We invite you to review North America Analysis’s Autumn edition, which offers valuable insights from a wide range of respected subject matter experts and researchers.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has taken the world by storm in the last year, and people see exciting and scary images and predictions simultaneously. We are privileged to hear from Elham Tabassi, Chief of Staff, Information Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the United States, who believes building trust in AI may be the greatest challenge.
Have you heard that almost half a century ago, a device used to measure
oxygen levels in blood revolutionized the medical world and is now receiving essential updates? Joel Moss, MD, PhD, a Senior Investigator in the Laboratory of Translational Research located within the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), explains why. Bennett Yang, also an author of this piece, is a Postbaccalaureate Fellow in Dr Moss’s lab.
Did you know there was a 35% rise in major depressive disorders and a 32% rise in anxiety disorders in Latin America and the Caribbean during the COVID-19 pandemic? This is one of many thought-provoking observations in a top-notch article by Dr Renato Oliveira e Souza at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Mental health issues are rising in the U.S., and details the policy measures needed to address them, we hear.
Philip Landon, Interim CEO and President of Universities Canada from Canada, says research significantly impacts our economies and societies, and we need
more of it in Canada. We are informed that fundamental research focusing on advancing knowledge without a specific real-world application drives innovation in Canada and advanced economies.
I hope you enjoy reading our special Autumn 2023 edition and look forward to more from us in the coming year and beyond.