Personalised risk profiles for cardiovascular diseases: NAKO researcher receives Paul Dudley Award in Boston
Elena Grune, a researcher at the University of Freiburg and Helmholtz Munich, has been awarded the Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award by the American Heart Association for the best abstract from Germany. NAKO researchers presented the German National Cohort (NAKO) at the “EPI|Lifestyle Scientific Sessions 2026” conference in Boston. Among them was researcher Elena […]
Open Call for Reviewers – International NAKO Conference 2026
The Scientific Board of the International NAKO Conference cordially invites Scientists to register as a reviewer for the abstracts submitted for presentation at the International NAKO Conference 2026 on September 3-4 in Munich. Reviewers will have time to evaluate the abstracts between April 27 and May 11 and each reviewer will be assigned to a […]
NAKO insights at the bioRN Lounge: Opportunities for the life science community
We are delighted to be part of the next bioRN Lounge on 24 March 2026 in Heidelberg, where we will be providing insights into the German National Cohort (NAKO) – Germany’s largest epidemiological population study. Employees of the members of the Rhine-Neckar Life Science Cluster and scientists from the research institutions in bioRN are cordially […]
Initiate innovative Science: Apply for serum sample set from NAKO first examination
Scientists can submit research proposals to use the entire package of 193,000 serum samples from the baseline examination (2014 to 2019) for health-related research purposes. The applicants are responsible for the conduct and financing the planned analyses. All submitted project outlines will be reviewed by the Scientific Advisory Board and as part of the NAKO […]
Mental health during the pandemic: NAKO shows increased burden
A recent analysis of the German National Cohort (NAKO) of around 80,000 adults shows that while the majority of NAKO participants kept their mental health stable during the years of the COVID-19 pandemic, depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms and stress increased until 2022 – especially among younger adults under the age of 40 and among women. […]
NAKO study confirms link between smoking and depression
A research group led by the Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH) in Mannheim has confirmed for the first time within the German National Cohort (NAKO) an association between cigarette consumption and depression. The findings show that depression occurs more frequently over the lifetime of current and former smokers than among those who have never […]
Call for proposals from the BMFTR: Data usage projects in the field of eHealth
The Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) published new funding guidelines to support data usage projects in the field of eHealth. The aim is to promote the use of existing, high-quality, multicentre health data sets – including those from the NAKO Health Study – for innovative research projects. Funding is provided for interdisciplinary […]
Apply Now: YoungNAKO Graduate Programme Starts in May 2026
The Graduate Programme is a 20-month training programme for early-career researchers working with data from population-based cohort studies, such as the German National Cohort (NAKO). Graduates will be trained to design and analyze their own studies based on NAKO data and to apply for funding for future NAKO-related projects. The programme is managed by a […]
Cardiovascular diseases: Uric acid is an underestimated risk factor even in the normal range – women are more affected
Press Release Universitätsmedizin Halle High uric acid levels increase the risk of cardiovascular disease: However, a recent study by a multidisciplinary consortium at the University Medical Centre Halle found that uric acid levels even within the normal range are linked to vascular stiffness and can therefore be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The analysis […]
Study compares physical activity behaviour in Berlin and Singapore
An international research team has investigated the physical activity behaviour of study participants from Berlin’s inner-city areas and Singapore. Their analyses included measured and self-reported information from participants in the German National Cohort (NAKO) and the Singapore Population Health Studies. The result: the participants in Singapore were more physically active than those in Berlin. The […]