Prof Colm Bergin, consultant and academic lead in infectious diseases at St James’s Hospital, said biobanking is a process of ...

Volunteers’ data has enabled medical breakthroughs, but there are questions over how that data is protected With the revelation that the confidential health records of half a million British ...

UK Biobank data from all 500,000 participants within the charity’s health database was put up for sale on the Chinese ...

UK Biobank health data was offered online. Access has now been stopped. Further security measures are planned.

Millions of people are affected by chronic dry mouth, or xerostomia, an agonizing side effect of damaged salivary glands. Currently, there is no cure for it. Researchers have established the world's ...

Researchers at the University of Tartu Institute of Genomics have gained a deeper understanding of why some people are more prone to experiencing side effects when taking antidepressants. Analysing ...

New facility links biological samples with data to enable early disease detection The new biobank combines genomics, clinical data and lifestyle information to improve care outcomes. Abu Dhabi: Abu ...

Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds data from flagship medical research leaked dozens of times Confidential health data has been exposed online on dozens of occasions, a Guardian investigation can ...