News

In this section are listed news about important publications, research projects and events.

Ergonomics

How does the human brain adapt to the ever-increasing complexity of technical devices?

How does the human brain adapt to the ever-increasing complexity of technical devices (example: corded telephone in the past and smartphone today)? At what stage of development (infant – child – adolescent – adult) does this happen?

Practice

Launch of the European research and innovation PARC programme to improve chemical risk assessment

The European Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals (PARC) is seeking to develop next-generation chemical risk assessment, incorporating both human health and the environment in a „One Health“ approach. It will help support the European Union’s …

Immunology

Carsten Watzl explains Covid 19 vaccines in the European Journal of Immunolgy

In a recent article, Carsten Watzl, Head of Department Immunology, points out the misconceptions about SARS-CoV-2 and vaccination that are widespread among the public and contrasts them with the scientific findings from an immunologist’s point of view. The …

Ergonomics

Half-time in the A.D.Le.R project

Making an emergency call quickly and successfully is the first step in the rescue chain and thus essential for saving lives and protecting property. Automatic recognition and reporting of emergencies could significantly increase the level of safety. This is …
stop sign in a landscape

Application

New EEG evaluations show how attentional focusing works after interruptions in working memory

Interruptions at work often lead to a deterioration in performance in the original task. This performance deficit usually manifests itself in a delay in resuming the actual task. With the help of EEG measurements, researchers at the Leibniz Research Centre for …
A worker wearing safety gloves is using a welding machine.

Application

Occupational health protection: MAK and BAT values list 2021 published

The Permanent Senate Commission for the Investigation of Health Hazards of Chemical Compounds in the Work Area of the German Research Foundation (DFG) has presented the 57th so-called MAK and BAT Values List. The list contains 95 changes and new additions this …
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Research

Study analyses: How stressed are rescue workers?

In cooperation with the University of Lübeck, the University of Bremen, the Ruhr University Bochum, the MSH Medical School Hamburg and the Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB – the Workers‘ Samaritan Federation) Dortmund, the Leibniz Research Centre for Working …
Brain (Symbol image)

Practice

Review: Transcranial direct current stimulation in ADHD shows clinical effects

If children are constantly fidgeting, impulsive and unfocused, this may in some cases be due to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This disorder is particularly problematic in everyday school life and impairs the development of the affected …