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Why is Covid-19 more severe in some patients? Using AI, we found a likely answer

September 17, 2021

By Dr Emmanuelle Logette, EPFL Blue Brain Project Dr Emmanuelle Logette of the EPFL Blue Brain Project Why does Covid-19 present itself more severe in some patients but not [...]

How well did the EU respond to the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic? Experts now give their verdict

August 21, 2021

By K.E.D. Coan, science writer Alexandros Michailidis / Shutterstock.com During the first wave of the pandemic, the European Union’s COVID-19 response highlighted ongoing [...]

Machine learning and knowledge engineering uncovers significant role of elevated blood glucose in severe Covid-19

July 28, 2021

By Colm Gorey, Frontiers’ Science Communications Manager A digital reconstruction of SARS-CoV-2 primary infection in the lungs. Image: Blue Brain Project/EPFL [...]

Study is first to show that air pollutants increase risk of painful periods for women

July 7, 2021

Air pollution increases the risk of severe period pain for women and girls: Frontiers in Public Health [...]

Tragedy of the Commons: The potential role of individualism in the spread of Covid-19

March 19, 2021

By Dr Yossi Maaravi, Adelson School of Entrepreneurship at IDC, Herzliya John David Photography / Shutterstock.com Dr Yossi Maaravi of the Adelson School of Entrepreneurship [...]

COVID-19 crisis – a technology providing unconventional supply relief

February 16, 2021

By Kate E. Mullins / EPFL Credit: Felix Schürmann and coauthors When the full-scale effect of the COVID-19 pandemic was starting to be understood in early 2020, the EPFL [...]

Scientists predict that COVID-19 will become a seasonal virus – but not yet

September 15, 2020

COVID-19 will probably become a seasonal virus: Frontiers in Public Health [...]

Is policy prepared for an aging population?

December 11, 2019

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Professors Marcia Ory and Matthew Lee Smith lead new specialty on Aging and Public Health [...]

How can better data help prevent disease?

September 2, 2019

Senior Female Epidemiologist Works with Samples in Isolation Glove Box. She's in a Modern, Busy Laboratory Equipped with State of the Art Technology

Professor Hilde Langseth, Head of Janus Serum Bank, leads Life-course Epidemiology - a new section in Frontiers in Public Health [...]

Is our health more important than our planet’s?

June 26, 2019

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Dr Kris Murray leads new specialty on Planetary Health in Frontiers in Public Health [...]

Can you ‘catch’ cancer?

March 27, 2019

Parasitic worms cause cancer – and could help cure it; Frontiers in Medicine [...]

Challenges for sex workers in holding the line in condom use

January 10, 2019

Image of condoms. Research shows consistent condom use among Western Australian sex workers has declined over past decades: Frontiers in Public Health

Criminalization of sex work is a primary factor behind a decline in consistent condom use among sex workers in one Australian state: Frontiers in Public Health [...]

No one should have to pay to access knowledge on health inequalities say Chief Editors Michelle Kelly-Irving and Cyrille Delpierre

October 25, 2018

Chief Editors Michelle Kelly-Irving and Cyrille Delpierre of INSERM (France) lead new specialty on Inequalities in Health in Frontiers in Public Health [...]

Commercial pesticides: Not as safe as they seem

March 15, 2018

Lack of testing on adjuvants in commercial pesticide formulations ignores the potential risk of these on people and the environment: Frontiers in Public Health [...]

Measles vaccine increases child survival beyond protecting against measles

February 21, 2018

New study shows all-cause mortality is significantly lower when a child's most recent immunization is a measles vaccine: Frontiers in Public Health [...]

Frontiers in Public Health welcomes new Field Chief Editor

February 2, 2018

Frontiers in Public Health is proud to announce the appointment of our new Field Chief Editor, Professor Paolo Vineis. [...]

Multiple health implications of women’s early marriage go beyond early childbearing

December 27, 2017

Frontiers in Public Health study finds complex associations between early marriage and women's education, health and nutrition in South Asia [...]

Health risks associated with energy drinks can outweigh short-term benefits

November 21, 2017

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As energy drink consumption continues to grow worldwide, there is a need to examine their advertised benefits, nutritional content and negative effects: Frontiers in Public Health [...]

New study finds Americans fatter than ever

November 2, 2017

Research published in Frontiers in Public Health estimates that 91% adult Americans are ‘overfat’ - a term defined as having excess body fat sufficient to impair health. [...]

Study reveals risk factors for substance use problems, as well as resilience

October 17, 2017

A study of African-American and Latino adults in a high-risk urban community challenges stereotypes by revealing not only risk factors for substance use problems, but also resilience. [...]

Study finds 90 percent of American men overfat

July 28, 2017

Traditional means of assessment, such as stepping on a scale or calculating Body Mass Index (BMI), are ineffective at determining whether someone is overfat. Instead, researchers recommend taking a measure of the waistline (at the level of the belly button) and comparing it to height: The waist measure should be less than half a person's height.

The overfat pandemic is alarmingly prevalent in developed countries with up to 90% of adult males and 50% children may suffer from this condition. [...]

Horse-riding can improve children’s cognitive ability

March 3, 2017

Study shows how the effects of horseback riding improve learning in children. [...]

Deeper than obesity: a majority of people is now ‘overfat’

January 4, 2017

Frontiers in Public Health: Scientists distinguish ‘overweight’ and ‘overfat', the latter including normal-weight people with enough fat to impair health

Scientists distinguish ‘overweight’ and ‘overfat', the latter including normal-weight people with enough fat to impair health: Frontiers in Public Health [...]

Open for submissions: New Specialty Section Obesity

September 29, 2016

by Victor Kouassi, Frontiers Under the leadership of Prof. Katherine Samaras of St Vincent’s Hospital and the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, the journals; [...]