New Biobank Provides Insights into Parkinson’s Disease
An estimated 20,000 Swedes suffer from Parkinson’s disease, and 2000 new cases are added every year. In the early stages of the disease, the patient’s mobility is most affected. In …
An estimated 20,000 Swedes suffer from Parkinson’s disease, and 2000 new cases are added every year. In the early stages of the disease, the patient’s mobility is most affected. In …
Introduction Biobanks process, store and distribute high-quality and clinically annotated biological materials. Implementing a quality management system (QMS) at biobank can improve biological material and associated data (BMaD). High-quality BMaD …
A biobank will be established at the Doherty Institute thanks to $5 million from the Victorian Government, enabling scientists to understand better the immune response and long-term effects of COVID-19 …
The aging process and the emergence of neurological pathologies span many years in humans. Yet, it is challenging to investigate the initial steps of aging and neurodegenerative processes because most …
Brain removal logistics are often complex and costly for brain donor programs, relying on in-kind support from funeral directors, clinicians, and mortuary staff. After tissue harvesting, brains require specialist processing expertise …
Biobanking has the potential to make valuable contributions to health research through the collection, storage, and sharing of human samples and data for research purposes. During the COVID-19 pandemic, storing …
As genetic testing becomes more and more part of standard medical care and research, the need for space to handle and store patient samples is also growing. To address this …
The underutilization of biospecimens stored in biobanks is a big problem. It is estimated that globally only about 10% of biospecimen are used. Underutilization is a problem because – It …
The University of Szeged (SZTE) has started assembling a biobank sample storage system using world-leading Liconic robotics and with the help of an international team of engineers. The complex equipment …
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