Genomics

Artificial Intelligence Method Enables Data Mining from Pathology Reports

March 7, 2024 - Cedars-Sinai researchers successfully utilized artificial intelligence (AI) to make pathology reports machine-readable, which could improve cancer patient recruitment in clinical trials. The research team emphasized that cancer patients’ pathology data are valuable but difficult to obtain through traditional data mining...

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275 Million New Genetic Variants Identified in “All of Us” Dataset

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers have identified over 275 million previously unreported genetic variants within the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program dataset, which may provide...

“All of Us” Program Launches Center for Linkage and Acquisition of Data

by Shania Kennedy

The National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program awarded $30 million to the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (CU Anschutz) and its partners to establish the new Center...

AI Tool Provides Profile of Brain Cancer Genome During Surgery

by Mark Melchionna

Developed by scientists at Harvard Medical School, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based tool can help guide surgical practices by decoding the DNA of a brain tumor during surgery, providing useful...

AI Accurately Predicts On- and Off-Target Activity of CRISPR Tools

by Shania Kennedy

A new study published last week in Nature Biotechnology demonstrated that a deep learning (DL) tool can predict on- and off-target activity of RNA-targeting CRISPR tools, which may spur the development...

Personalized Computational Approach Identifies Four Alzheimer’s Subtypes

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers presenting at this year’s Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) Annual Meeting demonstrated that a computational model can accurately identify four subtypes of...

WHO Launches Global Infectious Disease Surveillance Network

by Shania Kennedy

The World Health Organization (WHO) launched the International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN), a public health network to prevent and detect infectious disease threats before they become...

Cedars-Sinai Launches Center for Artificial Intelligence Research and Education

by Shania Kennedy

The Cedars-Sinai Department of Computational Biomedicine established the Center for Artificial Intelligence Research and Education (CAIRE) this week to drive innovation in artificial intelligence (AI),...

FL Cancer Center Joins Global Genomic Data Sharing Registry

by Shania Kennedy

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of University of Miami Health System (UHealth), has been selected for membership in a global genomic data consortium supporting the American Association for...

Columbia University Launches Center for Precision Psychiatry, Mental Health

by Shania Kennedy

This week, Columbia University established the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Center for Precision Psychiatry & Mental Health, which aims to catalyze precision medicine to support the...

“All of Us” Program Expands Whole Genome Data Available to Researchers

by Shania Kennedy

The National Institutes of Health's (NIH) All of Us Research Program announced that 250,000 whole genome sequences are now available to researchers in the US for use in precision medicine research,...

Precision Oncology Data Registry May Perpetuate Health Disparities

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) revealed in a study published in npj Precision Oncology that the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Project Genomics Evidence Neoplasia...

All of Us Research Program Returns Genetic Results to Participants

by Shania Kennedy

The National Institutes of Health's (NIH) All of Us Research Program announced that it has begun returning personalized health-related DNA results to more than 155,000 participants, detailing each...

Johns Hopkins’ Artificial Intelligence-Based Blood Test Detects Liver Cancer

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based blood test that can detect liver cancer, based on a new study of 724 people. The blood testing...

Blood Test Uses AI, Biomarkers to Identify Infant Heart Defects Before Birth

by Shania Kennedy

A study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology shows that a blood test, which leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and genetic biomarkers, can prenatally identify fetal...

How Actionable Patient Genomic Data Can Boost Precision Medicine

by Shania Kennedy

Genomics and precision medicine are exciting prospects for healthcare organizations looking to personalize care to improve disease prevention and clinical outcomes for their patients. However, implementation and utilization remain a...

UCLA Leverages Genomic Data to Support Health Equity, Precision Medicine

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers analyzing genomic data from the UCLA ATLAS Precision Health Biobank have found a highly diverse patient population within the repository, and they plan to leverage the data to support...

Data-Driven Initiative to Support Genomics-Based Cancer Diagnostics

by Shania Kennedy

The Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) has launched its Somatic Reference Samples (SRS) Initiative, which aims to develop and validate clinically relevant samples and public genomic datasets...

AI Precision Medicine Approaches Disorganized, Slowed by Gaps

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers at Rutgers have concluded that artificial intelligence (AI)-based approaches to precision medicine are limited or slowed by various structural issues, such as disorganization, data...

Mount Sinai Strikes Genomics Partnership to Enhance Precision Medicine

by Shania Kennedy

Mount Sinai Health System has launched a genetic sequencing project with the Regeneron Genetics Center (RGC), part of New York-based biotechnology company Regeneron, which will enroll 1 million...

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