University of Leipzig

The aim of the Head and Neck Group within the Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases (LIFE) is to facilitate improvements in the treatment and care of head and neck cancer patients through insights from molecular studies.The Head and Neck Group within the Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases (LIFE) investigates the molecular mechanisms and the diagnostic and prognostic factors of head and neck cancer. For this purpose, we collected phenotypic information from about 300 ...

The aim of LIFE ADULT is to find out more about common diseases such as cancer, diabetes or cardiovascular diseases. In Germany, many people are affected by these diseases - and more are being diagnosed every day. The everyday life and quality of life of those affected, but also of their relatives, are often severely impaired. With this research, this epidemiological study hopes to obtain answers to a wide variety of questions.This population-based study examined 10,000 participants randomly ...

LIFE-Projektvereinbarung Wirkner-2017-372-07Ca. 60% der LIFE Adult Probanden sind Normosmiker, ca. 26% Hyposmiker und 4,5% leiden unter Anosmie auf. Wir vermuten, dass Studienteilnehmer mit vermindertem Geruchssinn (Hyp-,Anosmiker) unter Einschränkungen ihrer Lebensqualität leiden. Mit Hilfe der in LIFE Adult verwendeten...Studiendesign: querschnittlich (Basiserhebung LIFE Adult)Fallzahl aller verfügbaren Probanden (n = ca. 10.000)

LIFE Child wants to find out how environmental factors and lifestyles can affect the health of children and adolescents. The aim of the study is to examine civilization diseases such as allergies, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases in more detail. Furthermore, the study also focuses on healthy mental and physical development from the infant to the young adult. The team of the LIFE Child study around Prof. Dr. med. Wieland Kiess would like to examine and question about 5,000 subjects aged ...

The LIFE-Heart study recruited 7,000 patients with suspected coronary heart disease, manifest heart disease or myocardial infarction. All patients received coronary angiography so that the vascular status in the heart is precisely known. In principle, this examination is not feasible in population-related studies. In addition, the patients were thoroughly examined with regard to the general vascular status and the health of the cardiovascular system. Extensive environmental factors were recorded. ...