Research in Germany

School-based prevention programs are designed to help protect adolescents from gaming disorder and problematic online habits. But how effective are these interventions when it comes to promoting responsible use of video games and the Internet? A research team led by Prof. Dr. Katajun Lindenberg of the Institute of Psychology at Heidelberg University investigated this question as part of a statewide study. The results show that, in the long run, a four-week behavioral therapy-based program achieved greater effects among participants at high risk of addiction than a media education program did.

German reunification is viewed critically in East Germany for different reasons today than it was in the 1990s. Back then, dissatisfaction was particularly widespread on the political left and closely linked to social inequality. Today, criticism is especially pronounced on the right. This is the finding of a study by political scientists Noah Schulz and Prof. Dr. Conrad Ziller from the University of Duisburg-Essen, which will soon be published in the Politische Vierteljahresschrift (in German).

A new study confirms the advantages of liposuction for lipoedema compared with conservative treatment. At the same time, an individual risk assessment is required for each patient / publication in ‘The Lancet’

Number of lesbian and gay weddings spiked after Jair Bolsonaro’s election as president in 2018 – with the sharpest increase occurring in Bolsonaro strongholds before his inauguration

Researchers from University of Jena, Dresden and Wrocław win Ig Nobel Prize

The European Research Council (ERC) is awarding Prof. Dr. Elisa Oberbeckmann, Dr. Sophie de Vries, and Dr. Tristan Manfred Stöber an ERC Starting Grant of 1.5 million euros each for a period of five years. +++ Joint press release with the University of Göttingen +++