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Winter (December) 2023 - Issue 132
Winter (December) 2023 - Issue 132
Introduction
Editorial
Artificial intelligence: Friend or foe?
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All good things come to an end
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Chief Executive’s View
Our 2023 highlights: Together we are stronger, effective, and innovative
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News from our family of journals
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Physiology at the heart of AI safety
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Physiological Reports celebrates 10 years of basic and translational physiology
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Book Review: Survival kit for the Physiology Lecturer by Francisco Suárez et al.
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Promises and pitfalls for artificial intelligence in healthcare
How AI can support or undercut quality, accessibility, and equity in health innovation, care, and management
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Film Review: GATTACA
Written and directed by Andrew Niccol
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Polygenic scores and precision genetics
Polygenic scores: what they are, how they are calculated and how they can facilitate clinical outcomes
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AI for fairer clinical decisions
How diverse data can improve diagnostics for Parkinson’s Disease
Features
Using AI to develop better ovarian cancer treatment
Targeting residual cancer cells for future immunotherapy approaches
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Meeting Report: Regenerating the Cardiovascular System: Mending Broken Hearts and Beyond
13 – 14 September 2023, University of Oxford, UK
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Meeting Preview: Physiology in Focus 2024
Tuesday 2 July - Thursday 4 July 2024, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Meeting Report: Drowning Prevention and Treatment Online Summit
11 – 13 October 2023, Online worldwide
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The impact of artificial intelligence on teaching writing skills to life science students
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Presenting our 2023 Fellows
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Congratulations to the 2023 Honorary Fellows
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Developing trusted healthcare tools: How physiology can unlock the potential of artificial intelligence for health
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A tribute to Professor Justin Yerbury: an advocate and beacon of hope for motor neurone disease
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Obituary: John Nicholls (1929-2023)
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