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Finding, understanding, evaluating, and applying health information. The new project "Health Literate Health Region Bavaria plus " (HeLitRegio-Bavaria) of the Assistant Professorship of Health Literacy aims to develop a concept for organizational health literacy for daycare facilities for children.… [read more]

Hypertension is the leading risk factor for mortality in India and is associated with an estimated 1.6 million deaths from heart diseases and strokes every year. For this reason, the Indian government’s hypertension guidelines recommend that doctors opportunistically screen all adults for… [read more]

On February 8, 2024, the Department Health and Sport Sciences will bid farewell to its graduates at the Absolvia ceremony. This will take place at the TUM Campus in the Olympiapark in BayWa Lecture Hall 1. In 2024, the best scientific work will again be awarded the Dr. Gertrude Krombholz Prize. The… [read more]

Light is a fundamental part of our daily lives, shaping human perception of the world and vision and playing a crucial role in numerous aspects of well-being and the environment. This is influenced by various factors, including circadian rhythms, which means the best activity times, age, and… [read more]

Hypertension and diabetes are growing challenges in India. Until recently, there were no sufficiently large data sources to study these two risk factors at local levels – where many health policy decisions are made. An international team of researchers with the participation of Prof. Dr. Nikkil… [read more]