- Wearable Technologies for Continuous Health Monitoring and Early Disease Detectionby Amy AlsopHealthcare is increasingly shifting from episodic, reactive care towards continuous, preventive and personalised monitoring. This paper reviews the role of wearable technologies in supporting this transition, with particular attention to continuous health monitoring and early disease detection.
- Artificial Intelligence: Environmental Burden or Benefit?by Amy AlsopThis paper examines the timely research question: does the energy and carbon footprint of generative and predictive artificial intelligence outweigh its ability to improve power grid efficiency and renewable energy use?
- The Gamification of Retail Investing: Amplifying Cognitive Biases and High-Risk Decision-Making Among Young Investorsby Amy AlsopThis paper investigates the question: To what extent does the gamification of finance and investing apps influence cognitive biases and high-risk financial decision-making among young retail investors?
- To What Extent Does Personalisation in the Delivery of Viral Vector-Mediated Gene Therapy Impact Its Effectiveness in Different Hereditary Diseases?by Amy AlsopGene therapy works differently depending on which virus is used to deliver it and how that virus is given to the patient. This paper looks at four genetic diseases – hemophilia B, spinal muscular atrophy, leber congenital amaurosis and Rett syndrome – to evaluate how these two factors affect treatment outcomes.
- A Comprehensive Review of the Impact of Stem Cell Therapies in the Treatment and Progression of Huntington’s Diseaseby Amy AlsopStem cell treatment is actively revolutionising how scientists understand and treat Huntington's disease. This paper is a comprehensive review of current stem cell approaches: embryonic stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, neural stem cells and mesenchymal stem cells.
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