New model for the early detection of diseases

In a recent study, researchers from the Complexity Science Hub and MedUni Vienna are analysing the entire health trajectory of almost nine million people in Austria for the first time. They identify critical points at which disease progression drifts apart significantly - with serious consequences for the lives of patients and for the healthcare system. The study was published in the specialist journal "npj Digital Medicine". The world's population is ageing at an increasing rate. According to the WHO, one in six people will be over 60 by 2023. By 2050, the number of people over 60 is expected to have doubled - to 2.1 billion. "With increasing age, the risk of several, often chronic diseases occurring simultaneously, i.e. multimorbidity, also increases significantly," explains lead author Elma Dervic from the Complexity Science Hub.
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