Academic

Research

1. Lifestyle Medicine

Investigating how diet, physical activity, sleep, and behavioral interventions influence healthspan and chronic-disease prevention, with emphasis on translational tools that move care from disease treatment to long-term health management.

2. Decision Science, Data Analytics, and Causal Inference (AI-Oriented)

Developing interpretable machine-learning systems for clinical decision support, including exercise prescription for cardio-oncology preventive care and predictive analytics for pediatric mental health.

3. Medical Tourism, Travel Epidemiology, and Travel Medicine

Studying disease mobility, surveillance, and governance in a globalized world, including modeling the geographical spread of infectious diseases and building personalized travel health decision-support systems.

Publications

Journal Articles

  1. Tao, X., Wu, X., Wu, H., Tu, L., Dong, M., Xiao, Y., Yu, X., & Zhong, T. (2026). A structural roadmap to gut health: A comprehensive review of edible insect chitin–protein complexes as alternative protein-derived, structure-specific prebiotics. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 354, 151312.
  2. Fu, J., Wu, X., Yu, X., Zhong, T., Xiao, Y., Tao, X.* (2026). Associations between diet, exercise, and mental health among college students in Guangdong, China: A cross-sectional and interventional study. Medicine, 105(5).
  3. Tao, X., Wu, X., Zhuo, S., Fu, J., Xiao, Y., Zhao, Y., Liao, J., & Zhong, T. (2025). Unveiling the sedentary epidemic through insights from college students in Guangdong. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 35197.
  4. Tao, X., Wu, X., Fu, J., Xiao, Y., & Zhong, T. (2025). Associations between physical activity and health-related quality of life among university students in Zhuhai, China. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 31319.
  5. Fu, J., Zhang, H., Yu, X., Zhong, T., Tao, X.*, & Xiao, Y. (2025). A review of mechanisms underlying modulation of cardiorespiratory endurance and psychological stress in college students by high-intensity interval training (HIIT) combined with B-vitamin supplementation. Healthcare, 13(22), 2873.
  6. Li, Y., Liao, X., Tang, S., Wang, Q., Lin, H., Yu, X., Xiao, Y., Tao, X., & Zhong, T. (2025). Potential therapeutic targets for androgenetic alopecia (AGA) in obese individuals as revealed by a gut microbiome analysis: A Mendelian randomization study. Nutrients, 17(11), 1892.
  7. Li, Y., Liao, X., Yu, X., Xiao, Y., Tao, X., & Zhong, T. (2025). Mediating role of the ANGPTL3/TFPI protein ratio in regulating T-cell surface glycoprotein CD5 levels on knee osteoarthritis (KOA): A Mendelian randomization study. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26(10), 4471.
  8. Gao, T., Liang, D., Chen, S., Tao, X.* (2025). Predictive analytics in pediatric mental health: A machine learning approach to depression detection by physical activity and behavioral health indicators. Interciencia, 50(3), 31–48.
  9. Lei, C., Tao, X., & Xiao, Y. (2023). Dietary iodine intake and related factors among secondary school students in Macao. Healthcare, 11(10), 1472.
  10. Lin, X., Wang, F., Lu, Y., Wang, J., Chen, J., Yu, Y., Tao, X., Xiao, Y., & Peng, Y. (2023). A review on edible insects in China: Nutritional supply, environmental benefits, and potential applications. Current Research in Food Science, 7, 100596.
  11. Tao, X., Shao, Y., Xu, D., Huang, Y., Yu, X., Zhong, T., Wang, L., Chung, S. K., Chen, D., Yu, L., & Xiao, Y. (2022). Dietary patterns and nutrient intake in university students of Macao: A cross-sectional study. Nutrients, 14(17), 3642.
  12. Jing, F., Ye, Y., Zhou, Y., Zhou, H., Xu, Z., Lu, Y., Tao, X., Yang, S., Cheng, W., Tian, J., Tang, W., & Wu, D. (2022). Modelling the geographical spread of HIV among MSM in Guangdong, China: A metapopulation model considering the impact of pre-exposure prophylaxis. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 380(2214), 20210126.
  13. Gao, T., Ren, H., He, S., Liang, D., Xu, Y., Chen, K., Wang, Y., Zhu, Y., Dong, H., Xu, Z., Chen, W., Cheng, W., Jing, F., & Tao, X.* (2022). Development of an interpretable machine learning-based intelligent system of exercise prescription for cardio-oncology preventive care: A study protocol. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 9, 1091885.
  14. Tao, X., Chen, D., Fan, Y., Zhang, L., Shan, H., Wei, Y., Yu, X., Zhong, T., Wang, L., Chung, S. K., Yu, Y., & Xiao, Y. (2021). A cross-sectional study for the mental health status and sleep quality among college students in Macao during the COVID-19 pandemic. PeerJ, 9, e12520.
  15. Chen, D., Zhou, N., Zhang, X., Tao, X. Y., Tan, W. Y., Lin, H. C., Wang, S. B., Pu, L. Y., Gao, W. H., Jin, L. N., & Yu, Y. Q. (2021). 廣東省嚴重精神障礙現況調查及其社區與醫院患者臨床和流行病學特徵比較. 吉林大學學報（醫學版）, 47(5), 1298–1305.
  16. Chen, D., Zhou, N., Zhang, X., Tao, X. Y., Tan, W. Y., Lin, H. C., Wang, S. B., Zhao, S. S., Gao, W. H., Jin, L. N., & Yu, Y. Q. (2021). 廣東省雙相情感障礙患者危險行為的流行病學特徵及其影響因素. 吉林大學學報（醫學版）, 47(6), 1562–1569.
  17. Tao, X., Chen, D., Liang, R., Zhang, X., Yu, X., Chung, S., Yu, Y., & Xiao, Y. (2021). A comparative study on knowledge towards COVID-19 prevention among undergraduate students in Macao and Zhuhai, China. PeerJ, 9, e11833.
  18. 黃韻芝、張興偉、肖穎、陶曉宇 (2020). 大學生新型冠狀病毒知識、防護技能與壓力應激反應. 中國健康心理學雜誌, 28(9), 1361–1366.

Books, Textbooks, and Translations

  1. 陶曉宇（主編）、管潔琦等（2026，出版中）. 預防醫學. 湖南科學技術出版社（國家百佳出版社）.
  2. 陶曉宇（主譯）、江洪波、吳心音等（2026，出版中）. 流行病學：概述. 上海科學技術出版社（國家百佳出版社）.
  3. Hughie Xiaoyu Tao (2026). Lifestyle Medicine and the Longevity Era: From Disease Treatment to Healthspan Management. ISBN: 9798258135735.
  4. Hughie Xiaoyu Tao (2026). Travel Epidemiology: Health Risks, Disease Mobility, Surveillance, and Governance in a Globalized World. ISBN: 9798257777707.
  5. 顧仁萍、朱愛勇、陶曉宇（副主編）等（2025）. 健康大數據分析基礎及Python應用. ISBN: 9787571034894.
  6. 楊喜艷、劉平、陶曉宇（主編）等（2024）. 診斷學技能實訓. ISBN: 9787571030520.
  7. 肖穎、張玉梅、陶曉宇（編者）等（2022）. 粵菜圖譜與食物成分. ISBN: 9787565924934.

Teaching

Undergraduate Courses

Over the past five years, undertook more than 500 teaching hours per academic year for undergraduate core courses.

Postgraduate Courses

Supervision