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SOF Sleep Data Available

Posted by Michael Guill on February 26 2026

Additional Sleep Data from the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures (SOF), including Epoch by Epoch (EBE) data are now available for request. To request these, investigators should visit SOF study page and submit a Request for Materials. Requestors should note a desire for EBE data in their request, as these data are not included in the default data package due to their size.

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

STARRRS Featured on NIA Blog

Posted by Michael Guill on December 09 2025

The Successful Trajectories of Aging: Reserve and Resilience in Rats (STARRRS) study has been featured on the Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers. You can read more at Inside NIA.

STARRRS samples and data can be requested via our own STARRRS study page.

Read More: https://www.nia.nih.gov/research/blog/2025/12/live-agingresearchbiobank-starrrs

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:

• Required Security and Operational Standards for NIH Controlled-Access Data Repositories
• NIH Policy on Enhancing Security Measures for Human Biospecimens

STARRRS Available for Request

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

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/