IPA - Research for Health Protection

Identification, organic synthesis, and sensitive analysis of a cis-homosalate-specific exposure biomarker

Homosalate (HMS) is an organic UV filter used in sunscreens and personal care products. Despite its widespread use and detection in environmental matrices, little is known regarding its exposure in humans. At the IPA an extended method was developed for monitoring of cis- and trans-HMS in future human biomonitoring studies.

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Altered coordination between sleep timing and cortisol profiles in night working female hospital employees

The study examined how shift work affects cortisol rhythms in female hospital workers. Shift workers on night shifts exhibited altered cortisol profiles, with lower levels during working hours and higher levels at bedtime, compared to day shifts

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IPA-Flyer

The English flyer provides a brief overview of the IPA's key activities and competence centres.

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Facts & Figures

With its "Facts & Figures" brochure in English, the IPA is pleased to introduce the key areas of its research to the broader international audience. The IPA's research concept has always been geared towards the practical requirements of occupational safety and health: the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases.

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The Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance (IPA)

The Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance is an institute of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (IPA). IPA's research work aims at the reduction of health risks of employees due to various hazardous substances. The goal is to develop preventive measures as well as to improve diagnosis and therapy of occupational diseases and to support the German Social Accident Insurance.

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