The global pandemic of COVID-19, caused by the highly infectious and transmissible coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, has become a leading cause of death in older adults. While adults can develop life-threatening complications …
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NIH’s ‘National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’ launched the REDS-IV-P program. This program is conducting the RESPONSE study (REDS-IV-P Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Preparedness of the Novel SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic) which aims …
The University of Western Australia (UWA) adopts OpenSpecimen as its Biobanking LIMS. Implemented as part of The Western Australian Health Translation Network (WAHTN) the WA Biobank will use OpenSpecimen to create, for the first time, a …
Outbreaks of infectious diseases are occurring with increasing frequency and unpredictability. The rapid development and deployment of diagnostics that can accurately and quickly identify pathogens as part of epidemic preparedness …
While VCU Health doctors and nurses focus on saving lives and finding treatment options, other Virginia Commonwealth University researchers behind the scenes are setting the stage for long-term investigations into …
For precision medicine to realize its potential, research must become ultraefficient. We have the computing power today to quickly discover new disease biomarkers and insights, but we still need enormous …
Therapies for treating glioblastoma brain cancer can be delivered with greater precision and existing drugs can be used in new ways. These are the conclusions from a study from Uppsala …
Biobanks often store patient (PHI) data, which is confidential and legally protected. If the data is not stored securely it will pose a serious business risk that can invoke lawful …
The University of Southern California (USC) adopts OpenSpecimen to manage its biospecimen data. Founded in the year 1880, USC is a private research institute in Los Angeles, California. The Keck Hospital of …