Biomedical Research

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The Internet of Bodies Will Change Everything, for Better or Worse
Oct 29, 2020
The rise of devices that connect the human body to the web is accelerating rapidly. This Internet of Bodies could revolutionize health care and improve our quality of life. But without appropriate guardrails, it could also jeopardize our most intimate personal information and introduce several ethical concerns.
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Emerging Technologies
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Brain-Computer Interfaces Are Coming. Will We Be Ready?
Aug 27, 2020
Brain-computer interfaces give humans the ability to directly control machines with their minds. Before this emerging technology matures, it's important for developers to weigh the opportunities against the risks.
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Biomedical Research
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Biosecurity Is the Lesson We Need to Learn from the Coronavirus Pandemic
Daniel M. Gerstein @Daniel_Gerstein, James Giordano
May 11, 2020
The National Interest
Biological outbreaks have been a fear among experts for decades and human activities present windows of vulnerability. To address this, America needs to have a new approach to biosafety and biosecurity that addresses the full range of biological threats that humankind and the global environment will face in the future.
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The Elderly
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An Uneven Future: An Ageing Population Needs Innovation, but Not at the Expense of Equal Care
Camilla d'Angelo
Oct 5, 2017
Health Service Journal
Expected increases in life expectancy together with increasingly complex physical and mental illness will continue to exert huge pressures on health systems. How should the UK prepare for the challenges ahead?
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Biomedical Research
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AcademyHealth Presents Ateev Mehrotra with Alice S. Hersh New Investigator Award
Jun 26, 2013
RAND congratulates physician researcher Ateev Mehrotra on receiving AcademyHealth's 2013 Alice S. Hersh New Investigator Award. The award recognizes early-career health services researchers who “show exceptional promise for future contributions.”
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Biomedical Research

The Internet of Bodies Will Change Everything, for Better or Worse

Brain-Computer Interfaces Are Coming. Will We Be Ready?

Biosecurity Is the Lesson We Need to Learn from the Coronavirus Pandemic

An Uneven Future: An Ageing Population Needs Innovation, but Not at the Expense of Equal Care

AcademyHealth Presents Ateev Mehrotra with Alice S. Hersh New Investigator Award

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