Challenges and Opportunities for Collaboration Between Academic Biobanks and Industry: Results of an International Survey of Academic Biobanks.

When it comes to collaboration between academic biobanks and the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry, the criteria for effective collaborations are still unclear. Researchers in industry and academic biobanks can have different incentives and requirements that the other party is often not familiar with. This survey was conducted in an attempt to increase understanding of these fundamental knowledge gaps that may be obstacles to optimal collaboration between academia and industry.

Non-invasive exploration of malting barley (Hordeum vulgare) in vitro germination and varietal effects using short wave infrared spectral imaging and ANOVA simultaneous component analysis.

ANOVA-simultaneous component analysis (ASCA) was applied to short-wave infrared spectral fingerprints of 5 malting barley varieties collected using a hyperspectral imaging system to determine the effect of germination, the influence of time and the influence of barley by means of a full factorial experimental design. ASCA indicated that there was a significant (p < 0.0001) effect of the germination status, the germination time and interaction on the spectral data for all varieties.

go4cognition: Evaluation of a Newly Developed Multicomponent Intervention in Mild Cognitive Impairment.

Background: Cognitive training and physical exercise show positive effects on cognitive decline in subjects with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Multimodal interventions for MCI patients, combining physical and cognitive training in a social context seem to slow down cognitive decline.

Objective: Based on a previous study, a new mobile gamification tool (go4cognition; https://www.

An Uncontrolled Case Study of a Tabletop Role-playing Therapy Group With Difficult-to-engage Patients.

Mental health organizations are increasingly adapting tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) into psychotherapy groups. Existing literature on therapeutic modalities with similar methods and theories of change suggest TTRPGs holds great promise in creating positive change for certain mental health populations, particularly those that have not responded well to traditional psychotherapy formats. At this time, no published, peer-reviewed research has examined TTRPG therapy groups offered to adults.

High Probability of Gene-Drug Interactions Associated with Medication Side Effects in Adolescent Depression: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial of Pharmacogenetic Testing.

Combinatorial pharmacogenetic testing panels are widely available in clinical practice and often separate medications into columns/bins associated with low, medium, or high probability of gene-drug interactions. The objective of the Adolescent Management of Depression (AMOD) study was to determine the clinical utility of combinatorial pharmacogenetic testing in a double-blind, randomized, controlled effectiveness study by comparing patients who had genetic testing results at time of medication initiation to those that did not have results until week 8. The objective of this analysis was to assess and report additional outcomes with respect to significant gene-drug interactions (i.