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Can an app-based intervention support recommended behavioral changes for diabetes prevention? A new project of Prof. Dr. Michael Laxy's Associate Professorship of Public Health and Prevention is investigating this question. The project is entitled "Diabetes Prevention via an App-based Lifestyle…

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common non-communicable diseases in Germany. According to the Diabetes Network Germany, around seven million people in Germany currently live with diabetes, around 90 to 95 percent of whom have type 2 diabetes. With the new project "Economics of diabetes…

Prof. Dr. Orkan Okan, Head of the Assistant Professorship of Health Literacy, gave a keynote speech on "Health literacy in schools: a key public health issue" at the 127th German Medical Congress in Essen. The Department of Sport and Health Sciences health scientist shared the slot with Education…

Combining the latest research findings with innovative teaching methods and activating didactic concepts are at the heart of the guiding principles for good teaching and learning at TUM. Linda Liang, Research Associate at the Chair of Epidemiology of Prof. Dr. Stefanie Klug and a lecturer at the…

The "German Diversity Day" is an annually recurring, nationwide day of action that calls on organizations to champion diversity and create social awareness for diversity. This year, the 11th German Diversity Day will take place on May 23. TUM was the first German university to sign the Diversity…