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Karl Emmert-Fees, Research Associate at the Assistant Professorship of Public Health and Prevention headed by Prof. Dr. Michael Laxy, has been awarded the "RIGorous Inference in Obesity Research" (RIGOR) Award for his publication "Estimating the impact of nutrition and physical activity policies… [read more]

The weight loss injections Ozempic and Wegovy are being heralded as a breakthrough in the medical treatment of obesity. These medications add to a growing set of pharmacological approaches – including antihypertensives and statins – to reducing the risk of heart diseases. Yet the emergence of these… [read more]

The German Youth Institute (DJI) is one of the largest social science research institutes in Europe. For 60 years, it has been researching the living conditions of children, young people and families, advising the federal government, the states and local authorities and providing important impulses… [read more]

More strength, endurance, fewer kilos on your hips - and all that in just ten weeks. This is what Prof. Dr. Martin Halle, head of the Chair of Preventive and Rehabilitative Sports Medicine, promises in the five-part feature of the BR magazine "Abendschau" on the project "LAUF10! How do I get fit in… [read more]

It is the 98th minute in the 2003 World Cup final between Germany and Sweden. Extra time, free kick for Germany. Renate Lingor lobs the ball sensitively into the center of the penalty area - header specialist Nia Künzer rises high and blasts the ball over goalkeeper Caroline Jönssen into the goal.… [read more]