Call for proposals from the BMFTR: Data usage projects in the field of eHealth
On 21 October 2025, 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 […]
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 NAKO Health Study (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 […]
Muscle composition as a possible biomarker for chronic back pain
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have investigated the relationship between muscle quality and chronic back pain using whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and artificial intelligence (AI) methods. The analysis of MRI data from approximately 30,000 participants in the German National Cohort (NAKO) showed that a higher proportion of adipose tissue in the […]