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Biobank: Biobanking refers to the process by which samples of bodily fluid or tissue are collected for research use to improve our understanding of health and disease. Other information, such as height, weight and questions about things that may have a bearing on health (e.g. family history and lifestyle) may also be recorded at the same time, to provide the context for the samples. Often the samples are kept indefinitely or for several years, depending on the study, so that long term future research can be carried out. The researchers may track the health of the participants by looking at their past and future medical records, but only if people have given them permission to.
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NOV 21, 2023Neuroscience
In a recent study published in BMC Springer Nature, researchers delved into the intricate relationship between soci ...Written By: Greta AnneOCT 29, 2023Neuroscience
Older people with higher levels of triglycerides may have a lower risk of dementia and experience slower cognitive decli ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 24, 2023Technology
A team of researchers at the University Medical Center Utrecht and the Princess Máxima Center for pediatric oncol ...Written By: Ryan VingumOCT 04, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
It may be possible to gain insight into our health by continuously monitoring wrist temperature, suggested a new study r ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2023Neuroscience
Sitting for more than 10 hours per day increases dementia risk in adults over 60 years old. The corresponding study was ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 30, 2023Cardiology
Following a lifestyle similar to those found in the Mediterranean region will likely improve your longevity and overall ...Written By: Savannah LoganAUG 29, 2023Genetics & Genomics
A new study has investigated the genetics that underlie brain structure. With more than 36,000 brain scans and a wealth ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Right now, the only treatments for Raynaud's phenomenon are related to management strategies that can reduce triggers an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 27, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Humans have a distinctive skeleton, and are the only bipedal great apes. While the evolution of the human skeleton enabl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 24, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, it was clear that many people who became infected did not show any sign of illness. No ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2023Cancer
Obesity, a disease characterized by an unhealthy amount of body fat, can put individuals at an elevated risk of other di ...Written By: Katie KokolusJUL 04, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
The earliest symptoms of Parkinson's disease can be very subtle, and the disease can progress slowly, making it diff ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 22, 2023Cardiology
Light-to-moderate drinking may lower the risk of heart attacks and strokes by reducing stress signaling in the brain.Written By: Savannah LoganJUN 15, 2023Neuroscience
Women who use combined contraceptive pills are significantly more likely to develop depression than non-users. The study ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 11, 2023Genetics & Genomics
About a decade ago, research teams showed that modern humans still carry remnants of Neanderthal DNA, confirming that Ne ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2023Technology
A team of researchers recently published a study that talking on the phone for so many minutes each week could cause an ...Written By: Ryan VingumAPR 04, 2023Cardiology
A new study published in the journal Clinical Nutrition has uncovered a new potential mechanism for why coffee consumpti ...Written By: Savannah LoganMAR 21, 2023Cardiology
Poor sleep has been linked to greater risk of cardiovascular disease over one's lifetime.Written By: Savannah LoganMAR 14, 2023Genetics & Genomics
A new study has highlighted how reproductive biology and human behavior influence the number of children a person might ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Music can be great for our mental health, and music is sometimes used as a form of therapy. But it can also seem like cr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2023Microbiology
Even after decades of research, the cause of the most common form of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, is unclear. Evidence ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The Finnish population has provided investigators with a rare opportunity. Most Finns descend from a small, so-called fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2023Cardiology
People in areas with high pollution are more likely to have multiple long-term health conditions.Written By: Savannah LoganJAN 12, 2023Cancer
Hematopoiesis, a biological process resulting in the formation of new blood cells, occurs throughout our lifetime. ...Written By: Katie Kokolus
NOV 21, 2023
Neuroscience
In a recent study published in BMC Springer Nature, researchers delved into the intricate relationship between soci
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
OCT 29, 2023
Neuroscience
Older people with higher levels of triglycerides may have a lower risk of dementia and experience slower cognitive decli
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 24, 2023
Technology
A team of researchers at the University Medical Center Utrecht and the Princess Máxima Center for pediatric oncol
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
OCT 04, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
It may be possible to gain insight into our health by continuously monitoring wrist temperature, suggested a new study r
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2023
Neuroscience
Sitting for more than 10 hours per day increases dementia risk in adults over 60 years old. The corresponding study was
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 30, 2023
Cardiology
Following a lifestyle similar to those found in the Mediterranean region will likely improve your longevity and overall
...
Written By:
Savannah Logan
AUG 29, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A new study has investigated the genetics that underlie brain structure. With more than 36,000 brain scans and a wealth
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Right now, the only treatments for Raynaud's phenomenon are related to management strategies that can reduce triggers an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 27, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Humans have a distinctive skeleton, and are the only bipedal great apes. While the evolution of the human skeleton enabl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 24, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, it was clear that many people who became infected did not show any sign of illness. No
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2023
Cancer
Obesity, a disease characterized by an unhealthy amount of body fat, can put individuals at an elevated risk of other di
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUL 04, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
The earliest symptoms of Parkinson's disease can be very subtle, and the disease can progress slowly, making it diff
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2023
Cardiology
Light-to-moderate drinking may lower the risk of heart attacks and strokes by reducing stress signaling in the brain.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
JUN 15, 2023
Neuroscience
Women who use combined contraceptive pills are significantly more likely to develop depression than non-users. The study
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 11, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
About a decade ago, research teams showed that modern humans still carry remnants of Neanderthal DNA, confirming that Ne
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2023
Technology
A team of researchers recently published a study that talking on the phone for so many minutes each week could cause an
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
APR 04, 2023
Cardiology
A new study published in the journal Clinical Nutrition has uncovered a new potential mechanism for why coffee consumpti
...
Written By:
Savannah Logan
MAR 21, 2023
Cardiology
Poor sleep has been linked to greater risk of cardiovascular disease over one's lifetime.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
MAR 14, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A new study has highlighted how reproductive biology and human behavior influence the number of children a person might
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Music can be great for our mental health, and music is sometimes used as a form of therapy. But it can also seem like cr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2023
Microbiology
Even after decades of research, the cause of the most common form of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, is unclear. Evidence
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The Finnish population has provided investigators with a rare opportunity. Most Finns descend from a small, so-called fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2023
Cardiology
People in areas with high pollution are more likely to have multiple long-term health conditions.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
JAN 12, 2023
Cancer
Hematopoiesis, a biological process resulting in the formation of new blood cells, occurs throughout our lifetime.
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus