School-based nutrition and physical activity interventions among children and adolescents

Shooka Mohammadi, Hui Chin Koo, Ai Kah Ng

Frontiers Media SA

The increasing prevalence of obesity, sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy eating habits among...

Health Public Health Children and Health

Keywords: School-based,­Children,­adolescents,­physical activity,­nutrition,­sedentary behavior,­Physical activity interventions,­Dietary interventions,­diet quality,­Diet patterns

Pain and Pain-Related Neuropsychiatric Disorders: From Mechanistic Insights to Innovative Therapeutic Strategies

Álvaro Llorente-Berzal, Francesca Guida, Fabio Turco, Rosmara Infantino

Frontiers Media SA

Chronic pain is an important personal and socio-economic burden, affecting more than 30% of people...

Science Pharmacology Neuropharmacology

Keywords: Pain,­Endocannabinoidome,­Cannabinoids,­Pain-related neuropsychiatric disorders,­CNS disorders associated with pain,­Novel pharmacological targets,­innovative therapeutic strategies

A Year in Review: Discussions in Molecular and Structural Endocrinology

Alain Couvineau, Ernestina Marianna De Francesco

Frontiers Media SA

“A Year in Review: Discussions in Molecular and Structural Endocrinology” is part of a wider series...

Health Endocrinology Molecular and Structural Endocrinology

Keywords: Molecular and Structural,­signaling,­Hormones,­Commentary,­opinion

Environmental Threats to Human Reproduction

Roland Eghoghosoa Akhigbe, Tulay Irez

Frontiers Media SA

Environmental contaminants have increasingly affected humans negatively. They have been implicated...

Health Endocrinology Reproduction

Keywords: Environmental toxicant,­Infertility,­Semen Analysis,­Reproduction,­Spermatogenesis,­folliculogenesis,­steroidogenesis,­DNA Damage,­epigenetics

Data governance in African health research: ELSI challenges and solutions

Donrich Thaldar, Simisola Oluwatoyin Akintola, Bonginkosi Shozi

Frontiers Media SA

Data protection legislation is increasingly being enacted in African countries. Additionally, the...

Science Genetics ELSI in Science and Genetics

Keywords: Data governance,­ELSI,­Africa,­health research,­Africanisation,­decolonisation,­rule-harmonisation,­Informed Consent,­Trust,­Multi-dimensional,­Regulation authority,­AI

Beyond Borders: Exploring Diverse Roles of Heterocyclic Compounds in Combatting Infections and Cancer

Afzal Basha Shaik, Richie Bhandare, Mukhlesur Rahman, Kamal Dua

Frontiers Media SA

There is an urgent need for the discovery of new drugs against infectious diseases and cancer....

Science Chemistry Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Keywords: Bioactive heterocyclic compounds,­Medicinal Chemistry,­Anti-Infective Agents,­Anticancer agents,­Natural Product chemistry,­Computational Chemistry,­Synthesis and Semi-synthesis,­drug design,­Drug Discovery

Addictions and Eating Behavior

Ramón Sotomayor-Zárate, Claudio Perez-Leighton

Frontiers Media SA

Food intake is associated with brain areas that control hunger, satiety, motivation for, and...

Health Nutrition Nutrition, Psychology and Brain Health

Keywords: Dopamine,­opioid receptors,­reward system,­Hypothalamus,­food addiction

Breast Cancer Imaging: Clinical Translation of Novel Methods

Jiabao He, Luca Nicosia, Sai Man Cheung, Simone Palma

Frontiers Media SA

Breast cancer has become the most common cancer in women, and the incidence rate has increased by...

Health Oncology Cancer Imaging and Image-directed Interventions

Keywords: MR imaging,­Nuclear Medicine,­clinical translation,­breast cancer,­imaging,­translational

Co-designing and Evaluating Oral Health Promotion Interventions for Vulnerable Groups

Vanessa Muirhead, Maha El Tantawi, Andrea Rodriguez

Frontiers Media SA

A new approach to research is emerging that involves the public, service users and health...

Health Oral Health Oral Health Promotion

Keywords: co-design,­method evaluation,­Oral Health Promotion Programs,­Interventions,­Vulnerable groups,­Vulnerabilities,­empowerment,­social exclusion,­oral health promotion