#preventive medicine

New research using UK Biobank data suggests that low muscle strength, muscle loss, and slower walking pace are all associated with higher stroke risk, raising the possibility that routine physical function checks could i

A multinational validation study spanning 6.4 million people is putting two of the world’s most important cardiovascular risk tools under unusually large-scale review, with implications for prevention strategy and clinic

A new study says the future risk of 18 obesity-related diseases can be predicted using 20 common health measures, suggesting that people with the same weight may face very different medical trajectories.

An 'off-the-shelf' neoantigen vaccine has demonstrated safety and immunogenicity in individuals with Lynch syndrome, a hereditary condition that dramatically increases cancer risk. The results advance the prospect of preventive cancer vaccines for people with genetic predispositions.

Researchers at Örebro University have identified anti-integrin αvβ6 antibodies in blood samples that can flag individuals at risk of developing ulcerative colitis long before any symptoms manifest. The discovery could enable earlier interventions and potentially delay the onset of this debilitating inflammatory bowel disease.

With over 600 million people affected globally, osteoarthritis is increasingly diagnosed in younger, active individuals. Researchers are developing blood-based infrared spectroscopy tests to catch it before joint damage begins.