Health

With every passing day, behavioural data will increasingly become the linchpin of medicine. This data will form the basis for the development of new, personalised treatments. It can also be used to create new tools to control and manage individual health.

A large part of our everyday lives is determined by habits. This makes our lives easier, but it also prevents us from simply changing bad behaviour. How do we change our habits for good?

According to Kristian Villadsen, partner and director at the renowned Danish architecture firm Gehl Architects, health promotion plays an important role in urban planning.

ETH professor Emma Slack researches gut bacteria, the metabolism and immunity. She is currently developing a next-generation coronavirus vaccine. At the 1st International Food Innovation Conference, she will explain how the microbiome of our gut influences our health, and how we can positively impact both.

How did the lockdown affect our sporting and exercising activities? The answer differs from country to country. A GDI study has the details and explains why people react differently to a crisis.

"Consumers of LSD, psilocybin or cannabis are likely to dominate the future working world. By using those substances, we think more creatively and can adapt more quickly to new situations – crucial skills in our global society“, says entrepreneur Paul Austin. He spoke at  the GDI on March 14, 2018.

Anne Lévy has probably one of the most difficult jobs in Switzerland at the moment. Lévy is Director-General of the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH). At the GDI conference "Rethinking Prevention: Stable Routines in Unstable Times" on 29 April 2021, Anne Lévy will take part in a panel discussion of scenarios for a new health ecosystem.

It sounds familiar to most of us: we make resolutions, and then fail due to simple obstacles. Why is that? Professor Wendy Wood will speak at the GDI about how we can utilise the power of habits.

People thrive on human contact, so when personal meetings, hugs or even simple handshakes are prohibited, the social cement of society crumbles. The following reveals what we’re missing out on without personal interaction.

The healthcare system is undergoing a fundamental transformation. More precise data and artificial intelligence are empowering patients and caregivers to perform analyses and treatments that previously could only be handled by specialists. Will jobs disappear as a result?