Consent and its discontents: UK Biobank projects may breach trust of thousands of participants

Medical Xpress
March 5, 2026
UK Biobank is a major biomedical database and research resource, holding the genetic, health, and lifestyle information of half a million adult volunteers. Its datasets are accessible to approved researchers from academic, charity, government, and commercial organizations for health-related research in the public interest.
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Originally published on Medical Xpress on 3/5/2026