Big data has become the ubiquitous watch word of medical innovation. The rapid
development of machine-learning techniques and artificial intelligence in particular has …

The reference human genome sequence is inarguably the most important and widely used
resource in the fields of human genetics and genomics. It has transformed the conduct of …

Motivated by the explosion of molecular data on humans-particularly data associated with
individual patients-and the sense that there are large, as-yet-untapped opportunities to use …

We are entering an era of ubiquitous genetic information for research, clinical care and
personal curiosity. Sharing these data sets is vital for progress in biomedical research …

Wearable devices have made it easier to generate and share data collected on individuals.
This systematic review seeks to investigate whether deidentifying data from wearable …

Recent advances in high-throughput genomic technologies are showing concrete results in
the form of an increasing number of genome-wide association studies and in the publication …

In January 2009, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute convened a 28-member
multidisciplinary Working Group to update the recommendations of a 2004 National Heart …

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) aim at discovering the association between
genetic variations, particularly single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), and common …

Medical research is increasingly becoming data-intensive; sensitive data are being re-used,
linked and analysed on an unprecedented scale. The current EU data protection law reform …

Human biospecimens have played a crucial role in scientific and medical advances.
Although the ethical and policy issues associated with biospecimen research have long …