Applied Health Sciences is a dynamic and multidisciplinary field dedicated to advancing disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment through innovative and translational research. Traditional health strategies often address these areas in isolation, which can limit the impact and integration of new scientific discoveries on public health and patient care. By uniting fundamental research with applied disciplines—including public health, physiotherapy, nutrition, pharmacy, medical imaging, environmental science (One Health), psychology, physiology (across neuro, cardiovascular, respiratory, auditory, vision, and more), medicine, and laboratory sciences—there is significant potential to accelerate the translation of cutting-edge findings into everyday practice. Such integrative approaches can transform communities by reducing disease burden, decreasing healthcare costs, and improving patient outcomes and quality of life.
This Research Topic aims to showcase high-quality, multidisciplinary work that bridges basic and applied health sciences to develop innovative approaches, methods, and protocols with the potential for real-world impact. Particular emphasis is placed on transformative, people-centred strategies that can prevent non-communicable diseases and their comorbidities, as well as the development and optimization of tools and protocols to enhance both diagnosis and treatment.
By highlighting these groundbreaking advances, we seek to foster scientific discussion and the rapid translation of multidisciplinary research into new solutions for contemporary health challenges.
To gather further insights into this vital area, we welcome articles addressing, but not limited to, the following themes:
New approaches engaging both the general population and patients in healthy lifestyle choices and health promotion
Innovative strategies for preventing population health risks, including those related to poor diet quality and environmental factors
Development of non-pharmacological approaches integrated with novel biomedical concepts to address the burden of lifestyle-associated diseases (e.g., metabolic, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, inflammatory conditions)
Optimization and safety of existing pharmacological strategies for non-communicable diseases
Advancement of diagnostic methods based on known cellular and physiological mechanisms, suitable for both healthcare and community settings
By collecting studies in these domains, this Research Topic aims to drive forward the integration of fundamental and applied health sciences, ultimately creating impactful solutions for disease prevention, healthcare delivery, and improved public health outcomes.
Article types and fees
This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:
Brief Research Report
Classification
Clinical Trial
Community Case Study
Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy
Data Report
Editorial
FAIR² Data
General Commentary
Articles that are accepted for publication by our external editors following rigorous peer review incur a publishing fee charged to Authors, institutions, or funders.
Article types
This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:
Important note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
