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The Geographical Distribution of Global Biobanks [PDF]
This study aimed to comprehensively review the global biobanks to visualize their geographical distribution. The protocolfor this review consisted of the following steps: i.
Farzad Parvizpour +9 more
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The UK National Health Service’s 'innovation agenda': lessons on commercialization and trust [PDF]
The UK National Health Service (the 'NHS'), encouraged by the 2011 report Innovation Health and Wealth, Accelerating Adoption and Diffusion in the NHS, and empowered by the Health and Social Care Act 2012, is in the process of adopting a new agenda for ...
Cockbain, Julian, Sterckx, Sigrid
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Introduction : biofutures/biopresents [PDF]
Two very different reports produced for the UK government in the last three years have connected the state of our physical health with that of our material wealth. The first of these was produced in 2003 by the Bioscience Innovation and Growth Team (BIGT)
Birch, Kean
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Background Over the last few decades biobanks have been recognised as institutions that may revolutionise biomedical research and the development of personalised medicine.
Jan Domaradzki +2 more
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Consent for the use of human biological samples for biomedical research: a mixed methods study exploring the UK public’s preferences [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: A mixed-methods study exploring the UK general public's views towards consent for the use of biosamples for biomedical research.<p></p> SETTING: Cross-sectional population-based focus groups followed by an online survey.<p>&
Clotworthy, M +6 more
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Marine Biotechnology: A New Vision and Strategy for Europe [PDF]
Marine Board-ESF The Marine Board provides a pan-European platform for its member organisations to develop common priorities, to advance marine research, and to bridge the gap between science and policy in order to meet future marine science challenges ...
Boyen, C. +10 more
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Clinical trials and the importance of biobanks in rare diseases [PDF]
Rare diseases ('orphan diseases') (RDs) count for 5000-8000 diseases with low prevalence and most commonly of genetic origin. Although most of rare diseases are manifested in early childhood, many are diagnosed in adults, even in elderly.
Nežić Lana +3 more
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The Public’s Awareness of and Attitude Toward Research Biobanks – A Regional German Survey
Background: Biobanks have become an increasingly important means of biomedical research and innovation. However, they entail a variety of ethical, social and legal challenges, which need to be publicly discussed and managed collectively.
Sabine Bossert +2 more
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Biobank Economics and the “Commercialization Problem” [PDF]
The economic aspects of biobanking are intertwined with the social and scientific aspects. We describe two problems that structure the discussion about the economics of biobanking and which illustrate this intertwining.
Dallaire-Fortier, Clara +2 more
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Bone metastasis in prostate cancer (PCa) patients is a clinical hurdle due to the poor understanding of the supportive bone microenvironment. Here, we identify stearoyl‐CoA desaturase (SCD) as a tumor‐promoting enzyme and potential therapeutic target in bone metastatic PCa.
Alexis Wilson +7 more
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