Nanomaterials (NMs) can be produced in numerous different variants of the same chemical substance. An in-depth safety assessment for each variant by generating test data will simply not be feasible. Thus, NM grouping ...

Cell growth is well described at the population level, but precisely how nutrient and water uptake and cell wall expansion drive the growth of single cells is poorly understood. Supported by measurements of single-cell ...

Background The combined impact of multiple healthy behaviors on health exceeds that of single behaviors. This study aimed to estimate trends in the prevalence of a healthy lifestyle among adults in Germany. Methods A ...

In spring 2016, Greece reported an outbreak caused by a previously undescribed Salmonellaenterica subsp. enterica serotype (antigenic formula 11:z41:e,n,z15) via the Epidemic Intelligence Information System for Food- and ...

Introduction Until September 2019, pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with tenofovir disoproxil/emtricitabine for HIV prevention was not covered by health insurance plans in Germany, and was only available through private ...

We report on the increased circulation of enterovirus A71 in Germany in 2019. Strains were mainly identified in hospitalised patients with suspected aseptic meningitis/encephalitis. Molecular analysis showed co-circulation ...

Am 28. Juli 2018 findet der diesjährige Welt-Hepatitis-Tag unter dem Motto „Hepatitis: Findet die fehlenden Millionen!“ statt. Aus diesem Anlass widmen sich zwei Ausgaben des Epidemiologischen Bulletins der Hepatitis-Situation, ...