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The advancement of biomedical foundation models depends critically on overcoming biological and medical data constraints, with public health insurance claims serving as a key underutilized resource to link biological mechanisms to real-world clinical outcomes. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.ESTABLISHES_NEW_DIRECTION.

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The aim is to evaluate the potential of foundation models in transforming life sciences and medicine, focusing on their capabilities and data challenges.

March 29, 2026Advanced Intelligent DiscoveryOpen Access

When Biology Meets Medicine: A Perspective on Foundation Models

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The aim is to evaluate the potential of foundation models in transforming life sciences and medicine, focusing on their capabilities and data challenges.
Review of biological and medical foundation models at various hierarchical scales.
Analysis of core technical advances in foundation models.
Discussion of data challenges specific to biological and medical domains.
Examination of public health insurance claims as an underutilized resource for these models.
Foundation models have the potential to enhance biomedical applications significantly.
Progress relies on overcoming limitations imposed by the availability and quality of biological and medical data.
Integrating insurance claims could improve the connection between biological mechanisms and clinical outcomes.

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This review explores the potential of foundation models in improving biomedical outcomes, suggesting new approaches for data integration.

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Niu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c8c2fcde0f0f753b39d777 https://doi.org/10.1002/aidi.202500245

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When Biology Meets Medicine: A Perspective on Foundation Models

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