German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke: Press Releases

Kurzmeldung 17.03.2023

Time to celebrate the brain: Third graders visit DIfE during Brain Awareness Week 2023

During this year’s global Brain Awareness Week 19 children from a local primary school in Saarmund visited the DIfE to be scientists for a day. The…

Prof. Maria D'Ambrosio (links) und Carol Coricelli (rechts), die den Preis in den Händen hält.

Kurzmeldung 16.01.2023

Carol Coricelli receives Giancarlo Dosi National Prize for Science Communication

At the end of a large meal there is always space for dessert? The fascinating relationship between brain and food decision is rather complex.…

Press Release 06.10.2022

Prediction period of the DIfE ─ German Diabetes Risk Score now extended from five to ten years

The DIfE ─ German Diabetes Risk Score (DRS), developed by the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke (DIfE), has thus far enabled the…

Press Release DZD 23.02.2022

Ceramides – Blood Lipids Provide New Insights into the Link between Diet and Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease are preceded by metabolic alterations. A current study by the DZD and DIfE indicates that specific lipid…

Portraits of Dr. Catarina Schiborn and Prof. Dr. Matthias Schulze from the Department of Molecular Epidemiology. (photos: Carolin Schrandt, David Ausserhofer)

Press Release 14.10.2021

Even without a visit to the doctor: new non-clinical model reliably predicts risk of cardiovascular disease

Up to now, a reliable risk assessment for cardiovascular diseases has required medical examinations – for example, blood pressure measurement or blood…

Teaser picture for the press release from June 28th, 2021: Elevated AGE levels (measured via skin autofluorescence) lead to vascular stiffening not only in people with diabetes, but also in people with prediabetes and in people without a glucose metabolism disorder. (Source: DIfE/created with smart.servier.com)

Press Release DZD 28.06.2021

With or Without Diabetes: AGEs Are Risk Factors for Vascular Stiffness

Stiffened and narrowed arteries increase the risk of cardiovascular disease – the most common cause of death in Germany. A new epidemiological study…

Statistische Analyse (Foto: David Ausserhofer/DIfE)

Press Release 20.01.2021

Type 2 Diabetes: New Evidence Underlines the Role of Obesity in Late Complications

Successful weight loss is considered to be an integral part of the therapy for type 2 diabetes. Nevertheless, studies keep appearing that question the…

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