The Working Group assessed more than 800 epidemiological studies that investigated the association of cancer with consumption of red meat or processed meat in many countries, from several continents, ...

An estimated 2·1 billion adults worldwide are affected by overweight and obesity, a figure projected to reach 3·8 billion by ...

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Coffee is one of the world's most widely consumed beverages. It contains many different compounds and its composition varies depending on how it is produced and prepared for drinking. After ...

When approached for a quote about Jeffrey D Rothstein, Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience and Director of the Brain Science Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (Baltimore MD, USA), his ...

WHO has recognised mental health and, more recently, brain health as public health priorities.1 This momentum was further advanced at the National, Regional and International Plans for Brain and ...

More than 82 million people could be living with dementia by 2030,1 the majority in low-income and middle-income countries ...

Therapeutic advances have altered the neurodegenerative trajectory and improved clinical outcomes for individuals with spinal muscular atrophy. Current therapies increase concentrations of survival ...

Down syndrome is the most common cause of genetically determined Alzheimer's disease. Individuals with trisomy 21 carry an extra copy of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene and overproduce ...

Medicine has traditionally relied on a pathophysiology-to-phenotype paradigm, whereby specific pathological processes are linked to signs and symptoms. This paradigm maintains that complex systems are ...

Robert Eggers’ meticulous gothic interpretation of Nosferatu is a remake of the 1922 film directed by F W Murnau and based on ...

An estimated 3·4 billion people worldwide live with a neurological disease or the consequences of acquired brain injuries, including stroke, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury.