Background The aim of the present review is to discuss how the promising field of
biobanking can support health care research strategies. As the concept has evolved over …

The development of biomedical science requires the creation of biological material
collections that allow for the search and discovery of biomarkers for pathological conditions …

Biological samples such as tissues, blood and other body fluids, plants or seeds, prokaryotic
and eukaryotic cells or isolated biomolecules as well as associated data are the essential …

Biobanks provide a platform for innovative biomedical research and has improvised
translational and personalized medicine to a great extent. Time 2009 published 10 ideas …

The collection and use of biological samples and data for genetic research, or for storage in
a biobank or databank for future research, impacts upon many fundamental rights, including …

Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is a chronic, systemic autoimmune disease with diverse
clinical picture and outcome. The disease affects primarily middle-aged females and …

Nowadays, the prevailing trend in the science-society relationship is to engage with the
broader public, which is beneficial for the public, scientific institutes, scientific findings, and …

Burn scars, and in particular, hypertrophic scars, are a challenging yet common outcome for
survivors of burn injuries. In 2021, the American Burn Association brought together experts …

Resources from biobanks and biorepositories, such as human samples, are of increasing
interest to specialists in various fields. However, whilst biobanks provide a crucial service …

Background Biobank research faces many ethical challenges. Ethics research aims to
develop standards for governance to meet these challenges by elaborating overarching …