While biobanking is expanding globally, the empirical evidence concerning the impact of
religion on future healthcare professionals' awareness and willingness to donate …

Background The biobank is an extraordinary aid to research and scientific progress. Public
involvement in biobanks, necessary for their development, is limited due to inadequate …

Population-based genomics studies have proven successful in identifying genetic variants
associated with diseases. High-quality biospecimens linked with informative health data …

In 2020, the World Health Organization has characterized COVID-19, a disease caused by
infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, as a pandemic. Although a few vaccines and drugs …

Biomedical research based on the sharing and use of ever larger volumes of samples and
data is increasingly becoming an essential component of scientific discovery. The success of …

The gut microbiome of neonates, infants, and toddlers (NITs) is very dynamic, and only
begins to stabilize towards the third year of life. Within this period, exposure to xenobiotics …

Background Biobanks are considered primary means+ of supporting contemporary
research, in order to deliver personalized and precise diagnostics with public acceptance …

Background We aimed to examine the ethical concerns Singaporeans have about sharing
health-data for precision medicine (PM) and identify suggestions for governance strategies …

Background: Biobanking is a critical cornerstone of the global shift towards precision
medicine (PM). This transformation requires smooth and informed interaction between a …

Objectives Collection and storage of biospecimens and data for biobanking raise many
ethical concerns. Stakeholders' opinions about these ethical issues are important since they …