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Alnylam finds belly fat gene and drug target in UK Biobank study

Pharma Phorum

The finding came from an analysis of sequencing data from more than 360,000 individuals in the UK Biobank , which contains genetic and health information from half a million UK participants. The post Alnylam finds belly fat gene and drug target in UK Biobank study appeared first on.

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Biobanks VS Biorepositories: The Difference

Cloudbyz

The short answer is that all Biobanks are Biorepositories, but not all Biorepositories are Biobanks. Realistically speaking, the terms “Biobank” and “Biorepository” are used pretty interchangeably. Biobanks. Biobanks are a special type of Biorepository.

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How data is crucial to the relaunch of the Cancer Moonshot

Pharma Phorum

A key part of this initiative was the establishment of the Cancer Moonshot Biobank, which will ask cancer patients to donate biospecimens and associated health information to aid research.

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Global Biobanks Market Forecast to 2028: Growing Funding and Genomic Research Activities for Studying Diseases – ResearchAndMarkets.com

BioTech 365

Global Biobanks Market Forecast to 2028: Growing Funding and Genomic Research Activities for Studying Diseases – ResearchAndMarkets.com Global Biobanks Market Forecast to 2028: Growing Funding and Genomic Research Activities for Studying Diseases – ResearchAndMarkets.com DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Biobanks Market Forecast to … Continue reading → Business Wire

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Canada Biobanks (Population Based, Disease Oriented, Tissue) Markets, Competition Forecast & Opportunities Report 2021-2026 – ResearchAndMarkets.com

BioTech 365

Canada Biobanks (Population Based, Disease Oriented, Tissue) Markets, Competition Forecast & Opportunities Report 2021-2026 – ResearchAndMarkets.com Canada Biobanks (Population Based, Disease Oriented, Tissue) Markets, Competition Forecast & Opportunities Report 2021-2026 – ResearchAndMarkets.com DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Canada Biobanks Market, By Type (Population … Continue reading → Business Wire

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CHA Medical & Bio Group Announces Groundbreaking for its New Cell Gene Biobank Facility

BioTech 365

CHA Medical & Bio Group Announces Groundbreaking for its New Cell Gene Biobank Facility CHA Medical & Bio Group Announces Groundbreaking for its New Cell Gene Biobank Facility PANGYO, South Korea–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CHA Medical & Bio Group officially began construction of … Continue reading → Business Wire

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United States Biobanks (Population Based v/s Disease) Markets, Competition Forecast & Opportunities, 2021-2026 – ResearchAndMarkets.com

BioTech 365

United States Biobanks (Population Based v/s Disease) Markets, Competition Forecast & Opportunities, 2021-2026 – ResearchAndMarkets.com United States Biobanks (Population Based v/s Disease) Markets, Competition Forecast & Opportunities, 2021-2026 – ResearchAndMarkets.com DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “United States Biobanks Market, By Type (Population Based … Continue reading → Business Wire

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Epigenomics AG: Execution of a Biobank Sale Agreement and Update of Guidance

BioTech 365

Epigenomics AG / Key word(s): Strategic Company Decision/Change in Forecast Epigenomics AG: Execution of a Biobank Sale Agreement and Update of Guidance 17-Aug-2021 / 21:00 CET/CEST Disclosure of an inside information acc. to Article 17 MAR of the Regulation (EU) … Continue reading → EQS Newsfeed

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EVOTEC EXPANDS ITS PROPRIETARY PATIENT DATABASE INTO LIVER DISEASE WITH UNIQUE ACCESS TO QUOD BIOBANK

BioTech 365

QUOD BIOBANK PROVIDES ACCESS TO BIOSPECIMENS FROM HEALTHY ORGAN DONORS AND COMPROMISED PATIENTS WITH LIVER DISEASE ADDING DATA FROM … Continue reading → EQS NewsfeedDGAP-News: Evotec SE / Key word(s): Miscellaneous 02.09.2020 / 07:30 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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Global Vitrification Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis 2021-2027 by Specimen (Oocytes (Devices, Kits & Consumables), Embryo, Sperm), & End-use (IVF Clinics, Biobanks) – ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Global Vitrification Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis 2021-2027 by Specimen (Oocytes (Devices, Kits & Consumables), Embryo, Sperm), & End-use (IVF Clinics, Biobanks) – ResearchAndMarkets.com Global Vitrification Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis 2021-2027 by Specimen (Oocytes (Devices, Kits & … Continue reading → Business Wire

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Global Vitrification Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis 2020-2027 by Specimen (Oocytes (Devices, Kits & Consumables), Embryo, Sperm) & End-use (IVF Clinics, Biobanks) – ResearchAndMarkets.com

BioTech 365

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San Diego zoo global biobanking advances wildlife conservation and human medicine worldwide

Scienmag

In a study that has unprecedented implications to advance both medicine and biodiversity conservation, researchers have sequenced 131 new placental mammal genomes, bringing the worldwide total to more than 250 In a study that has unprecedented implications to advance both medicine and biodiversity conservation, researchers have sequenced 131 new placental mammal genomes, bringing the worldwide […].

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Associations of Daily Steps With Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, and Mortality

JAMA Internal Medicine

This population-based prospective cohort study using UK Biobank data for 78 500 individuals with 7 years of follow-up examines associations of daily step counts and intensity with all-cause mortality and cancer and cardiovascular disease-related morbidity and mortality

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AstraZeneca analysed rare variant contribution to human disease

Drug Discovery Today

AstraZeneca scientists, based in Cambridge UK, have analysed over 18,000 phenotypes in combination with whole exome sequencing data from nearly 300,000 UK Biobank research participants

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Coffee Consumption and Incident Tachyarrhythmias

JAMA Internal Medicine

This cohort study assesses the association between consumption of common caffeinated products and the risk of arrhythmias using data from the UK Biobank

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Could genetics hold the key to preventing SIDS?

Scienmag

Credit: Unsplash A state-of-the-art genetic biobank could hold the key to preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), potentially saving the lives of hundreds of babies who die from the devastating condition each year.

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Does use of electronic devices affect mental traits?

Scienmag

The study included data on thousands of individuals from the UK Biobank. […]. In a study published in Addiction Biology, investigators found significant associations between use of electronic devices and signs of depression and anxiety, as well as cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking.

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Collaboration between AbbVie, Biogen and Pfizer creates world’s largest browsable resource linking rare protein-coding genetic variants to human health and disease

The Pharma Data

Managed by the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, the browser gives access to results from analyses of whole exome sequencing data from 300,000 UK Biobank research participants. About the UK Biobank.

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Association of Coffee Drinking With Mortality by Genetic Variation in Caffeine Metabolism

JAMA Internal Medicine

This population-based study of UK Biobank data assesses the association between coffee intake and mortality according to genetic caffeine metabolism scores

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Could an eye test spot people at risk of heart attacks?

Pharma Phorum

An analysis of images of the retina harvested from the UK Biobank resource suggests that it may be possible to identify individuals at risk of coronary artery disease by examining the pattern of blood vessels in the retina during an eye test.

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Infinity BiologiX Confirms Robust rRT-PCR Test Detects Omicron Variant of COVID-19

BioTech 365

–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Infinity BiologiX (“IBX”), a leader in analytics, bioprocessing and biobanking, announced that the rRT-PCR assay performed … Continue reading → Business Wire

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An Overview of HBSM Trends & Practices

Cloudbyz

Automated Biobanking. Automated Biobanking is an approach to radically reduce the manual tasks involved in properly storing, labeling, authenticating, and monitoring samples, as well as increasing the ease of displaying much of their data values and making sample retrieval easier.

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When organoids meet coronaviruses

Scienmag

Researchers from the group of Hans Clevers in collaboration with the group of Bart Haagmans (Erasmus MC) established an organoid biobank to search for the genes that are essential for the spreading of a SARS-CoV2 infection.

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NIH launches database to track neurological symptoms associated with COVID-19

Scienmag

The COVID-19 Neuro Databank/Biobank (NeuroCOVID), which was created and will be maintained by NYU Langone Health, New York City, will be a resource of clinical information as well as biospecimens from […]. A new database will collect information from clinicians about COVID-19-related neurological symptoms, complications, and outcomes as well as COVID-19 effects on pre-existing neurological conditions.

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Using AI for mental health assessment

Scienmag

The researchers took advantage of the UK Biobank, one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive biomedical databases, […].

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Boehringer Ingelheim and Lifebit announce partnership to capture transformational value of health data

The Pharma Data

to build a scalable data, analytics, and infrastructure platform This collaboration aims at capturing translational disease insights from large external healthcare biobanks and maximizing value of data for drug discovery and precision medicine.

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Alnylam identifies gene to lower abdominal fat and decrease cardiovascular risk

Pharmaceutical Technology

Using data from the UK Biobank database, genomic sequencing data for 360,000 individuals were obtained and the findings were confirmed in animal models that demonstrated a higher expression of the INHBE gene in obese monkeys when compared to more lean monkeys.

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Why early participant engagement is now a top priority in genetic disease research

Pharma Phorum

In our experience of running 20+ precision medicine studies, there are a few design principles that every research programme – from biobanks to clinical trials – should consider.

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Finland makes use of excellent population research data

Scienmag

An Academy of Finland Academy Programme, Health from Cohorts and Biobanks (COHORT), has become a global forerunner in the collaborative use of existing research data. Over the past two decades, Finnish research on health promotion has reached a very high level in global terms. In part, this has come about thanks to the excellent research […]. Medicine & Health Health Care Systems/Services Medicine/Health Public Health

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Evotec and Chinook Therapeutics enter into strategic collaboration to discover and develop novel precision medicines for chronic kidney diseases

BioTech 365

COLLABORATION WILL LEVERAGE THE NURTURE PATIENT BIOBANK AND EVOTEC’S MULTI-OMICS PLATFORMS PANHUNTER AND PANOMICS EVOTEC AND CHINOOK AIM TO … Continue reading → EQS NewsfeedDGAP-News: Evotec SE / Key word(s): Miscellaneous 01.03.2021 / 07:30 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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Birth weight is associated with osteoporosis risk later in life

Scienmag

The research, which relied on data from the UK Biobank, the Early Growth Genetics consortium, and the Genetic Factors for Osteoporosis consortium, also found […]. New research published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research has linked heavier birth weight with lower bone mineral density and a higher risk of bone fracture later in life.

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Can genetic data be a magic bullet for drug R&D?

Pharma Phorum

As part of the US government’s Cancer Moonshot initiative, a Cancer Moonshot Biobank was launched that asked participants to donate biospecimens and associated health information to aid research.

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WORLD’S LARGEST BROWSABLE RESOURCE LINKING RARE PROTEIN-CODING GENETIC VARIANTS TO HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE

The Pharma Data

Managed by the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, the browser gives access to results from analyses of whole exome sequencing data from 300,000 UK Biobank research participants. About the UK Biobank.

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A new dawn of the genomic age: five areas set to be transformed in 2023

Pharma Phorum

In his various commercial roles, Ward has served as a key contributor to many of the world’s largest genomics projects, including Genomics England’s 100,000 Genome Project, the Estonian Genome Project, and the whole genome sequencing of the 500,000 UK Biobank samples.

Genome 129
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GSK pumps £30m into a new Oxford University partnership

Pharma Phorum

” The new institute will also draw on GSK’s partnerships with organisations, such as 23andMe and UK Biobank, that are a source of genetic information in diseases.

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Tributes as former NICE, MHRA chair Sir Mike Rawlins dies

Pharma Phorum

The UK healthcare sector is mourning one of the most eminent of its figures in the last few decades – Professor Sir Mike Rawlins – who has passed away at the age of 81.

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Biorepositories as a Guiding Resource for Research & Drug Discovery

XTalks

Biobanks are used for the coordination of high-yield patient sample collection. As biobanks come to support new and innovative research programs, they must be designed to accommodate the efforts while being aligned with the needs of research centers, collaborators and partners.

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Digitalising drug discovery

Pharma Phorum

Lifebit’s mission is to revolutionise bioinformatics and biomedical data analysis by bringing together biobanks from across the globe to create an “access portal to the world’s clinico-genomic data,” Dunford says.

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NIH Launches Database to Study COVID-19-Related Neurological Complications

The Pharma Data

The new database, COVID-19 Neuro Databank/Biobank (NeuroCOVID), will be maintained by NYU Langone Health in New York City. Professional. NIH Launches Database to Study COVID-19-Related Neurological Complications. MONDAY, Feb.

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How COVID-19 Has Permanently Changed The World of Medical Research

The Pharma Data

You might not see it immediately because many of these larger companies happen to also have their own internal biobanks, so they are not entirely reliant on primary acquisition of samples on the outside,” Ianelli said.

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Overcoming the Challenges of Sample Tracking in Clinical Trials with Blockchain Technology

Crucial Data Soutions

Step 2: escalating to jumping on the phone to talk live with the central lab, the bioanalytical lab, the sites, the biobank or anyone else in a quest to hunt down a specific sample. It’s 2021 and sharpies are still being used to write on bio sample tubes in most clinical trials…. Background.

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Oral Contraceptives Protect Against Ovarian, Endometrial Cancer

The Pharma Data

Biobank, born between 1939 and 1970, to clarify the time-dependent effects between long-term oral contraceptive use and cancer risk. MONDAY, Dec.

HR 52
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EMA unveils first projects as data partners join DARWIN EU project

Pharma Phorum

The first eight partners – which include both public and private institutions and are listed here – all have access to real-world healthcare data from one or more sources such as hospitals, primary care, health insurance, biobanks, or disease-specific patient registries.