A third of adults over 45 who don’t look like they could be at risk for developing diabetes — they’re slender — may actually meet the criteria for prediabetes. Scientists in health services research, management and policy propose that body fat percentage is a better predictor of prediabetes and diabetes risk than body mass index.

Taking immediate action to remove athletes with concussion from play could help them recover faster. That’s the conclusion of a study by researchers in clinical and health psychology.

A lack of transportation can have a profoundly negative effect on a person’s health and well-being. Investigators in occupational therapy are evaluating older adults’ experiences with autonomous vehicle technology.

Researchers in environmental and global health have made a number of significant discoveries involving emerging mosquito-borne viruses. These include evidence of Zika transmission through breast milk, a new “American” strain of chikungunya in mosquitos in Haiti and the first active human case of Keystone virus.

In a new study funded by a $5.7 million grant, researchers are examining whether the effects of cognitive training in older adults can be enhanced by pairing it with electrical stimulation delivered by a weak current through electrodes placed on the scalp. The study is led by clinical and health psychology faculty.

Knowing who is at risk for chronic pain could help clinicians tailor treatments to control pain and limit prescription drug use. In a recent study, physical therapy researchers pinpointed patient characteristics associated with long-term musculoskeletal pain.

While there is some evidence that marijuana may improve HIV-related symptoms, there is still a lot experts do not know about its health effects. Scientists in epidemiology hope to answer some of these questions with support from a new $3.2 million grant National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Researchers recently announced that a new drug called edasalonexent had been shown to slow the progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Physical therapy scientists played a major role in the study and in several other Duchenne clinical trials.