June 25, 2018
Why do we need the All of Us Research Program?
In this video, All of Us Director Eric Dishman explains the importance of All of Us from three perspectives—the patient, the provider, and the researcher....
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June 13, 2018
I handed over my genetic data to the NIH. Here’s why you should, too
The National Institutes of Health recently launched the All of Us Research Program to create one of the largest, richest public resources for biomedical research in human history. Its mission is to accelerate medical breakthroughs that personalize prevention, treatment, and care for all Americans. As the director of this unprecedented program — and as a cancer survivor, patient advocate, and participant in more than a dozen research studies — I want to share how we are safeguarding participant confidentiality and...
June 5, 2018
Banking on improved health
Just as money in the bank boosts your financial well-being, biobanks have the power to impact your health. Think of biobank samples as assets that researchers can draw upon to improve disease treatments. Mayo Clinic's biobank contributed to a breakthrough in diabetes research and, now, will contribute to health research nationwide as the biobank for the "All of Us" Research Program....
June 1, 2018
The collective wisdom of biobanks
Mayo Clinic, which is home to the biobank for the All of Us Research Program, illustrates the powerful, positive influence biobanks can have on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of various illnesses. ...