• Russia to Expand National Genetics Database to Ensure Treatment for Various Ethnic Groups

    Bio-IT World | Russia is significantly expanding the existing national database of genetic variant frequencies of the domestic population in a move to improve treatment of some socially important diseases and reduce the mortality rate from them.

    Mar 11, 2026

  • How HPC Systems Are Making Things Easier

    Bio-IT World | In the newest episode of Trends from the Trenches, guest host Jessica StLouis, senior scientific consultant at BioTeam, speaks with Jarett DeAngelis, director of scientific computing, and Shane Corder, senior HPC engineer, both at the Moffitt Cancer Center. Their conversation centers on how Moffitt is redesigning HPC infrastructure to reduce friction in research collaboration, streamline data sharing, and expand access to advanced computational resources.

    Mar 10, 2026

  • Infant Microbiome Atlas Makes Case for Region-Specific Probiotics

    Bio-IT World | When it comes to the microbiome, “our bodies are beautifully designed for a world that no longer exists." The bugs inhabiting our gut are a good match for high-fiber, plant-based dietary habits that have been largely replaced by processed foods that are killing off health-promoting bacteria and allowing more harmful varieties to dominate.

    Mar 5, 2026

  • MIT Develops Biodegradable “Smart Pill” to Track Medication Adherence

    Bio-IT World | Medication nonadherence has long been one of healthcare’s most stubborn problems. Roughly half of patients with chronic conditions do not take their medications as prescribed, according to the World Health Organization. This problem undermines treatment, fuels drug resistance, and costs the U.S. healthcare system hundreds of billions of dollars each year. However, engineers at MIT might be able to offer a new way forward.

    Mar 4, 2026

  • Lee Hood’s Persistent Plan to Reinvent Medicine From the Ground Up

    Bio-IT World | When Leroy Hood stepped up to the podium at last week's Integrative Healthcare Symposium to accept the Visionary Award, he told the audience he had done 200 push-ups before coming downstairs that morning. He is 87 years old. It was a fitting opening for a talk that was equal parts intellectual autobiography, scientific tour de force, and provocation—a challenge to an entire healthcare system that Hood believes is looking at the problem of human health almost entirely backwards.

    Mar 3, 2026