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Updated NIH Security Policies for Data and Biospecimens

Posted by Michael Guill on September 26 2025

NIH has posted updates to security policies for data and biospecimens. For more information please see the following:

STARRRS Available for Request

Associated Study: Successful Trajectories of Aging: Reserve and Resilience in RatS

Posted by Michael Guill on July 30 2025

A new animal study, Successful Trajectories of Aging: Reserve and Resilience in RatS (STARRRS), has been posted to the AgingResearchBiobank website. Data, images, and biospecimens from this study are now available for request.

STARRRS provides an open databank of longitudinal phenotypic data, neuroimaging scans, and tissue and other biological samples for distribution, utilizing a validated Long Evans rat model that features reliable individual differences in neurocognitive outcome with advanced age.

Read More: https://agingresearchbiobank.nia.nih.gov/studies/starrrs/details

MOST Images Available

Associated Study: Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study

Posted by Michael Guill on February 26 2024

Knee radiographs, full limb radiographs, and knee MRIs through the 168-month follow-up visit of the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study (MOST) are now available for request through the AgingResearchBiobank. To request these images, users should visit the MOST study page and submit a Request for Materials. Using the biobank's online request form, the user can choose the option for "Images" at the top of the page and provide the relevant information to request images.

Read More: https://agingresearchbiobank.nia.nih.gov/studies/most/

SWAN Publication Highlighted in National News

Associated Study: Study of Women's Health Across the Nation

Posted by Michael Guill on September 07 2023

The national news has recently reported on a publication from the SWAN study. You can access the publication at the following link: Disparities in Reproductive Aging and Midlife Health between Black and White women: The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN)

Using multiple measures of social disadvantage, stressors stemming from structural racism, and a measure of discrimination, SWAN researchers found that Black women enter menopause earlier and have more severe symptoms as well as poorer sleep, mental health, health-related quality of life, cardio-metabolic health, and physical function in midlife than White women, and that these differences may be due to structural factors and discrimination. The authors concluded that early interventions on blood pressure, cholesterol, and waist circumference and a reduction in treatment disparities may be key to reducing their CVD risk.

SOF Publication from AgingResearchBiobank Investigator

Associated Study: Study of Osteoporotic Fractures

Posted by Michael Guill on October 07 2022

Dr. Juhua Luo has recently published the following paper using data provided by the biobank: Gait speed, handgrip strength, and cognitive impairment among older women - A multistate analysis.