We warmly invite you to the NAKO session on 30 September at the DEGAM Congress 2026 in Göttingen! 👉 Topic: Social determinants of health in the German National Cohort (NAKO): Insights into socioeconomic, occupational and gender-related influences on health 🌐 nako.de/en/latest-ne...

NAKO session at the 2026 DEGAM Congress in Göttingen – German National Cohort (NAKO)

To mark its 60th anniversary, the DEGAM Congress on 30 September – 2 October 2026 will be held jointly with three other professional societies for the first time: the German Society for Social Medicin...

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Part of the Young NAKO Graduate Programme or an early-career researcher working with NAKO data at one of the 26 member institutions? 👇 Workshop “Modern Data Analysis Concepts in Population-Based Epidemiology” 02.-06.11.2026, Münster Register: youngnako.grad@uni-muenster.de nako.de/en/latest-ne...

Workshop for early-career researchers: Modern Data Analysis Concepts in Population-Based Epidemiology – German National Cohort (NAKO)

From 2 to 6 November 2026, a one-week workshop of YoungNAKO on statistical methods and artificial intelligence (AI) in epidemiological cohort studies will take place at the University of Münster. The ...

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Thank you for the great interest in the International NAKO Conference — on-site registration is now closed 🔒. 👉 Waiting list: 📧 conference@nako.de 🔄 If your plans changed: 📧 conference@nako.de Registration live stream: lnkd.in/e4gs_2z9 💻 Full programme and more: nako.de/en/conferenc...

Get guidance on NAKO data and biosamples, data use applications and specific data requests. 👉 Book your consultation here: nako.de/en/research/... 📅 Appointments are available every Wednesday and Friday between 9:00 and 14:00 (CET) and take place online #ResearchSupport #NAKOGesundheitsstudie

Consultation appointments for researchers – German National Cohort (NAKO)

Consultation appointments for researchers You can book an appointment for a face-to-face consultation with an expert from the German National Cohort (NAKO). The consultations take place remotely via M...

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NAKO researchers @uniklinik-fr.bsky.social suggests possible number of undiagnosed kidney conditions: some participants showed abnormal kidney function or damage markers. Results point to potential gaps in early detection and follow-up. #KidneyHealth #PublicHealth 👉 nako.de/en/press-rel...

Many kidney diseases remain undetected – German National Cohort (NAKO)

Joint press release with Medical Center of University Freiburg The German National Cohort (NAKO) reveals a noteworthy number of potentially undiagnosed kidney diseases / One in six participants showed...

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🎉 The full program for the International NAKO Conference 2026 is now online! Join us September 3–4, 2026 at Helmholtz Munich, Congress Centre for "Health Trajectories in a Rapidly Changing World" 🌍 🌐 nako.de/en/conferenc...

New paper in Alzheimer’s & Dementia (NAKO, ~150k): Higher LIBRA scores link to lower #cognition already in young adults; clear socioeconomic gradient. #Dementia #riskreduction should start early and address social conditions. 🖇️ doi.org/10.1002/alz.... @unileipzig.bsky.social @nako.de #brainhealth

Associations of the Lifestyle for Brain Health (LIBRA) index with cognitive functioning across adulthood: Variation by sex and socioeconomic status in the German National Cohort (NAKO)

INTRODUCTION The Lifestyle for Brain Health (LIBRA) index evaluates modifiable dementia risk, mainly in midlife and older adults. We examined the frequency of LIBRA factors and their individual and .....

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New NAKO study: In over 54,000 older adults, potentially inappropriate, under‑ and over‑prescribing are common—highlighting challenges in optimizing medication use in ageing populations. nako.de/en/latest-ne...

Medication in old age: too little, too much or unsuitable? – German National Cohort (NAKO)

Optimising medication use among older people remains a key challenge in an ageing society. A recent analysis based on the German National Cohort (NAKO) systematically examined the incidence of over-pr...

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🎉 The abstract call for the International NAKO Conference (3–4 Sept 2026, Munich) is now closed – thank you for all submissions! 🙌 🔍 Reviews are underway, notifications by end of May 🌍 International cohort studies can still submit until 1 June 📝 Register now and join us: nako.de/en/conferenc...

🤩 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! 🌟 🌐 nako.de/en/latest-ne...

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...

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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:https://nako.de/en/latest-news/youngnako-winter-school-2026-a-week-full-of-research-exchange-and-inspiration/

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...

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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. 🔗 Read more: nako.de/en/latest-ne... @clinicalepi.de #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...

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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. 👉 t1p.de/2v9je @breakthrought1duk.bsky.social

🤩Open Call: NAKO e.V. is calling on researchers to submit research projects for the entire serum sample set from NAKO first examination. 👉 nako.de/en/latest-ne...

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...

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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. 👉 Read more: nako.de/en/press-rel...

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...

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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. www.helmholtz-hzi.de/media-center...

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 👉 nako.de/en/press-rel...

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...

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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

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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. 👉 nako.de/en/press-rel...

🎉 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 ➡️ events.geomar.de/event/884 #HMCConference2026 #HMC2026 @opensciencenl.bsky.social

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. 👉 nako.de/en/press-rel...

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...

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🌍🚴‍♂️ 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 👇 🔗 nako.de/en/latest-ne...

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...

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▶️ 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

Expert Group Dental and oral diseases – German National Cohort (NAKO)

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🫵 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! 🌐 More: nako.de/en/latest-ne... @clinicalepi.de

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...

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👉 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! 🤗 🌐 nako.de/en/latest-ne...

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...

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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 nako.de/en/latest-ne...

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 ...

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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💙 #Job #HealthResearch

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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 🌐 Find out more: nako.de/en/latest-ne...

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/