NIH consolidates brain samples into one program

Cassandra Leger from bioresearchonline.com covered recent development regarding the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) plans to create a program to expedite research designed to treat brain disorders. The NIH is planning on turning their new biospecimens biorepository to a virtual open library for brain tissue specimens. The program is being modeled by one that already exists over in Europe for doctors all over the continent. The biobank will offer economies of scale, increase availability of biospecimens, establish a standardized system, and raise public awareness of the importance of human brain research. To read the full article click here.