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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/

SWAN Publication Highlighted in National News

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.

New Funding Opportunities to Use AgingResearchBiobank Resources

Posted by Michael Guill on September 01 2023

NIH has posted two Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) for investigators using AgingResearchBiobank resources.

PAR-23-236 supports the development of early-stage or new data repositories or knowledgebases that could be valuable for the biomedical research community. The overall goal is to support pilot activities that demonstrate the need and potential impact of the data resource.

PAR-23-237 is to support established biomedical data resources, that have demonstrated impact and have potential for continued benefit to the mission of one or more of the NIH Institutes and Centers participating in this announcement.

Further details on each opportunity, including how to apply, can be found at the links above.

Funding Opportunities to Use AgingResearchBiobank Resources

Posted by Michael Guill on February 23 2023

NIH has posted two Notices of Special Interest (NOSI) for investigators using AgingResearchBiobank resources.

NOT-AG-21-020 seeks to encourage the use of existing cohorts and datasets for well-focused secondary analyses to investigate novel scientific ideas and/or address clinically related issues on: (1) aging changes influencing health across the lifespan (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer's disease-related dementias (AD/ADRD)), (2) diseases and disabilities in older persons, and/or (3) the changes in basic biology of aging that underlie these impacts on health (the hallmarks of aging).

NOT-AG-21-028 seeks to encourage analyses of the CALERIE collection.

Further details on each opportunity, including how to apply, can be found at the links above.

SOF Publication from AgingResearchBiobank Investigator

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.