Compared to those in neighbouring countries, people in Germany don’t get enough sleep and are overtired, sleep researchers announced on the Day of Sleep (June 21st).
The number of sick days taken each year depends on both where you live and your job, according to health insurance figures. JobTalk reveals Germany’s sickliest states and professions.
Over a third of German men find it difficult to fulfill expectations, a study released on Monday suggested, while two thirds believe gender equality has already been achieved.
Financially independent, smart women trump beauty when German men look for partners, a study released on Wednesday suggested. This has meant the country's young adults delay starting a family – and not always out of choice.
The fear of becoming ill from something which emits electromagnetic waves, like a mobile phone or high-voltage power lines, can in itself actually make some people to develop symptoms, German scientists report.
Each year at least 400 German schoolchildren threaten to attack their school or college, a new study based on previously unpublished data shows. Poor record keeping is probably keeping the figure artificially low, its author warned.
An German-led team of scientists said on Thursday that the Arctic went through ice-free periods of extreme warmth over the past 2.8 million years, based on a new analysis of deep sediment in Russia.
Obesity levels have risen in Germany, after a study published on Thursday showed that nearly a quarter of German adults now have a body mass index (BMI) that is medically classified as obese.
The German scheme to pay money to parents who keep their young children at home rather than sending them to state-subsidised day care has been slammed by the OECD which says it could to more harm than good.
With some 4 million Germans suffering from depression, reduced productivity and early retirement are causing rising economic costs of up to €22 billion each year, a new report said this week.
A person’s lifespan depends on the month they were born, according to a new study by the University of Greifswald. November babies live on average nine months longer than those born in May, it found.
Hostility towards minorities and the poor has increased significantly among Germany's middle and upper classes, a development likely stemming from the global economic crisis, according to a new study.
As the German economy continues to recover from the global financial crisis, shoppers are ready to spend a bit more for holiday gifts this year, a survey showed on Tuesday.
Teens today may not be growing up too quickly after all. A new study on German youth sexuality revealed on Thursday that boys and girls are waiting longer to have sex and then having less of it than they were just five years ago.
An increasing number of smokers support Germany’s smoking ban in bars and restaurants, according to a study released by the German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ) this week.
A new study presented in Berlin on Tuesday showed that even young children’s future hopes are affected by poverty, with 20 percent of children in Germany reporting they feel disadvantaged.
Fewer ciggies but another beer or two? Germans are smoking less but still drinking plenty of alcohol, according a report published by the DHS centre for addiction studies this week.
One half of new hires - mainly immigrants, women and young people - receive only temporary contracts from their German employers, sparking calls from trade unions to make changes to employment law.
Female German public officials earn almost a fifth less than their male counterparts, according to a new study published in daily <i>Die Welt</i> on Monday.
