisoux L, Devaux Y, Lamy E, Capela e Silva F, Forberger S, de Magistris T, Sureda A, Monserrat-Mesquida M, Pérez-Jiménez M, Nagrani R, Giovanna Onorati M, Fontefrancesco MF, Turner J, Desai MS, Tur J, Bouzas C, Bonetti GG, Riedel O, Ravn-Haren G, Andersen R, Bohn T. Established and emerging biomarkers to characterize persons at risk for obesity - Paving the way for targeted clinical intervention trials: A comprehensive position paper. Obesity Reviews. 2026; (im Druck).
  • Georges D, RakuÅ¡a E, Becher H, Brandes B, Brenner H, Harth V, Hebestreit A, Heise J-K, Herbolsheimer F, Keil T, Kiekert J, Krist L, Leitzmann M, Lendt C, Mikolajczyk R, Mons U, Mueller U, Obi N, Peters A, Pickford R, Pischon T, Schmidt B, Steindorf K, Werdecker A, Doblhammer G. Individual and combined associations of physical activity and cognitive function with all-cause mortality in older men and women: A prospective analysis of the German National Cohort (NAKO). BMC Geriatrics. 2026; 26:487.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-026-07357-2
  • Brackmann K, Mulanje L, Kollhorst B, Langbein S, Haug U, Ahrens W, Nagrani R, Marron M. German Million Children Cohort: A historical birth cohort based on claims data to investigate the impact of immunisation and other early life factors on the risk of cancer and other diseases in childhood - cohort profile. BMJ Open. 2026; 16(3):e113411.
    https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-113411
  • Kendzia B, Taeger D, Pohlabeln H, Ahrens W, Wichmann H-E, Jöckel K-H, Brüning T, Behrens T. Trajectories of cigarette smoking and exposure to welding fumes and its impact on lung-cancer risks: A latent class modelling approach. BMJ Open. 2026; 16(1):e099920.
    https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099920
  • Altenburg TM, Pawlowski CS, Ahrens W, Brand T, Buck C, Börnhorst C, Dzielska A, Klaufus L, De Miguel-Etayo P, Moreno LA, Okulicz-Kozaryn K, Vrijkotte T, Wink R, Belmon LS, Chinapaw M. Promoting active outdoor play and healthy dietary behaviours through the co-creation of supporting physical and social environments for and with primary school-aged children living in underserved neighbourhoods in Europe: The protocol of the B-Challenged project. BMJ Open. 2026; 16(3):e108281.
    https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108281
  • Chang JCW, Nandakumar S, Stopsack KH, Fong C, Pichotta K, Jee J, Woo HJ, Donoghue MTA, Vasselman S, Barnett E, Autio KA, Danila D, McHugh D, Morris M, Rathkopf D, Scher H, Slovin S, Kantoff P, Gopalan A, Solit DB, Wibmer A, Schultz N, Abida W. Genomic features and response to poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibition in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. JCO Precision Oncology. 2026; 10(3):e2500934.
    https://doi.org/10.1200/PO-25-00934
  • Ochterbeck D, Müllmann S, Gerhardus A, Hrynschyn R, Graff H, Busse H, Helmer S. Digital intervention components for preventing and reducing substance use in adolescents and emerging adults: A comprehensive scoping review. Journal of Prevention. 2026; (Epub 2026 Mar 20).
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-025-00894-3
  • Wan W, Vermeulen R, Portengen L, Olsson A, Schüz J, Bijoux W, Ahrens W, Barul C, Behrens T, Brüning T, Caporaso N, Consonni D, Demers P, Fabiánová E, Fernández-Tardón G, Field JK, Forastiere F, Foretova L, Ge C, Gustavsson P, Janout V, Jöckel K-H, Karrasch S, Kendzia B, Landi MT, Lissowska J, Mates D, McLaughlin J, Merletti F, Migliore E, Pándics T, Pohlabeln H, Radoi L, Richiardi L, Schejbalova M, Siemiatycki J, Swiatkowska B, Wichmann H-E, Zaridze D, Straif K, Kromhout H, Peters S. Occupational exposure to chlorinated solvents and lung cancer: Results of the SYNERGY case-control study. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2026; 83(1):54-57.
    https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2025-110129
  • Sibert NT, Wellbrock M, Bedir A, Grundmann N, Herrmann M, Hoebel J, Jansen L, Popova V, Schwettmann L, Arndt V, Brand T, Gude A-C, Hoe C, Hübner J, Lückemeyer M, Mons U, Dalten SO, Voigtländer S, Erdmann F. Social inequalities in cancer in Germany: A call to action. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 2026; 152(3):62.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s00432-026-06438-4
  • Masip G, Møller Jørgensen R, Veidebaum T, Molnár D, Lissner L, Lauria F, De Henauw S, Hadjigeorgiou C, Hebestreit A, Buck C, Ahrens W, Moreno LA. Movement behaviors, psychosocial well-being and childhood obesity: The IDEFICS/I.Family cohort. International Journal of Obesity. 2026; (Epub 2026 Apr 6).
    https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-026-02071-w
  • Liu B, Himbert C, Vaselkiv JB, McGrath CB, Lucas L, Zhang Y, Ma C, Song M, Graff RE, Giovannucci E, Stampfer M, Stopsack KH, Sun Q, Mucci LA. Healthy dietary patterns and survival among men with prostate cancer. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2026; (Epub 2026 Mar 15).
    https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djag071
  • Mehlig K, MÃ¥rild S, Ahrens W, Pigeot I, Bogl L-H, Siani A, Veidebaum T, Tornaritis M, Moreno LA, Molnár D, De Henauw S, Lissner L, on behalf of the IDEFICS and I.Family consortia. Prevention of cardiometabolic risk in European children and adolescents: Extended post-intervention follow-up of the IDEFICS/I.Family cohort. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2026; (Epub 2025 Dec 7).
    https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf748
  • García-Albéniz X, Shi J, Schink T, Klungel O, Kurz X. ENCePP special series: Target trial emulation for causal inference in medicines evaluation. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 2026; (im Druck).
  • Bachmann CJ, Zillmer S, Schink T, Scholle O, Fegert JM. Prevalence, psychiatric comorbidity and treatment of multiple personality disorder in Germany: An analysis based on nationwide claims data, 2012-2021. European Journal of Psychotraumatology. 2026; 17(1):2640814.
    https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2026.2640814
  • Herrera-Espejel PS, Pohlabeln H, Kühne L, Rach S. Mode effects between telephone and web interviews in the post-COVID-19 questionnaire survey CoVerlauf: Exploratory study. JMIR Human Factors. 2026; 13:e80631.
    https://doi.org/10.2196/80631
  • Feliu A, Barrera Bernal B, Boland V, Drury A, Hâncean M-G, Geanta M, Koczkodaj P, Mulcahy-Symmons S, Pinto P, Rees VW, Sheehan S, Tchalakov I, Vuckovic H, Zeeb H, Espina C. Exploring individual and contextual determinants of cancer prevention behaviour change in the European Union: A qualitative study to inform implementation of the European Code Against Cancer. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 2026; 64:101633.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2026.101633
  • Pinuncci I, Tedeschi F, Serra R, Patané M, Acartürk C, Andriani D, Bryant RA, Burchert S, Caggiu G, Campos D, Conflitti C, Davisse-Paturet C, Felez-Nobrega M, Fuhr D, Hall BJ, Haro JM, Huizink AC, Knaevelsrud C, Kurt G, Lam A, Leijen I, Mediavilla R, Melchior M, Mittendorfer-Rutz E, Morina N, Monzio Compagnoni M, Nicaise P, Palantza C, Panter-Brick C, Papola D, Quero S, Rodriguez Prada C, Seedat S, Setyowibowo H, Smith P, van der Waerden J, Walter H, Witteveen A, Pasquini M, Sijbrandij M, Barbui C, Tarsitani L. Resilient outcomes in people with a history of mental disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic: An international 2-years longitudinal prospective study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 2026; 61:67-80.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-025-02944-x
  • Losey T, Médoc N, Müller K, Schiller NR, Sondag M, Wang Y, Wybrow M, Zeeb H. Reflections on visualizing the COVID-19 pandemic for the public. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications. 2026; (im Druck).
  • Niedermayer F, Hoffmann B, Zhang B, Chen J, Hart JE, Laden F, Bolte G, Lakes T, Schikowski T, Greiser KH, Staab J, Nikolaou N, Dallavalle M, Schulze MB, Lieb W, Övermöhle C, Tönnies T, Katzke V, Becher H, Fischer B, Leitzmann M, Berger K, Mayvaneh F, Keil T, Krist L, Klett-Tammen C, Heise J-K, Pischon T, Velásquez IM, Schmidt B, Nagrani R, Rach S, Brenner H, Holleczek B, Harth V, Obi N, Köttgen A, Mikolajczyk R, Meinke-Franze C, Hoffmann W, Schneider A, Wolf K, Peters A. Sex-specific individual and joint associations of multiple environmental exposures with diabetes and obesity in the population-based German National Cohort (NAKO). Environmental Research. 2026; 297:124096.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2026.124096
  • Hanke M, Harten T, Foraita R. ConNIS and labeling instability: New statistical methods for improving the detection of essential genes in TraDIS libraries. PLOS Computational Biology. 2026; 22(3):e1013428.
    https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013428
  • Wang Y, Xi Y, Breitner-Busch S, Padberg F, Rachow A, Brenner H, Castell S, Harth V, Haug S, Khattak MNK, Koch-Gallenkamp L, Krist L, Lampl B, Lange B, Leitzmann M, Lieb W, Meinke-Franze C, Mikolajczyk R, Velásquez IM, Obi N, Övermöhle C, Pfrommer L, Pischon T, Rach S, Schmidt B, Willich SN, Huemer M-T, Peters A. Changes in mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis of data from the German national cohort (NAKO) for the years 2014-2022. Deutsches Ärzteblatt International. 2026; 123(4):93-96.
    https://doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.m2025.0218
    https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl%3A6527903
  • Rees-Punia E, Teras LR, Newton CC, Moore SC, I-Min L, Bates-Fraser L, Chiang KE, Bloodworth DE, Eliassen H, Mucci LA, Lynch B, Stampfer M, Song M, Brantley KD, Stopsack KH, Matthews CE, Patel AV. Leisure-time physical activity and cancer mortality among cancer survivors. JAMA Network Open. 2026; 9(2):e2556971.
    https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.56971
  • Coyle-Asbil H, Osojnicki K, Robertson A, Baker R, Grigore M, Burr J, Buck C, Wright MN, Vallis LA. Predicting energy expenditure in preschool children using accelerometer and gyroscope data. Pediatric Exercise Science. 2026; (Epub 2026 Feb 10).
    https://doi.org/10.1123/pes.2025-0014
  • Golchian P, Kapar J, Watson DS, Wright MN. Missing value imputation with adversarial random forests-MissARF. Statistics in Medicine. 2026; 45:3-5.
    https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.70379
  • Bang CW, Witte J, Foraita R, Didelez V. Improving finite sample performance of causal discovery by exploiting temporal structure. Statistical Methods in Medical Research. 2026; (Epub 2026 Mar 31).
    https://doi.org/10.1177/09622802261422162
  • Lampousi A-M, Zeng J, Löfvenborg JE, Carlsson S, Ludvigsson J. Red meat intake during pregnancy and childhood and risk of type 1 diabetes: Findings from the ABIS birth cohort. Diabetologia. 2026; 69(5):1226-1236.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-026-06671-z
  • Maier L, Sun Y, Kronberg J, Abner E, Estonian Biobank Research Team, Coley K, Marenholz I, Weiss S, Foraita R, Karramass T, Mykkänen J, Hernandez-Pacheco N, Wang C, Kitaba NT, Pechlivanis S, Bouzigon E, Tingskov Pedersen CE, Schoos A-MM, Curtin J, Kress S, Hernangomez-Laderas A, Foppiano F, Batini C, Bryant L, Homuth G, Gieger C, Gilles S, Lyytikäinen L-P, Rovio S, Pahkala K, Vernet R, Valenta R, Llop S, Torrent M, Böck A, Tang MLK, Schmidt-Weber CB, Metspalu A, Esko T, Sprikkelman AB, John C, Lee Y-A, Beyer K, Völzke H, Pigeot I, Traidl-Hoffmann C, Duijts L, Lu H, Raitakari OT, Lehtimäki T, Kähönen M, Tio CHL, Melén E, Pennell CE, Holloway JW, von Mutius E, Siroux V, Bønnelykke K, Custovic A, Simpson A, Schikowski T, Bilbao JR, Schaub B, Peters R, Kersten ETG, Vonk JM, Thiering E, Peters A, Koppelman GH, Standl M. Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of food allergy and IgE-sensitization. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2026; (Epub 2026 Feb 20).
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2026.02.012
  • Turroni S, Günther K, D'Amico F, Veidebaum T, Yiannis K, Molnár D, Lissner L, Foraita R, Barone M, Mora-Martínez C, Sanz Y, Fraterman A, Wolters M, Brigidi P, Candela M, Ahrens W, Rampelli S. Disrupted gut microbiome networks and unhealthy behaviors predict metabolic dysfunction in children and adolescents in the long term. iScience. 2026; 29(2):114763.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2026.114763
  • Slesinski SC, Bolte G, Zhuang S, Lakes T, Rehfuess E, Staab J, Bamberg F, Baurecht H, Becher H, Brenner H, Glaser N, Greiser KH, Günther K, Harth V, Heise J-K, Keil T, Klett-Tammen C, Leitzmann M, Lieb W, Meinke-Franze C, Mikolajczyk R, Moreno Velásquez I, Mueller U, Nagrani R, Obi N, Övermöhle C, Pischon T, Schikowski T, Schipf S, Schlett CL, Schmidt B, Schulze M, Tönnies T, Willich S, Peters A, Schneider A, Wolf K. Transportation noise and self-rated health: Evidence from the German National Cohort (NAKO). Environmental Research. 2026; 294:123885.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2026.123885
  • Kendzia B, Behrens T, Brüning T, Stang A, Jöckel K-H, Ahrens W. Risk of testicular cancer and exposure to welding fumes. European Journal of Public Health. 2026; 36(2):ckaf255.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaf255
  • Espina C, Ritchie D, Riboli E, Kromhout H, Franceschi S, Lansdorp-Vogelaar I, Marteau TM, Bakogianni I, Vilahur N, Alberts CJ, Ivanus U, Feliu A, D'Souza E, Zeeb H, Mitrou G, Albreht T, Dillner J, Foucaud J, Manczuk M, Martin-Moreno JM, Medema RH, Murray D, Nagy P, Nicula F, Nyangasi M, Steindorf K, Tjønneland A, Cecchini M, Corbex M, Stepien M, Yared W, Carvalho AL, Schüz J. European code against cancer 5th edition: 14 ways you can help prevent cancer. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 2026; 63:101592.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2026.101592
  • Lakeberg M, Bachmann C, Hoffmann F, Jungmann T, Sandner M, Zeeb H, Kliem S, Brand T. Sex-specific associations between prenatal maternal mental health and child behavior problems at age 7: A (multi-center) longitudinal study of socially disadvantaged mother-child dyads. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2026; (Epub 2026 Feb 10).
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-026-02974-z
  • Loganathan GC, Buck C, Williams G, Veidebaum T, Tornaritis M, Molnár D, Miguel-Berges ML, Lissner L, Formisano A, De Henauw S, Baran J, Hebestreit A, Sina E, on behalf of the I.Family consortium. Associations between time spent with digital media and body image among European adolescents. BMC Pediatrics. 2026; 26:146.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-026-06551-w
  • D'Souza E, Ritchie D, Zeeb H, Schüz J, Espina C. European code against cancer, 5th edition: Using systems thinking to guide the dissemination of the European code against cancer. Molecular Oncology. 2026; 20(1):170-187.
    https://doi.org/10.1002/1878-0261.70195

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