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According to statistics from the Robert Koch Institute, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer. In Germany, around 33,000 men and 26,000 women are affected by new cases every year. Most colorectal carcinomas arise from growths that form in the mucous membrane of the colon. Several factors… [read more]

Prof. Dr. Manuel Spitschan, Head of the Assistant Professorship of Chronobiology & Health, was invited by the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee to present his expertise on the facts of artificial light and its effects on human health to members of the British Parliament on Tuesday,… [read more]

Prof. Dr. Leonie Sundmacher, head of the Associate Professorship of Health Economics, has been appointed to the Expert Council on Health and Care of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) as of February 1, 2023. Together with six other top-class experts, the TUM health economist will advise the… [read more]

Soft drinks are seen as major factors in obesity and diabetes. A new study shows: In Germany the mean sugar content has hardly dropped over the last six years, in spite of guarantees on the part of the industry. In the United Kingdom, where a soft drink industry levy was introduced in 2018, a… [read more]

As part of the annual application process for research projects of the Federal Institute of Sport Science, Dr Daniel Link, private lecturer at the Chair of Performance Analysis and Sports Informatics, was successful with funding applications to support the German Olympic teams in beach volleyball… [read more]