• AI Exposes Patterns For Faster Drug Discovery

    Bio-IT World Contributed Commentary | Though the results are just starting to emerge, AI is showing positive traction in drug development. Machine learning in particular can help pharma recover the value of repurposed drugs by finding new therapeutic applications for them.

    Nov 29, 2017

  • A Grim Future? Here Are the Numbers

    In the Pipeline | Here's a bracing look at the state of the pharma business, especially regarding R&D costs and return on investment. And let me warn you - it's not a feel-good outlook.

    Nov 28, 2017

  • 750 Raspberry Pis Turned Into Supercomputer for Los Alamos National Laboratory

    ExtremeTech | A new project at the Los Alamos National Laboratory's High Performance Computing Division seeks to make supercomputers more accessible with help from Raspberry Pi clusters.

    Nov 28, 2017

  • Gene Therapy Hits A Peculiar Roadblock: A Virus Shortage

    The New York Times | Revolutionary new treatments depend on tailor-made viruses, but laboratories cannot make them fast enough.

    Nov 27, 2017

  • Three IT Tracks At Tri-Con Dig Deep Into Cloud, Data Commons, FAIR Data

    Bio-IT World | The Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference will celebrate its 25th anniversary next February in San Francisco. Here are a few of the talks coming from the conference we’ve marked so far.

    Nov 27, 2017

  • Senator Calls For More Scrutiny Of Home DNA Test Industry

    NBC News | With the holiday season in full swing, Sen. Chuck Schumer said customers may be putting their genetic information at risk of being sold to third parties.

    Nov 27, 2017

  • Multiple Myeloma Data Analysis Shows Need For Diversity In Research

    Bio-IT World | An analysis of data from the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) CoMMpass study by researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) Department of Translational Genomics found significant genetic mutation differences between African Americans and Caucasians with multiple myeloma. African American patients showed increased mutations in genes previously unassociated with multiple myeloma. The findings were published today in PLoS Genetics.

    Nov 22, 2017

  • Tackling The Internet Of Things In Healthcare

    Bio-IT World | Cambridge Healthtech Institute's Inaugural Healthcare Internet of Things event in San Francisco next February aims to bring together constituents and stakeholders to share cases studies and pilot programs that showcase the healthcare industry’s collaborative efforts toward the adoption and implementation of IoT. Here are a few of the talks we have flagged on our agendas.

    Nov 22, 2017

  • Sensors Could Identify Biomarkers, Improve Early-Stage Detection, Treatment Of Diseases

    Bio-IT World Brief | Purdue University researchers have found a method of identifying biological markers in small amounts of blood that they believe could be used to detect a myriad of diseases, infections, and different medical conditions at early stages.

    Nov 21, 2017

  • Gene Drives Aren’t Safe Enough To Trial Right Now

    MIT Technology Review | Technology's answer to invasive species and disease-spreading insects is looking riskier than ever in its current form.

    Nov 17, 2017

  • The Big Idea Behind Big Data

    NPR.org | As we find our way in a world shaped by Big Data, it's not the reams of information we gather but the networks they illuminate that's the newest addition to science's index of things.

    Nov 17, 2017