Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Antonio Cerasa, Andrea Gaggioli, Flavia Marino, Giuseppe Riva, Giovanni Pioggia
Summary: There has been a great debate about the potential of three-dimensional virtual worlds for social communication, known as the metaverse, since Mark Zuckerberg announced its development. It is believed that the metaverse could revolutionize mental health treatment by creating a full-body illusion through digital avatars. However, it is unclear how the metaverse would be advantageous compared to the well-established virtual reality exposure therapy in treating psychological disorders.
Article
Business
Debarun Chakraborty, Smruti Patre, Devisha Tiwari
Summary: The present study redefines the Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) through a mixed-method investigation to examine dating-partner behavior in the metaverse using innovative variables. It also investigates the moderating role of realistic threat and perceived trust in the proposed model. The research consists of two parts: the first collects dating app users' responses from online reviews on social media sites, while the second validates the model through confirmatory analysis using identified constructs. Perceived trust moderates the association between perceived attitude and dating intention in the metaverse, whereas realistic threat does not. The study highlights the importance of various factors in shaping perceived attitude, except for perceived accuracy of information, and emphasizes the need to address privacy and security concerns to gain users' trust.
JOURNAL OF RETAILING AND CONSUMER SERVICES
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Gavin R. McCormack, Tomoki Nakaya, Akitomo Yasunaga, Daniel Fuller, Yukari Nagai, Koichiro Oka
Summary: This paper discusses the potential contributions of the metaverse to the fields of built environment and public health in reducing noncommunicable diseases, highlighting key opportunities and uncertainties.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Eduarde Rohner, Ran Yang, Kylie S. Foo, Alexander Goedel, Kenneth R. Chien
Summary: mRNA therapeutics face challenges, but with the help of solutions, they have the potential to become a widely applicable treatment modality for both rare and common diseases.
NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Andy Wai Kan Yeung, Ali Torkamani, Atul J. Butte, Benjamin S. Glicksberg, Bjorn Schuller, Blanca Rodriguez, Daniel S. W. Ting, David Bates, Eva Schaden, Hanchuan Peng, Harald Willschke, Jeroen van der Laak, Josip Car, Kazem Rahimi, Leo Anthony Celi, Maciej Banach, Maria Kletecka-Pulker, Oliver Kimberger, Roland Eils, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Stephen T. Wong, Tien Yin Wong, Wei Gao, Soren Brunak, Atanas G. Atanasov
Summary: This narrative review discusses the current use and future strategies of digital health technologies in modern healthcare applications. It outlines the strengths, limitations, and applications of the scientific field and predicts the future impact of emerging key technologies. Additionally, recommendations are provided to accelerate and benefit the research, translation, and utilization of digital health technologies.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Faisal A. Nawaz, Yosra Magdi Mekki, Zoaib Habib Tharwani, Hira Anas Khan, Sean Kaisser Shaeen, Thomas Boillat, Nabil Zary, Susu M. Zughaier
Summary: The metaverse has the potential to serve as a global platform for addressing vaccine hesitancy and improving community health protection. By embracing digital health innovations and interdisciplinary collaborations, the metaverse can enhance vaccine acceptance, educate about vaccine working principles, and provide collaborative healthcare initiatives in this virtual community.
Letter
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Laelatul Arofah, Fattah Hanurawan, M. Ramli, Tutut Chusniyah, Nur Hidayah
Summary: The world is abuzz with talk of the metaverse environment, which offers virtual platforms for interactive learning experiences. However, future challenges are inevitable, particularly due to the lack of interaction among students, teachers, and the wider environment. Physical interaction is crucial for maintaining mental well-being.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Kunhua Liu, Long Chen, Lingxi Li, Huaiwei Ren, Fei-Yue Wang
Summary: Mines are crucial energy sources globally, but their efficiency and security are hindered by adverse weather and environmental conditions. This article explores the application of Metaverse in mining and introduces MetaMining as a new mode to achieve high-efficiency and high-security mining in the physical world through interaction with the virtual world. The development phases of MetaMining are outlined, along with its architecture and key technologies and potential challenges.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SYSTEMS MAN CYBERNETICS-SYSTEMS
(2023)
Review
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Brian V. Hong, Joanne K. Agus, Xinyu Tang, Jack Jingyuan Zheng, Eduardo Z. Romo, Susan Lei, Angela M. Zivkovic
Summary: This review discusses the potential of precision nutritional approaches for cardiovascular disease prevention, highlighting actionable intervention targets based on individuals' biology and lifestyle. The authors suggest high-density lipoproteins (HDL) as a compelling target for precision nutrition and emphasize the importance of understanding the nuances of HDL structure and function at an individual level for personalized dietary and lifestyle strategies. Recent findings indicate that factors such as diet, genetics, glycosylation, and gut microbiome play a role in modulating HDL function, underscoring the need for personalized approaches to optimize HDL-mediated atheroprotection and reduce cardiovascular disease risk.
CURRENT ATHEROSCLEROSIS REPORTS
(2023)
Letter
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jan Gresil Kahambing
Summary: This article explores the integration of mental health into the metaverse, with a focus on the unique case of museums. Some countries have implemented psychological health services in museums, either physically or virtually. The metaverse, as a combination of digital and actual bodies, raises philosophical questions about addressing the network of institutional and personal somatic modifications in the post-COVID-19 era.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Business, Finance
Yunxia Bai, Bofu Zhang, Liuyang Xue
Summary: This paper investigates the economic dynamics of the metaverse through the analysis of on-chain data from a blockchain game. The New Keynesian Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) model is implemented to explore the token inflation in the metaverse economy. By incorporating in-game cryptocurrency, the standard DSGE models are extended to capture the demand and supply of NFT assets. The paper compares the responses to tokenomic shocks that affect the metaverse economy. It is the first study to utilize on-chain token holding data and DSGE models to examine the metaverse economy.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Yohan Hwang
Summary: The main purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of using a metaverse in maker education through empirical research. The control group participated in a regular maker class promoting digital content creation for competitions, while the experimental group registered their digital artwork as blockchain-certified NFTs and showcased them in a metaverse virtual exhibition. The findings indicate that both groups exhibited a significant statistical difference in terms of creative problem-solving and curiosity, but only the experimental group showed improvement in creative cognition. Additionally, the metaverse treatment positively influenced students' sense of achievement and ownership towards their creations.
COMPUTERS & EDUCATION
(2023)
News Item
Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture
Keith Kirkpatrick
Summary: Businesses, entertainment, and fashion companies are already establishing their presence in this advanced virtual world.
COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Hao Zhou, Jian-Yi Gao, Ying Chen
Summary: This article technically analyzes the application scenarios and paradigms of the metaverse in medicine, particularly in the field of cognitive decline and other mental problems. The metaverse in medicine has made primary progress and offers non-pharmacological complementary treatment options. It also provides uncontactable healthcare services for the elderly. The future prospects of the metaverse in medicine are promising, depending on community partners' collaboration.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Bin Yin, Ya-Xin Wang, Cheng-Yang Fei, Ke Jiang
Summary: Personality disorders are often treated through face-to-face sessions or digital mental health services. Schema therapy is a standout therapy that not only targets the symptoms of personality disorders, but also focuses on addressing their underlying causes by healing early maladaptive schemas. This therapy is particularly effective at soothing emotional disturbances before implementing cognitive restructuring, leading to long-term efficacy. However, according to Piaget's genetic epistemology, the formation of adaptive behavioral schemas can only occur through interaction with the real world and feedback from the environment. Therefore, to reshape a patient's schema modes and restore their emotional regulation capabilities, it may be necessary to reconstruct the patient's surroundings. Metaverse, the successor to the Internet with a sense of full presence, can be a powerful tool for this purpose, allowing therapists to transform schema therapy techniques into natural autobiographical experiences within a new virtual environment. This can gradually reshape the patient's schema modes, ultimately enabling more adaptive and inclusive interaction with the real world.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Bertalan Mesko, Gergely Hetenyi, Zsuzsanna Gyorffy
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2018)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Bertalan Mesko, Zsuzsa Gyorffy
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2019)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Bertalan Mesko
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2019)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Bertalan Mesko
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Bertalan Mesko, Dave deBronkart
Summary: There is a paradigm shift in the patient-clinician relationship due to the changes in information access. However, the model under which clinicians are trained and care is conducted has not changed significantly. The rise of participatory health has empowered people to take control of their lives and health, partnering with physicians as needed. To fully drive this paradigm change, patient centricity needs to become a more active, collaborative process driven by both parties' needs and preferences.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Bertalan Mesko, Brennan Spiegel
Summary: Physicians have been following the Hippocratic Oath for centuries, but with the rapid advancements in medicine, it is time for modest updates to reflect the 21st century healthcare. The rise of digital health technologies has transformed the delivery of care, prompting suggestions for discussion and contemplation about the relevancy of the current Oath.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Bertalan Mesko
Summary: In November 2022, OpenAI launched ChatGPT, a large language model, and gained over 100 million users in just 2 months. LLMs have proven useful in healthcare tasks and processes. This paper discusses how attention and public access to LLMs have led to the emergence of AI products and services that are changing physicians' perceptions of this breakthrough technology.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Bertalan Mesko
Summary: This paper explores the potential of multimodal language models (M-LLMs) in the field of healthcare. Despite the revolutionary implications of generative AI, it cannot replace healthcare professionals. The human aspects of healthcare should be considered when deploying AI.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Bertalan Mesko
Summary: This paper discusses the research field of prompt engineering and its importance in healthcare. It provides practical recommendations to help healthcare professionals enhance their interactions with LLMs.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Bertalan Mesko, Eric J. J. Topol
Summary: The rapid advancements in AI have led to the development of sophisticated large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-4 and Bard. The potential implementation of LLMs in healthcare settings has gained attention due to their diverse applications, but caution is necessary as these models are trained differently and require regulatory oversight to ensure safety and protect patient privacy. This paper provides practical recommendations for regulators to bring this vision to reality.
NPJ DIGITAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Bertalan Mesko
Summary: Health care in the 21st century is undergoing significant changes with the rise of chronic conditions and the advancement of digital health. The adoption of digital health technologies has rapidly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is still a lag in cultural transition, creating a dangerous gap between technological possibilities and patient and physician expectations. Seizing the current opportunity could bring a long-term vision of patient-centered care into practical reality.
JMIR HUMAN FACTORS
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Bertalan Mesko, Marton Gorog
NPJ DIGITAL MEDICINE
(2020)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Stan Benjamens, Pranavsingh Dhunnoo, Bertalan Mesko
NPJ DIGITAL MEDICINE
(2020)
Article
Social Issues
Bertalan Mesko
