HealthLumen Blog
HealthLumen modelling study for Nesta identifies the government interventions needed to halve obesity in the UK over five years
Study highlights which health policies are most likely to be effective in decreasing the prevalence of obesity, with fiscal policies expected to be particularly cost beneficial. This research has informed Nesta’s digital Blueprint tool – which provides data on the health, economic, and feasibility impacts of various obesity interventions – aligning with Nesta’s mission of halving obesity rates in the UK by 2030.
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Join HealthLumen at key upcoming rare disease conferences in Q4 2024
HealthLumen are looking forward to discussing our work on the prevalence of rare diseases and engaging with colleagues dedicated to accelerating rare disease therapeutics at several upcoming conferences in the final quarter of this year.
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NEWS: New research identifying the number of women at risk of FNAIT to be presented at ASHG 2024
Rallybio, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, will be presenting the findings of a genetic database analysis study conducted in partnership with HealthLumen on Fetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia (FNAIT) risk across racially and ethnically diverse populations at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 2024 Annual Meeting. The conference will take place from November 5–9 2024 in Denver, Colorado.
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Genomics and precision medicine: The new frontier for microsimulation
“Genomics requires a form of modelling that can capture individual genetic differences and responses to therapy – a purpose to which microsimulation is eminently suited.”
This quote, from a seminal review paper by Professors Deborah Schofield and Rupendra Shrestha of Macquarie University, pioneers in applying microsimulation techniques for modelling the costs and benefits of genomic medicine, formed the basis for a fascinating recent discussion with the HealthLumen team, on the role of microsimulation modelling techniques in precision medicine.
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