New paper by Simmank & Horstmann

Posted by obesity_2014 Date 2015-10-28 Category Publications

Congratulations to Jakob Simmank & Annette Horstmann, who published in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience this October, entitled: Incidental rewarding cues influence economic decisions in people with obesity. Online at: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00278/full

LIMIOR – Strengthens Scientific Exchange

Posted by obesity_2014 Date 2015-09-28 Category Editorial Notes, PR

Shortly after the first “Leipzig International Meeting for Interdisziplinary Obesity Research” (LIMIOR) on causes and consequences of morbid overweight the conclusions drawn are positive. GO TO IFB POST

LIMIOR – International Meeting for Interdisciplinary Obesity Research

Posted by obesity_2014 Date 2015-07-06 Category Editorial Notes

Leipzig gets it first International Meeting for Interdisciplinary Obesity Research (LIMIOR). It set set for September 6th to 10th, 2015. LIMIOR Info (IFB)

IFB Dialog with Annette Horstmann, et al.

Posted by obesity_2014 Date 2014-10-21 Category PR

What influences our eating habits? These and other questions were addressed by the IFB Dialogue held on October, 14th. “Kummerspeck” and emotional eating are well-known phenomena. Many people know the very situations in which a chocolate bar soothes our minds or relieves stress. Speakers: Annette Horstmann, Anette Kersting, Thomas Ellrott, &...

Horstmann in LVZ

Posted by obesity_2014 Date 2014-08-22 Category PR, Publications

Annette appeared in Leipzig’s newspaper (LVZ) today on August, 22nd, with the article Der Lockruf des Essens. Verena Müller, science journalist, is hosting the article online on her blog.

Annette Horstmann contributes in aid magazine

Posted by obesity_2014 Date 2014-07-10 Category Publications

Annette wrote a chapter in the current non-profit aid magazine: a German information service in the field of food, agriculture and consumer protection. Annettes Article (Übergewicht: Reine Kopfsache?) is at page 30–40. GO TO ARTICLE

Long Night of the Sciences @ IFB

Posted by obesity_2014 Date 2014-06-27 Category Editorial Notes, PR

On June 27th, the Long Night of Sciences (aka Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften) took place in Leipzig, along with the IFB and over 40 institutions. Read more at the IFB post