Health sciences

An expansion of the Nature Index to include more than 60 medical journals has revealed the clear leaders in the field.

From study design to patient recruitment, researchers are investigating ways that technology could speed up the process.

Bringing fresh perspectives to long-standing health challenges, these scientists are using techniques such as big-data analytics and AI to push the field.

Institutions from the country make unrivaled contributions to high-quality health-sciences research in the Nature Index.

An approach that aims to quantify how long a drug can delay or halt the progression of disease is gathering steam.

Without action, parity is still half a century away. We cannot afford to wait that long.

A description of the terminology and methodology used in this supplement, and a guide to the functionality that is available free online at natureindex.com.

Research into physical and mental health at different life stages is helping to improve quality of life.

For carbon nanotubes to take advantage of the lithium battery market, more emphasis must be placed on innovations around safety.

Precision medicine and artificial intelligence are major trends in healthcare and biomedical research. The Medical University of Vienna is embarking on an ambitious expansion to enhance its research and clinical capabilities.

Advances in induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology could drive the development of new options for treating intractable neurological diseases.

MD Anderson leads the way in combining microbiome insights with cancer therapy, revealing how dietary interventions can transform patient outcomes and advance precision medicine.

Medical doctors in Japan are working with AI experts to develop new healthcare solutions from diagnosis through to treatment.

A global leader in eye health, the Singapore Eye Research Institute, is battling to address the problem of short-sightedness, and is using AI to speed up disease screenings.

By integrating biochemical maps and mathematical models, systems biology researchers are dissecting the mechanistic principles of disease states.

Affordable, user-friendly pupillometry devices that harness AI have the potential to make powerful health diagnostics available to everyone.

A leading Japanese green tea and matcha company is focusing research efforts on tackling health challenges related to ageing.

Families of paediatric cancer patients have helped move a pioneering treatment for neuroblastoma from the lab to the clinic. Could this breakthrough accelerate the development of future treatments?

CIMR transforms medical education and research in Beijing, fostering collaboration, openness and innovation through a new model.

Artificial intelligence focused on dynamic patient care is helping to fine-tune drug dosing regimes and reduce hospital wait times, with potentially dramatic benefits.

The progression of chronic kidney disease can take patients and doctors by surprise. But if public awareness about the risks of this potential killer changes, the prognosis for patients could too.

Scientists in Japan are targeting physical and mental health in a series of projects as part of the country's ambitious moonshot programme.

The efficacy and safety of a treatment is best confirmed in the real world through post-marketing data collection according to pharmaceutical company Alexion Japan.

A new biosensor could mark a turning point in the struggle to identify an important, common and easily treatable condition.

An injectable gel shows promise for sealing wounds in the gastrointestinal tract in animal studies.

How does the brain control how much we eat, and — conversely — how does the gut impact our brain health? Researchers are revealing some interesting findings.

A heart condition that can lead to life-threatening complications may now be able to be detected anywhere.