The likelihood of contracting an eye disease depends on a variety of internal and external factors. A person’s family background can have a direct impact on the probability of developing certain illnesses affecting vision. Unfortunately, the diversity of people in the US does not accurately reflect the diversity of the country’s health research subjects. As… Continue Reading
In 2018, U.S. periodicals have drawn attention to the fact that the United States, a pillar of scientific innovation in the global community, has the highest rate of maternal death of any country in the developed world. Maternal Deaths and Infant Mortality in Developing Countries According to the World Health Organization, women in developing… Continue Reading
Convergence in Healthcare is a movement to bring the sciences together in a deeply collaborative way to solve the world’s most pressing health issues. In a 2016 whitepaper, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) academics defined Convergence in Healthcare as “an approach to problem solving that integrates expertise from life sciences with physical, mathematical, and computational… Continue Reading
In the majority of writing on Convergence in Healthcare, authors focus on what the groundbreaking approach could do for medicine as a whole. Industry experts speculate on the innovative effects of the fresh information and new technologies that can result from the widespread application of Convergence in Healthcare. This integrative research model relies on the… Continue Reading
The concept of convergence is having a transformative impact on the sciences. Considered by many academics to be the third revolution of the life sciences since the discovery of molecular and cellular biology in the 20th century, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) defined convergence in 2011 as “the merging of distinct technologies, processing disciplines,… Continue Reading
Scientists, physicians, researchers, and other academics recognize that Convergence in Healthcare is the best way to ensure the US remains a leader in medical innovation. According to a 2016 report authored by leadership from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and supported by experts from other top American universities, Convergence in Healthcare is the single… Continue Reading
America has a large number of medical research facilities employing top scientists. However, the U.S. government’s funding of life-saving research programs has declined in the past 15 years. The traditional scientific research model is failing to innovate at a pace to meet global health needs. Without a new approach, the U.S. medical research community is… Continue Reading
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 2011 whitepaper first explored the idea of convergence as a powerful tool for the advancement of modern science. With each passing year, professionals from science’s major disciplines explored and commended the advantages presented by a deep integration between the sciences — namely, the promise of unprecedented innovation at a… Continue Reading
In 1950, the U.S. government established the National Science Foundation (NSF), a federal agency “to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; [and] to secure the national defense.” Since then, the NSF has, by its own admission, been at the forefront of support for “high risk, high reward” research.… Continue Reading
In 2016, a white paper “Convergence: The Future of Health” was published by faculty members from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to draw attention to the value and importance of the Convergence in Healthcare movement. In the 73-page report, Convergence in Healthcare is defined as an integrative approach to scientific research that incorporates concepts… Continue Reading