Consumer wearable devices and disease prevention
Research has linked wearable devices with the prevention, detection and mitigation of disease. What are the public health benefits and what are the risks?
Documents to download
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Cystic Fibrosis, March 1999 (200 KB , PDF)
Research into sequencing the human genome holds out the promise of better understanding, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of
hereditary diseases. Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most common such disease among Caucasians in the UK, and also the best-characterised example of a condition caused by the mutation of a single gene. This briefing summarises recent developments in understanding, diagnosis and treatment of CF, and examines the issues that arise.
Documents to download
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Cystic Fibrosis, March 1999 (200 KB , PDF)
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