Understanding the Consequences of Technology for Human Interaction and Health: Gunilla Bradley’s Pioneer Scientific Contribution

Abstract

Gunilla Bradleys contributions to life sciences are reviewed and explained from a medical and public health perspective. She has developed a research excellence within the field of human interaction and computer technology that has implications that go far beyond her research field. This is because human interaction is crucial for generalized health and welfare of patients and populations. In addition, lack of social human interaction, also referred to as social isolation, is a major risk factor for heart disease, in men as in women. Linking the perspectives of human interaction, technology and health is a formidable task for the research tradition which Gunilla Bradley has created.