Background: During the past few decades there has been a growing interest on the part of
many governments in the creation of biobanks. Nevertheless, this would be impossible …

The willingness to donate human biological material for research purposes is shaped by
socio-cultural factors; however, there is a lack of studies analysing the social perception of …

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

Over the past few decades, there has been a dynamic development of biobanks collecting
human biological material and data. Advances in biomedical research based on biobanks …

Biotechnology is developing at an ever-increasing pace, and the progressive
computerization of health care and research is making it increasingly easy to share data …

Medical advancements over the past decades brought organ transplantation as a definitive
therapy for different end-stage organ failure. However, non-availability of organs required for …

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 …

Research in genetics relies heavily on voluntary contributions of personal data. We aimed to
acquire insights into the differences between participants and refusers of participation in a …

Background Digital health research repositories propose sharing longitudinal streams of
health records and personal sensing data between multiple projects and researchers …

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