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Skeletal muscle hypertrophy and atrophy affect health issues such as obesity, diabetes, and cancer, which place a tremendous socioeconomic burden on society. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), around 2.5 billion people worldwide are overweight, 529 million people suffer from diabetes,… [read more]

The Associate Professorship of Didactics in Sport and Health and the Occupational Medicine Institute for Schools of the Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority are inviting you to the Expert and Networking Conference 2024. The event will take place on October 9, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at… [read more]

Overweight and obesity lead to considerable burdens and costs for those affected, healthcare systems and national economies. All stakeholders would, therefore, benefit from a reduction in overweight in the population. However, it often needs to be clarified what health policy measures can be used to… [read more]

With the strategy paper “Women and Girls in Sport”, the Federal Institute of Sport Science has set itself the goal of working with various stakeholders from the fields of sport, science, and politics to promote equality for girls and women in sport and to honor this commitment. Dr. Paulina… [read more]

What a great success for the beach volleyball duo Nils Ehler and Clemens Wickler. Cheered on by around 13,000 fans in the shadow of the brightly lit Eiffel Tower, the two German Olympians lost the final against the favored world number one David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig from Sweden 0:2 in sets, but… [read more]