Personalised risk profiles for cardiovascular diseases: NAKO researcher receives Paul Dudley Award in Boston – German National Cohort (NAKO) 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...

🤩 Congratulations to Elena Grune, researcher at the @uni-freiburg.de Freiburg and @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social , on receiving the Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award from the American Heart Association in Boston for the best abstract from Germany! 🌟
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YoungNAKO Winter School 2026 – A week full of research, exchange and inspiration – German National Cohort (NAKO) This year's Winter School of the YoungNAKO Graduate Programme took place from 17 to 20 February 2026 at the Landhaus Rothenberge of the University of Münster in Wettringen (North Rhine-Westphalia). Te...

Winter School 2026 YoungNAKO Graduate Programme❄️
A week full of research, exchange & inspiration!
Young scientists explored data collection & analysis in NAKO 🦙✨
🌐 Full article nako.de:nako.de/en/latest-news/youngnako...

Faces of YoungNAKO: Environment, health and the search for patterns – German National Cohort (NAKO) How does our environment affect our health? For Asmaa Alselwi, a doctoral student at Helmholtz Munich, this question is central. Her goal is to reveal complex relationships and derive possible courses...

How do air pollution, temperature 🌡️ and greenness 🍃 affect our health? @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social PhD student Asmaa uses NAKO data to study how long-term environmental exposures shape risks for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.
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@clinicalepi.de #YoungNAKO

Early Detection of Adult Type 1 Diabetes Funded by Breakthrough T1D

Up to USD 900,000 from Breakthrough T1D will fund #HelmholtzMunich research on early-stage type 1 diabetes in adults.

Using data from 75,000 participants in #NAKO and Babydiab/Babydiet, the team aims to develop adult T1D screening.

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Initiate innovative Science: Apply for serum sample set from NAKO first examination – German National Cohort (NAKO) 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 respon...

🤩Open Call: NAKO e.V. is calling on researchers to submit research projects for the entire serum sample set from NAKO first examination.
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Mental health during the pandemic: NAKO shows increased burden – German National Cohort (NAKO) 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 pande...

Mental health during pandemic: A recent analysis of NAKO 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.
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📣 Submit your abstract and register now: International NAKO Conference 2026 in Munich.
The event organised by NAKO e.V. combines the latest findings from the German National Cohort (NAKO) with other cohort studies worldwide.
👉 www.nako.de/conference2026

Das BMFTR stellt im Rahmen der Nationalen Dekade gegen Postinfektiöse Erkrankungen etwa 500 Mio. Euro für die Forschung zur Verfügung. Als Teil der @nako.de führt das HZI Genomsequenzierungen durch, um neue Perspektiven auf die Krankheitsentstehung zu eröffnen.
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NAKO participates in the National Decade of Post-Infectious Diseases – German National Cohort (NAKO) The German National Cohort (NAKO) contributes its scientific expertise to the National Decade of Post-Infectious Diseases initiated by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR). W...

Infections leave traces – we want to understand them.
NAKO contributes its scientific expertise to the National Decade Against Post-Infectious Diseases initiated by the BMFTR. Dorothee Bär launched the National Decade on 30 January 2026.
📸 ©️BMFTR/Hans-Joachim Rickel
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Happy to share this: we confirmed a significant link between smoking and depression using data from the @nako.de. Our analysis of over 170,000 participants shows that both current and former smokers face a higher lifetime risk of depression. #MentalHealth #ResearchNews #PublicHealth

🎉 Submission Deadline Extended – HMC Conference 2026

🎉 Submission Deadline Extended – HMC Conference 2026

Good news! To give our community a little more time, we are extending the submission deadline for abstracts and pre-conference workshops to 🗓 31 January 2026

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#HMCConference2026 #HMC2026

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NAKO study confirms link between smoking and depression – German National Cohort (NAKO) 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...

Scientists showed that depression was more common among current and former smokers than among never-smokers over the course of their lifetime. In addition, a dose-response relationship was observed.
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Faces of YoungNAKO: Research between city air, statistics and health relevance  – German National Cohort (NAKO) His path into research was anything but coincidental. He combines technical expertise from his bachelor's degree in medical information management with health science perspectives from his master's de...

🌍🚴‍♂️ Lukas Oberwinster, PhD student in environmental epidemiology at @hhu.de and #YoungNAKO, studies how air pollution on cycle paths affects health — key for prevention, urban planning and environmental policy. @clinicalepi.de
Read full interview 👇
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Expert Group Dental and oral diseases – German National Cohort (NAKO)

▶️ 𝐍𝐀𝐊𝐎 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬:
Oral health is an important part of general health. 🦷 The expert group 'Dental and oral diseases’ is investigating how oral diseases develop and which risk factors play a role.
🌐 More: nako.de/en/research/...
All NAKO Expert Groups: www.nako.de/expertgroups

Apply Now: YoungNAKO Graduate Programme Starts in May 2026 – German National Cohort (NAKO) 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 tra...

🫵 Apply now for the YoungNAKO Graduate Programme starting in May 2026 – supporting early-career researchers in epidemiology. The application phase for the second cohort is open!
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Change in the Ethics Advisory Board of the German National Cohort (NAKO)  – German National Cohort (NAKO) In November 2025, the Ethics Advisory Board of NAKO e.V. said farewell to Professor Dr Jochen Taupitz from the University of Mannheim after many years of dedicated service on the board. Professor Dr R...

👉 In Nov.2025, the Ethics Advisory Board of NAKO e.V. said farewell to Professor Dr Jochen Taupitz from the University of Mannheim after many years of dedicated service on the board. 🙏 Professor Dr Ruth Horn joined the six-member Board in April 2025. Welcome! 🤗
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Faces of YoungNAKO: “We bring a breath of fresh air and new perspectives” – German National Cohort (NAKO) Sehajpreet is a doctoral researcher in radiation epidemiology. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Public Health and her Master’s in Epidemiology at the University of Bremen Which aspects are most ...

Proud to share the newest Faces of YoungNAKO story, showcasing perspectives from Sehajpreet Gill from YoungNAKO @clinicalepi.de. Young researchers continue to bring energy and new ideas to population health research. #YoungNAKO #BIPS #Epidemiology #Radiation #PublicHealth

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Join the German National Cohort (NAKO) Central Office in Heidelberg!

We’re hiring:
🔸Project Officer – Scientific Project Management
🔸Project Manager – Research Data Management

Flexible work, interdisciplinary team, and make an impact in health research!

Apply: nako.de/jobs💙

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With the YoungNAKO programme, NAKO e.V. supports early-career researchers in the field of epidemiology.
👉The application phase for the second cohort of the YoungNAKO Graduate Programme has now begun!
🙏 Management and Coordination: @clinicalepi.de
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Third examination update: By October 2025, ⭐️35,156 participants had taken part in the third round of examinations – across Germany, in 18 NAKO study centres! 💪
⭐️5,394 participants received an MRI scan in addition to the regular NAKO programme.
👉 More: nako.de/en/

Longevity - Quell der ewigen Jugend oder einfach nur gesund bleiben? - IQ - Wissenschaft und Forschung | BR Podcast Langlebigkeit ist zum Trendbegriff geworden. Doch die Wissenschaft versteht etwas völlig anderes unter dem Begriff "Longevity": Den Forschenden geht es nicht um Faltenfreiheit, einen schönen Körper un...

#Podcast-Tipp: In der aktuellen Folge des BR-Podcasts „IQ – Wissenschaft und Forschung“ sprechen die #HelmholtzMunich Forscherinnen Prof. Magdalena Götz und Prof. Annette Peters über das wissenschaftliche Verständnis von #Longevity.

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Pilot for a Trusted Research Environment: Call for use and access applications from research companies – German National Cohort (NAKO) At the start of the pilot for a Trusted Research Environment (TRE), NAKO e.V. is inviting research companies to submit applications for the use of NAKO data for scientific purposes. For the first time...

📣 Open Call: At the start of the pilot for a Trusted Research Environment (TRE), NAKO e.V. is inviting research companies to submit applications for the use of NAKO data for scientific purposes. Apply now: www.nako.de/transferhub

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NAKO is a powerful database to support your research. We make data and biosamples from 205,000 participants available to registered users for approved research initiatives in accordance with the Use and Access Policy.
👉 Apply for access: www.nako.de/research

Expert Group Lifestyle, nutrition – German National Cohort (NAKO)

▶️ 𝐍𝐀𝐊𝐎 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬:
The expert group "Lifestyle, nutrition" observes and analyses the participants’ diet from an epidemiological perspective to identify or confirm dietary patterns and correlations with diet-related diseases.
🌐 More details: nako.de/en/research/...

NAKO Conference 2026 – German National Cohort (NAKO) Health trajectories in a rapidly changing world MUNICH Sep 3—4 2026 International NAKO CONFERENCE 2026 NAKO Conference 2026 Days to go Dear colleagues, We are very pleased to announce the date of the ...

⭐Save the Date⭐ We are pleased to announce the date of the upcoming International NAKO Conference on September 3rd and 4th 2026 in Munich. See you there 💚
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Expert Group Football – German National Cohort (NAKO)

▶️ 𝐍𝐀𝐊𝐎 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬:
The newly established "Football" expert group is focussing on the health of footballers.The work of the experts is based on the SoccHealth study with a total of 348 former professional footballers who took part in the NAKO programme.
🌐 More details: nako.de/en/research/...

Studie vergleicht Bewegungsverhalten in Berlin und Singapur  – NAKO Gesundheitsstudie Ein internationales Forschungsteam hat das Bewegungsverhalten von Studienteilnehmenden aus Berliner Innenstadtbezirken und Singapur unter die Lupe genommen. In ihre Analysen flossen gemessene und selb...

An international research team has investigated the physical activity behaviour of study participants from Berlin’s inner-city areas and Singapore. The result: the participants in Singapore were more physically active than those in Berlin.

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📣 Attention, early birds!
The early bird discount for #DGEpi2025 is ending soon! Register now and save! Deadline: 07/31/2025

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