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Biobanking
Biobanking refers to the collection of samples of bodily fluids or tissue for use in research to improve understanding of health and disease. 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. The samples are often kept indefinitely or for several years, depending on the study, so that long term future research can be carried out.
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APR 19, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have suggested that it's time for medicine to move away from demographic labels that are too narrow to captu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2021Cannabis Sciences
For some time now, cannabis users have been known to be at risk of developing psychosis more often than nonusers. Now th ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 28, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The benefits of fish oil have been debated for years. New research can explain why it's been difficult to reach a solid ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 24, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The brain is an organ that needs oxygen to survive, but it's been known that some brain cells can remain active afte ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 01, 2021Genetics & Genomics
A new study reported in Nature Communications has confirmed that some small changes in certain genes in the human genome ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2021Cardiology
While there has been a lot of debate about whether or not coffee is good for you, a new study reported in Clinical Nutri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2021Genetics & Genomics
While people carry mostly the same genes, there are small differences in the sequences of those genes that can have prof ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Many isolated individuals have been isolated this year, and the holidays may only exacerbate feelings of loneliness.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Human sample identification is an essential element of many research projects employing human cells, tissues, or mixture ...OCT 26, 2020Immunology
The mother’s placenta serves as a shield for the developing fetus inside the womb, protecting it from the constant ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 15, 2020Plants & Animals
Say “hello!” to Kurt, a two-month-old Przewalski’s horse that has made scientific history as the world ...Written By: Tiffany DazetOCT 14, 2020Cancer
New research published in the journal eLife provides evidence that statins, the common cholesterol-lowering drugs, could ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 11, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Consortium, has produced multiple papers that have provided new insight into human ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
There is a lot more to the genome than just genes that code for proteins.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2020Genetics & Genomics
While it's difficult to study multiple genes at the same time, genes exist within a much larger framework that includes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2020Neuroscience
Depression is the world's leading source of disability. Now, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) h ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 05, 2020Immunology
One of the most unsettling aspects of the coronavirus pandemic is the wide range of severity those affected seem to expe ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 06, 2020Genetics & Genomics
SARS-CoV-2 is the name for the pandemic coronavirus that causes the illness COVID-19, which affects people in extremely ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 05, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Vitamin D deficiencies have been linked to a variety of chronic diseases including bone disorders and heart disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 29, 2020Cancer
The most common, and most deadly, cancer across the world is lung cancer. If caught early, lung cancer has quite a low m ...Written By: Jasper CantrellMAR 05, 2020Cardiology
Around the world, fish oil is a popular dietary supplement. Now, researchers have found that regularly consuming it may ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 03, 2020Cardiology
People with a high genetic risk of heart disease or stroke may be able to offset that risk with healthy sleep patterns, ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)DEC 20, 2019Health & Medicine
Researchers from the Queen Mary University of London used MRI images of more than 3,000 people, 152 of them former or cu ...NOV 30, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Since the discovery of DNA, attributing the cause of illnesses to genetic reasons became trendy. Depression was no excep ...Written By: Annie Lennon
APR 19, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have suggested that it's time for medicine to move away from demographic labels that are too narrow to captu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
For some time now, cannabis users have been known to be at risk of developing psychosis more often than nonusers. Now th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 28, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The benefits of fish oil have been debated for years. New research can explain why it's been difficult to reach a solid
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The brain is an organ that needs oxygen to survive, but it's been known that some brain cells can remain active afte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
A new study reported in Nature Communications has confirmed that some small changes in certain genes in the human genome
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2021
Cardiology
While there has been a lot of debate about whether or not coffee is good for you, a new study reported in Clinical Nutri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
While people carry mostly the same genes, there are small differences in the sequences of those genes that can have prof
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Many isolated individuals have been isolated this year, and the holidays may only exacerbate feelings of loneliness.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Human sample identification is an essential element of many research projects employing human cells, tissues, or mixture
...
OCT 26, 2020
Immunology
The mother’s placenta serves as a shield for the developing fetus inside the womb, protecting it from the constant
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 15, 2020
Plants & Animals
Say “hello!” to Kurt, a two-month-old Przewalski’s horse that has made scientific history as the world
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 14, 2020
Cancer
New research published in the journal eLife provides evidence that statins, the common cholesterol-lowering drugs, could
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 11, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Consortium, has produced multiple papers that have provided new insight into human
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
There is a lot more to the genome than just genes that code for proteins.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
While it's difficult to study multiple genes at the same time, genes exist within a much larger framework that includes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2020
Neuroscience
Depression is the world's leading source of disability. Now, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) h
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 05, 2020
Immunology
One of the most unsettling aspects of the coronavirus pandemic is the wide range of severity those affected seem to expe
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 06, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
SARS-CoV-2 is the name for the pandemic coronavirus that causes the illness COVID-19, which affects people in extremely
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Vitamin D deficiencies have been linked to a variety of chronic diseases including bone disorders and heart disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2020
Cancer
The most common, and most deadly, cancer across the world is lung cancer. If caught early, lung cancer has quite a low m
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
MAR 05, 2020
Cardiology
Around the world, fish oil is a popular dietary supplement. Now, researchers have found that regularly consuming it may
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 03, 2020
Cardiology
People with a high genetic risk of heart disease or stroke may be able to offset that risk with healthy sleep patterns,
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
DEC 20, 2019
Health & Medicine
Researchers from the Queen Mary University of London used MRI images of more than 3,000 people, 152 of them former or cu
...
NOV 30, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Since the discovery of DNA, attributing the cause of illnesses to genetic reasons became trendy. Depression was no excep
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon