Data repositories, like research biobanks, seek to optimize the number of responding participants while simultaneously increasing the amount of data donated per participant. Such efforts aim to increase the repository’s …
Strokes are life-threatening events that cause 10 percent of deaths globally. Dementia is a general term for symptoms related to declining brain function and is a global health concern with a …
Informing biobank and genomic study participants about whether they are carriers of genetic variants linked to increased disease risk can help identify a significant minority at risk of future diseases …
After a tough couple of years, the world is limping back to normalcy. The pandemic is not over, but this festive season certainly feels more cheerful than the last. In …
The Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Biobank has reached a significant milestone in enrolling its 500th participant. Founded in 2019 to address imbalances in genomic research, the biobank’s goal is to enhance …
Translational research in uro-oncology depends on the availability of high-quality biospecimens and associated data to advance precision medicine and improve clinical outcomes. The procurement, storage, and annotation of these specimens …
This question was asked in an international biobanking community forum back in April 2021. Answers were equivocal with many respondents taking each way bet saying ‘both’. But this is not …
The importance of data sharing and biobanking is increasingly being recognized in global health research. Such practices are perceived to have the potential to promote science by maximizing the utility …
Quality and Accreditation Institute issued a biobank accreditation certificate to the National Liver Disease Biobank (NLDB) of the Institute of Liver & Biliary Sciences. This became the first biobank accreditation certificate …
Cleveland Clinic and Brooks Automation have opened a biorepository that will increase the storage capacity for biologic samples at Cleveland Clinic while enhancing researchers’ study of human tissue samples to …