Profound changes in frontiers of medicine and promotion of MedScience

In recent decades, the global scientific community has entered a phase of explosive growth, marked by the deep integration of clinical medicine, life sciences, information technology, materials science, and quantum computing. This wave of technological innovation is reshaping paradigms of industrial development and societal operations while serving as a powerful catalyst for transformative advances in medicine. The completion of the Human Genome Project, the continuous refinement of gene-editing technologies such as CRISPR-Cas9, and the in-depth interpretation of multi-omics data—including genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics, single-cell omics, and spatial multi-omics—have provided unprecedented insights into the molecular and cellular underpinnings of human life. Meanwhile, the rise of wearables, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, big data analytics, cloud computing, and the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) has addressed long-standing bottlenecks in the processing of massive medical data, efficient clinical decision-making, and telemedicine and remote patient monitoring systems to overcome geographical constraints.

As a result, public health systems are being upgraded and digitalized, innovative drug development is significantly accelerating, and medical diagnosis is shifting from a purely human, experience-based discipline to one increasingly augmented by AI and other advanced techniques—enabling earlier, more accurate, and more personalized detection than ever before. Personalized precision medicine is now available to millions of patients, including those with cancer, while regenerative medicine and tissue engineering are opening new avenues for repairing impaired human tissues and organs.

Against the backdrop of rapid changes in medical frontiers, a comprehensive medical journal is urgently needed to serve as a platform for academic communication and a bridge for the transformation of scientific research achievements and global medical cooperation. With immense pride and a deep sense of responsibility, we present the inaugural issue of MedScience, which marks a new identity of the Chinese Academy of Engineering medical journal, ushering in a fresh chapter in our mission to serve the global medical community.

The journal was first established in January 2007 under the title Frontiers of Medicine in China. As the medical field evolved rapidly worldwide, we recognized the growing need for a more influential platform dedicated to academic exchange of cutting-edge medical research. In 2011, the journal was renamed Frontiers of Medicine, expanding its scope to encompass the latest developments across clinical medicine, basic medical sciences, translational medicine, epidemiology, public health, health policy, and traditional Chinese medicine. Thanks to the unremitting efforts and generous support of our editorial board, authors, reviewers, and the broader medical community, the journal has steadily elevated its academic standing and international influence, marked by several key milestones: indexing in Scopus (2009), PubMed/Medline (2010), and the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-E) (2016).

The new name MedScience embodies the evolution and refinement of our editorial philosophy. “Med” stands for medicine, underscoring our fundamental mission of serving human health, while “Science” represents our unwavering dedication to originality, rigor, and innovation in scientific inquiry. Under its new identity, MedScience aims to transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries, serving as a dynamic platform that brings together cutting-edge insights across the medical sciences. We will place special emphasis on the convergence of clinical medicine, life sciences, and advanced technologies, with a focus on emerging fields such as cell and gene therapy, AI-driven drug discovery and diagnostics, organoids and regenerative medicine, precision medicine, and environmental health—areas poised to drive transformative breakthroughs in medicine.

We firmly believe that MedScience, as an important platform for international academic exchange, will continue to grow in influence, expand its scholarly reach, and better serve its community of authors, readers, and reviewers. In doing so, we aspire to contribute meaningfully to the advancement of human health and open a new and compelling chapter for medical science.

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