Tag: chronic-disease
UK Research Council Awards £2.31m to Digital Chronic Disease Solutions—But Evidence Gaps Remain
The UK's National Institute for Health Care and Research awarded £2.31 million in April 2026 for digital and home-based chronic…
Healthy Diet and Exercise Cut Disease Risk Even Without Weight Loss, Major US Study Finds
New analysis of three US cohorts published in The Lancet Regional Health—Americas shows that physical activity and diet quality substantially…
How Modern Diets Damage the Gut Barrier and Drive Chronic Disease
High-fat, low-fibre diets, food additives, and irregular eating patterns damage the gut barrier through three converging mechanisms: reduced short-chain fatty…
Vitamin D Deficiency Links to Multiple Chronic Diseases, New Review Shows
A comprehensive review in Nutrients documents how vitamin D deficiency impairs immune function and is associated with rickets, osteoporosis, autoimmune…
Different Ways of Measuring Multiple Chronic Diseases Yield Vastly Different Results, UK Biobank Study Shows
UK Biobank study of 474,397 adults reveals multimorbidity prevalence estimates vary 35-fold depending on measurement method. Clustering approaches better predict…
Medically Tailored Meals Reduce Healthcare Costs by $2,400 Per Person, US Analysis Shows
New analysis shows medically tailored meal programs reduce healthcare costs by $2,400 per person annually. At least twelve US states…
UK’s Healthy Life Expectancy Falls: A Population Health Crisis Emerges
UK healthy life expectancy has declined since peaking in 2012-14, marking the first sustained reversal in population health gains since…
Eight conditions drive 90% of multimorbidity onset in England’s 49.6 million adults
Analysis of 49.6 million English adults reveals eight conditions drive most multimorbidity cases. Socioeconomic deprivation accelerates disease progression, with concerning…