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After LIFE: Thanks to AgingResearchBiobank, Groundbreaking Study Data Continues to Inspire Us
Posted by Corey DelVecchio on May 20 2020
Maintaining the ability to walk without assistance and perform daily activities is essential for health and independence as we age. Conducted from 2010 to 2013, the NIA-supported Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders (LIFE) study examined...
A Wealth of Shared Data, Specimens for Aging Research
Posted by Corey DelVecchio on January 30 2019
As part of NIA's mission, we conduct and support various longitudinal and clinical studies on aging that generate a vast collection of biospecimens and related phenotypic and clinical data. When these grants end, it is often hard to maintain such collections with no support...
Read More: https://www.nia.nih.gov/research/blog/2019/01/wealth-shared-data-specimens-aging-research