From a research perspective, the interest in biobanking continues to intensify. Governments
and industry have invested heavily in biobanks, as exemplified by initiatives like the United …

Background Racial/ethnic minority populations in the United States are consistently
underrepresented in genetic research. Large‐scale public participation is required to ensure …

We assessed gun ownership rates in 2013 across the USA and the association between
exposure to a social gun culture and gun ownership. We used data from a nationally …

Background: The huge development of omics sciences is changing the classical medical
approach and making new technologies available. In this context, education of citizens is …

Abstract Background/Aims: Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic tests have facilitated easy
access to personal genetic information related to health and nutrition; however, consumer …

Methods: Data were analyzed from the PGen Study, a longitudinal prospective cohort of
DTC-PGT customers of 23andMe (n= 564) and Pathway Genomics (n= 377; total N= 941) …

Purpose: This study examined acceptability of two biobank consent models and evaluated
the impact of beliefs about privacy and genetic safeguards on acceptance. Methods: US …

For nearly forty years, the United States was in the grips of punitive thinking and mired in an
era of mass imprisonment. The hallmarks of this paradigm were the embrace of policies and …

Objectives To explore attitudes of Swiss older adults towards personal genomics (PG).
Methods Using an anonymized voluntary paper-and-pencil survey, data were collected from …

Medical sociologists contend that we are living in an era of surveillance medicine, in which
the emphasis on risk blurs the lines between health and disease. Yet, data to examine these …