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Organizing human specimen collections: Getting the best out of biobanks

The diversity of biobanks, collections of human specimens from a variety of sources, raises questions about the best way to manage and govern them, finds a study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Me ...

Genetics created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fish eaters run lower risk of heart attack – despite some mercury content

Eat fish, but avoid fish with the most pollutants. This is the conclusion drawn by a group of researchers at Umeå University in Sweden after having weighed the risks of mercury content against the advantages of healthful ...

Health created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Europe tackles ethics of biobanks

Collections of human biological samples used in medical research should be governed by clear rules that safeguard ethics while advancing knowledge, scientists said Wednesday at a Council of Europe symposium.

Other created Jun 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA-approved drug daclizumab makes established cancer vaccine work better

A team from the Perelman School of Medicine and the Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute at the University of Pennsylvania found that the FDA-approved drug daclizumab improved the survival of breast cancer patients taking ...

Cancer created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Bioethicists contribute to consensus opinion on the responsibility of biobanks

Bioethicists at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics are co-authors on a consensus article placing "significant responsibility" on biobanks to report individual research results (IRRs) and incidental findings (IFs) ...

Genetics created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds college students willing to donate genetic material to biobanks for research

A majority of college students is receptive to donating blood or other genetic material for scientific research, according to a new study from Southern Methodist University, Dallas.

Other created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0