The landscape of digital mental health apps: huge unmet needs, quality concerns, app stores asked to ensure transparency

By SharpBrains | February 5, 2021

Address­ing the men­tal health cri­sis (Phar­ma Field): Each day we find out more about the men­tal health effects of the pan­dem­ic. Ear­ly on, the Office for Nation­al Sta­tis­tics found that one in five Britons report­ed symp­toms of depres­sion, com­pared with one in 10 before. And, accord­ing to a recent study led by the Uni­ver­si­ty of Nottingham…

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Debate: What are the ethics of discouraging much-needed innovation given potential privacy concerns?

By SharpBrains | November 22, 2019

Sto­ry descrip­tion (CNN Mon­ey): Ned Sahin is founder and CEO of neu­rotech­nol­o­gy start-up Brain Pow­er, whose tool “Empow­er Me” uses smart glass­es like Google Glass to coach those with autism. It helps school­child­ren learn social and cog­ni­tive skills and can even guide adults through an inter­view process. Brain Power’s prod­uct is sold to many schools…

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