The New Science of Wellness

Medicine A New Scientific Strategy for Keeping People Healthy The science of disease prevention has turned a corner. What’s possible now is an affordable, equitable healthcare system that works for everyone. December 7, 2022 — Leroy Hood
Health Care The Phenomics Revolution The emerging science of phenomics could shift the focus of health care from treating the sick to the prediction and prevention of disease. December 7, 2022 — David Ewing Duncan
Nutrition Using Data to Live Longer, Healthier Lives Making small changes to diet and exercise or adding targeted supplements could prevent many ailments. But first we need to ground these changes in solid data. December 7, 2022 — Jennifer C. Lovejoy

Medicine The Pioneering Biologist Behind the Push for Scientific Wellness Leroy Hood plans to recruit a million people for a study that could help people stay healthier for longer. December 7, 2022 — David Ewing Duncan
Neuroscience Brain Monitoring Could Prevent Most Neurological and Psychiatric Illnesses By crunching data from molecular tests, cognitive assessments and medical history, doctors could one day intervene and prevent brain disease. December 7, 2022 — Michael Merzenich
Health Care Evidence-Based Wellness Emerges as an Industry A wave of start-up companies now offer science-based ways of improving health. December 7, 2022 — Nathan Price
Health Care Mining Mountains of Personal Health Data Each of us may soon generate an internet-size cloud of health data. Google engineers are adapting web-search methods to make sense of this data cornucopia. December 7, 2022 — Scott Penberthy
Health Care In the U.S. Healthcare Industry, a Slow Shift toward Prevention Businesses, insurers and technologies have begun driving the shift, which could lower costs, spawn new companies and improve health outcomes nationwide. December 7, 2022 — Juan Enriquez

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