Medical Research
A section of Life (ISSN 2075-1729).
Section Information
Contributions to the Medical Research section include original papers covering a broad spectrum of biomedical and clinical research, as well as epidemiological studies. We welcome basic and translational science, clinical case and public health reports on topics, including but not limited to:
- Dermatological research;
- Cancer research;
- Cardiovascular research;
- General medicine;
- Gastroenterological research;
- Hematological research;
- Immunological research;
- Infectious diseases research;
- Metabolism and endocrinology;
- Nervous system research;
- Nursing;
- Pediatrics;
- Pulmonary research;
- Psychiatric research;
- Rehabilitation;
- Renal and urinary research;
- Reproductive research and women health;
- Rheumatological research;
- Skeletal and muscular research;
- Vision research.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Liver Disease: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatments (Deadline: 25 September 2026)
- Natural Products and Modern Drug Discovery: Emerging Strategies Targeting Cancer- and Disease-Related Molecular Mechanisms (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Advances in the Rehabilitation of Stroke (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Advances in Imaging for Female Patients: Breast and Gynecological Diagnostics (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Wearable Biosensor Methodologies for Disease Diagnosis and Health Monitoring (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Molecular Underpinnings of Cancer: Pathways to Targeted Therapy (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Women's Health and Well-Being: A Focus on Obstetrics and Gynecologic Medicine (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Neurorehabilitation: Technology-Driven Recovery and Functional Rewiring (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Ocular Diseases: Mechanisms, Diagnostics, and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Advanced Optical Imaging for Tissue and Tumour Characterization (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Cognitive and Imaging Mechanisms in Neurological Disorders (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Biomarkers in Ischemic Stroke: From Discovery to Clinical Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- The Oral-Systemic Link in Chronic Mucosal Diseases (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Latest Research Updates on Laparoscopy (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- New Challenges in Fracture Management (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Gender Medicine in Dermatology, Rheumatology and Immunology (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- New Insights into Skin Health and Disease (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Pathology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Cardiomyopathies (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Advances in Personalized Management in Orthopedics and Traumatology (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Microvascular Research: Advances and Perspectives (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Pathology, Diagnosis, and Treatments of Airway Diseases (Deadline: 1 October 2026)
- Innovations in Critical Care and Anesthesiology (Deadline: 2 October 2026)
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in Nephrology (Deadline: 16 October 2026)
- Advances in Vascular Medicine: From Endovascular Innovations to Pathophysiological Insights (Deadline: 17 October 2026)
- Novel Liquid Biopsy Biomarkers and Multi-Omic Integration in Metabolic Diseases (Deadline: 20 October 2026)
- Advanced Interventions in Diabetic Foot Ulcers (Deadline: 20 October 2026)
- New Horizons of Adipose Tissue Disorders: From Hormonal Issues to Loose Connective Disease: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 October 2026)
- New Treatment Options for Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Gastrointestinal Cancer (Deadline: 30 October 2026)
- Allergies and Allergic Diseases—Perspectives in Diagnosis and Management: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 October 2026)
- Artificial Intelligence in Head and Neck Cancer Radiotherapy and Imaging (Deadline: 30 October 2026)
- CKD and Glomerular Diseases (Deadline: 30 October 2026)
- The Management and Prognosis of Open-Angle Glaucoma (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Advancing Cancer Radiodiagnostics Through Artificial Intelligence: Techniques, Applications, and Challenges (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Objective Tools to Aid the Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Pharmacotherapy in Critical Care: Clinical Insight and Emerging Strategy (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Precision Approaches in Solid Tumor Oncology: From Molecular Pathways to Therapy Response (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Machine Learning for Biomedical and Clinical Informatics: From Data-Driven Methods to Translational Medical Research (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Therapy of Complex Pediatric Sinonasal and Skull Base Lesions (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Management of Endocrine Disorders: Current Insights and Future Directions (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Thrombosis and Blood Disorders: Mechanisms and Management (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning Models for Human Diseases Diagnosis and Prediction (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Mucopolysaccharidoses: From Molecular Defects to Therapeutic Strategies (Deadline: 20 November 2026)
- Musculoskeletal Medicine in Rheumatic Diseases: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 27 November 2026)
- Molecular Mechanisms and Pharmacological Innovations of Osteoarthritis (Deadline: 27 November 2026)
- Otolaryngology and Sleep Medicine: From Precision Diagnosis to Advanced Therapeutics (Deadline: 28 November 2026)
- Advances in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases: Advances in Molecular Imaging (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Cortical Development and Neurotransmission (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Biomedical Diagnostics and Prognostics (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Advances in Diagnostic Management of Cardiovascular Diseases (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Global Health in a Changing Climate: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Human Well-Being (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Advances on Physiotherapy and Functional Rehabilitation in Chronic Conditions (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Neurological and/or Muscle–Skeletal Disorders—Across of the Life Cycle (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Bronchiectasis: Advancing into the Future (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Fluid Management in Emergency and Intensive Care (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Pathophysiology and Treatments of Obesity (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- New Insights and Advances in Heart Failure Research (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Bioactive Phytotherapeutics in Metabolic and Inflammatory Disorders (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Environmental Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease: Epigenetic Mechanisms and Genetic Interactions (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Recent Advances in Diagnostics, Monitoring and Management of Neonatal Diseases (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- New Insights into Breast Cancer: Current Controversies and Future Perspectives, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Musculoskeletal Diseases in Older Adults: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Diagnosis and Therapeutics Approaches in Retinal Diseases (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Novel Insights into Musculoskeletal Disorders (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Liver Diseases (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Molecular Signatures and Biomarkers in Human Diseases (Deadline: 1 December 2026)
- Neurological Diseases: Prevention, Diagnostics, Treatment and Rehabilitation—2nd Edition (Deadline: 17 December 2026)
- Novel Insights into Chronic Pain: Pathophysiology and Interventions (Deadline: 30 December 2026)
- Recent Insights in the Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment of Glomerular Disorders (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Advances in the Epidemiology, Physiology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Vision Science and Optometry: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Advanced Machine Learning for Disease Prediction and Prevention (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Clinical Update for Resuscitation Science: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Pathogenesis, Biomarkers, and Treatments of Skin Diseases (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Progress and Challenges in Emerging Therapies for Alzheimer’s Disease and Its Comorbidities (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Targeting Myeloid Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Precision Medicine in Heart Failure: From Biomarkers to Targeted Therapies (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Mechanisms and Novel Biomarkers in Chronic Inflammatory Diseases (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Innovations in Diagnosis and Treatment of Ophthalmic Diseases (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Minimally Invasive and Transcatheter Interventions in Valvular Heart Disease (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Cardiovascular Control Mechanisms: From Physiology to the Bedside (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Advances in Cardiometabolic Diseases (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Diagnosis, Treatment and Prognosis of Prostate Cancer—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Targeting Hormone Receptors in Breast and Gynecologic Cancers: From Bench to Bedside (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance: From Mechanisms to Strategies for Restoring Antibiotic Efficacy (Deadline: 20 January 2027)
- The Dynamic Tumor Microenvironment: Mechanisms of Therapy Resistance and Opportunities for Intervention (Deadline: 20 January 2027)
- Cardiorenal Disease: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatments (Deadline: 26 January 2027)
- Application of Mass Spectrometry-Based Multi-Omics in Biomedical Research (Deadline: 27 January 2027)
- Pulmonary Disease and Transplant Pathology: From Molecular Mechanisms to Diagnosis (Deadline: 28 January 2027)
- Immune and Inflammatory Biomarkers: Bridging Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Translation (Deadline: 28 January 2027)
- Effects of Exercise and Functional Interventions on Musculoskeletal Health (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Musculoskeletal Disorders: Integrative Insights into Pathophysiology, Therapeutic Strategies, and Rehabilitation (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Musculoskeletal Function and Exercise Physiology: Integrative Approaches and Emerging Insights (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Research and Management of Endocrine Tumors (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Research and Management in Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Orthopedic Disease Treatment and Management: Innovations, Challenges, and Future Directions—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Geriatric Health: Integrating Metabolism, Physical Function, and Prevention (Deadline: 18 February 2027)
- Biomarkers, Neuromodulation and Neuroregulation for Diagnosis and Treatment of Brain Disorders (Deadline: 18 February 2027)
- Neurocognitive Functioning: Multidimensional Assessment and Intervention (Deadline: 25 February 2027)
- Critical Issues in Intensive Care Medicine—2nd Edition (Deadline: 25 February 2027)
- Pediatric Cardiology Frontiers: Innovations in Diagnosis and Treatment (Deadline: 26 February 2027)
- Cardiovascular–Kidney–Metabolic (CKM) Syndrome (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Novel Diagnostics and Therapeutics for Ophthalmic Diseases (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Biofluid Mechanics and Medical Diagnostic Simulations (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Innovation and Translation in Cardiovascular Interventions—2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Advances in Cardiovascular Imaging for Heart Failure and Ischemic Heart Disease (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Cardiovascular Diseases: From Basic Research to Clinical Application—4th Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Advances in Male Urogenital Disorders: Management and Therapeutic Targets (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Advances in Cardiac Arrhythmias: Mechanisms, Diagnostics and Therapeutics—2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Psychiatric Treatment and Metabolic Dysregulation: From Pathophysiology to Therapeutic Implications (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Oxidative Stress, Neurodegeneration, and Neuropharmacology: Mechanisms and Protective Strategies (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Advances in Pulmonology: Transforming Diagnosis and Treatment of Lung Diseases—2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Treatment Strategies for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure (Deadline: 3 March 2027)
- Language Models in Lab Coats: AI-Powered Biomedical Interpretation (Deadline: 10 March 2027)
- An Integrated Approach on Diagnosis and Treatment of Cerebral Veins and Intracranial Dural Sinuses Thrombosis (CVT) (Deadline: 20 March 2027)
- New Insights into Diagnosis and Therapeutic Strategies for Chronic Liver Diseases, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 March 2027)
- Pathogenesis and Novel Treatment for Kidney Diseases (Deadline: 24 March 2027)
- Feature Papers in Medical Research: 4th Edition (Deadline: 26 March 2027)
- Novel Insights for Spinal Pain Management: From Physical Therapies to Ultrasound-Guided Procedures (Deadline: 26 March 2027)
- Advances in Endovascular Therapies and Acute Stroke Management—2nd Edition (Deadline: 26 March 2027)
- Treatment and Prognosis of Thoracic Diseases (Deadline: 30 March 2027)
- New Screening Methods for Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Diseases (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Advances and Challenges in Urothelial and Prostate Cancer: Toward Precision Urologic Oncology (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Innovations in Thoracic Medicine: Advancements and Challenges—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Precision Oncology Through Diagnostic Imaging and Theranostics (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- New Insights into Parkinson’s Disease: From Molecular Basis to Therapy—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Intensive Care Medicine: Current Concepts and Future Perspectives (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Translational Advances in Postoperative Pain: From Mechanisms to Clinical Application (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Neuromodulation Therapies for Chronic Pain: Mechanisms, Prediction, and Strategies (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Regenerative Rehabilitation and Tissue Reconstruction: Biological Mechanisms Driving Functional Recovery (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Immune Deficiency and Fungal Infections: Immune Mechanisms, Pathology and Microbial Characteristics (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Testing and Treatment for Inborn Errors of Immunity: The Sustained Quest to Shorten the Diagnostic Odyssey and Advance Curative Therapies (Deadline: 9 April 2027)
- Plant-Based Diets and Cardiometabolic Health (Deadline: 15 April 2027)
- Cardiometabolic and Structural Heart Disease: From Molecular Mechanisms to Multimodal Imaging and Integrated Treatment (Deadline: 18 April 2027)
- Prostate Cancer: 4th Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2027)
- New Advances in the Treatment and Assessment of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (Deadline: 30 April 2027)
- Mechanisms and Treatment of Eye and Vision Conditions (Deadline: 30 April 2027)
- Research on Glaucoma Diseases (Deadline: 30 April 2027)
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Medicine: From Bench to Bedside—3rd Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2027)
- Research Update in Myopia Complications (Deadline: 30 April 2027)
- Chronic Inflammatory Skin Diseases: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment (Deadline: 30 April 2027)
- Progress in Hemorrhage Control and Blood Transfusion in Trauma (Deadline: 30 April 2027)
- Current Perspectives on Dysphagia (Deadline: 1 May 2027)
- Fascial Dysfunction and Myofascial Pain: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management (Deadline: 15 May 2027)
- Vascular Disease: Etiologic, Diagnostic, Prognostic and Therapeutic Research—3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 May 2027)
- Chronic Kidney Diseases: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment (Deadline: 31 May 2027)
- Contemporary Therapeutic Strategies for Solid Tumors: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 May 2027)
- Monitoring, Diagnosis and Treatment in Neurocritical Care (Deadline: 31 May 2027)
- Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurocognitive Disorders (Deadline: 31 May 2027)
- Challenges and Future Trends of Skin Diseases (Deadline: 31 May 2027)
- Diagnosis and Therapeutic Advances in Eye Diseases (Deadline: 16 June 2027)
- Biological and Therapeutic Advances in B-Cell Malignancies (Deadline: 31 July 2027)
- Emerging Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Corneal Infectious Diseases (Deadline: 31 July 2027)
- Research Updates in Hypertension: Pathophysiology, Comorbidities, and Treatment (Deadline: 30 August 2027)
- New Insights into Occupational Medicine and Molecular Pathology (Deadline: 31 August 2027)
- Gastrointestinal Health: Clinical Research and Therapeutic Innovations—3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2027)
- Advances in Critical-Care Medicine: Risk Stratification, Nutrition, and Clinical Outcomes (Deadline: 31 August 2027)
- Novel Therapeutics for Musculoskeletal Disorders—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2027)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
