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UK Agency targets blood thinners in personalised medicine pursuit

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The MHRA kicks off phase two of the Yellow Card biobank to explore the genetic link to side effects of direct oral anticoagulants.

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Signal: UK Biobank raises £32m in funding via public-private partnership

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Eric Schmidt and Ken Griffin have led the UK Biobank funding round, donating a government-matched $10m each that may be used for AI.

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UK agency pilots biobank to study links between genetics and drug side effects

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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) aims to launch a pilot genetic biobank that will gather patient data to associate drug-related adverse events to their genetic makeup. The Yellow Card biobank will launch as a joint venture with the UK-government funded entity Genomics England on June 1.

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UK Biobank study “will shape drug discovery”

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UK Biobank study “will shape drug discovery” Phil.Taylor Thu, 05/10/2023 - 10:09 Bookmark this

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UK Biobank releases largest-ever genome sequencing dataset

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UK Biobank releases largest-ever genome sequencing dataset Phil.Taylor Thu, 30/11/2023 - 10:00 Bookmark this

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When You Got Your Period May Impact Dementia Risk, Study Finds

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The analysis included health information from 273,260 female participants in the United Kingdom Biobank, and the findings suggest that those who start their period younger and go […]

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Oxford Nanopore and UK to develop pathogen surveillance system

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This initiative brings together UK Biobank, Genomics England, NHS England, and Oxford Nanopore to accelerate genomics-based research in the UK.