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http://www.grc.nia.nih.gov/

A research program of the NIA which focuses on neuroscience, aging biology, and translational gerontology. The central focus of the program's research is understanding age-related changes in physiology and the ability to adapt to environmental stress, and using that understanding to develop insight about the pathophysiology of age-related diseases. The IRP webpage provides access to other NIH resources such as the Biological Biochemical Image Database, the Bioinformatics Portal, and the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging., THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on September 16,2025.

Proper citation: Intramural Research Program (RRID:SCR_012734) Copy   

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http://mrtools.mgh.harvard.edu/index.php/TBR

A tool for functional connectivity analysis of fcMRI data that maps functional data from individual sessions onto a priori spatial components from group level parcellations.

Proper citation: Template Based Rotation (RRID:SCR_012157) Copy   

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http://www.stemcure.com/stemcure.php?page=tissue-banking

Stunning scientific discoveries have opened the possibilities for us to preserve our unaltered youth and healthy genome almost indefinitely. To do this, we propose to our clients to allow us to isolate and cryopreserve a small piece of tissue from their body in our unique tissue bank via a simple skin biopsy procedure. Our methods provide 100% assurance that the tissues we preserve will remain viable, healthy and young. We guarantee that these tissues will correspond to the age and physical status from the time when they were collected and can be preserved for many decades to come. In that way we strive to accomplish mankind''s most important dream ������?? to stop the hands of time and reduce the effects of aging. We will bring to a standstill the genetic program that is encoded in our cells that cause us to age and grow older. What is unique about this procedure, from a biological perspective, is that even as a person continues to live longer and get older, at the same time, part of his body remains invariably young. This well-preserved critical piece of tissue contains all the vitally important genetic material that harnesses the potential for invigorating one''s health. It will play an essential role in the rehabilitation and rejuvenation of human beings in the future. Recent studies have shown that certain parts of our skin are the most optimal material to be used for our program. For this purpose we utilize fibroblasts, the cells of the connective tissues located at the bottom side of our epidermis. In order to properly extract fibroblasts from our skin we have to perform a basic skin biopsy procedure. If you decide to participate in our program, StemCure will send to you the standard Tissue Collection Kit. This Kit contains detailed instructions for how your doctor should perform the biopsy procedure, as well as all the necessary components for the collection and transportation of a biopsy sample. StemCure will immediately start processing your biopsy samples once they arrive by overnight shipment to one of our laboratory facilities. We perform this very elaborate procedure because we understand perfectly well that our ultimate goal is not just the preservation of your tissue samples, but rather their subsequent utilization for the production of embryonic stem cells, which is the next stage of our program. Before subjecting the samples of your tissue to freezing, we will use the skin tissue to initiate the growth of the cell culture. After initial testing of the cell culture for viability and physiological activity, we will start its preparation for cyropreservation. StemCure will do everything in its power to ensure that the ������??Youth Genome������?? of our clients is safely protected and will remain a viable source for their healthy disease-free future.

Proper citation: StemCure Tissue Banking (RRID:SCR_010538) Copy   

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http://www.seattle.eric.research.va.gov/VETR/Home.asp

The Vietnam Era Twin (VET) Registry is a closed cohort composed of approximately 7,000 middle-aged male-male twin pairs both of whom served in the military during the time of the Vietnam conflict (1964-1975). The Registry is a United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) resource that was originally constructed from military records; the Registry has been in existence for almost 20 years. It is one of the largest national twin registries in the US and currently has members living in all 50 states. Initially formed to address questions about the long-term health effects of service in Vietnam, the Registry has evolved into a resource for genetic epidemiological studies of mental and physical health conditions. Several waves of mail and telephone surveys have collected a wealth of health-related information on Registry twins, referred to as members. In addition to twins, selected adult offspring of twins and the mothers of those offspring are also VET Registry members. More recent data collection efforts have focused on specific sets of twin pairs and have conducted detailed clinical or laboratory testing. Selected Vietnam Era Registry Research Studies: * Veteran Health Study * VETSA 2: A Longitudinal Study of Cognitive Aging * Alcoholism Course thought Midlife: A Twin Family Study and Offspring of Twins: G, E and GxE Risk for Alcoholism * GE: Offspring of Twins with Substance Use Disorder * Mechanisms Linking Depression to Cardiovascular Risk (Twins Heart Study 2) * Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Cardiovascular Disease * Biological Markers for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (T3) * Memory and the Hippocampus in Vietnam-era Twins with PTSD (Time 3)

Proper citation: Vietnam Era Twin Registry (RRID:SCR_008807) Copy   

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https://ncats.nih.gov/grdr/rdhub

A database of biospecimens collected, stored, and distributed by biorepositories in the United States and around the globe. Its goals are: To help and assist interested parties and investigators search, locate, and identify desired biospecimens needed for their research; to facilitate collaboration and sharing of material and data among investigators across the globe; to accelerate research to facilitate the discovery of new treatments, therapeutics and eventually cures for rare diseases as well as common diseases; to identify, locate and increase the awareness of existing biorepositories across the globe; and to link the RD-HUB with the Global Rare Diseases Patient Registry and Data Repository (GRDR).

Proper citation: Biospecimens/Biorepositories: Rare Disease-HUB (RD-HUB) (RRID:SCR_004327) Copy   

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http://ki.se/en/meb/satsa-the-swedish-adoptiontwin-study-of-aging

Longitudinal twin study to understand individual differences in aging with corresponding data and biological samples. The twin design and the inclusion of twins reared apart makes it possible to study the importance of genetic and environmental factors that may underlie differing aging outcomes. Further, the broad spectrum of biological, psychological, and social domains assessed across the life span makes it possible to study patterns of change within and across domains and how these predict health and diseases of aging. The study is comprised of several longitudinal components including, a comprehensive questionnaire that was sent to all twins in the Swedish Twin Registry who were separated at an early age and reared apart and a control sample of twins reared together. The questionnaires include items concerning rearing, family, adult, and working environment, health status, health related behaviors (e.g. alcohol, tobacco, and dietary habits) as well as relationships, and personality measures. The questionnaires were sent again at 3 year intervals in 1987, 1990, 1993 and after a break again in 2004, 2007, and 2010. Thus far more than 2,000 twins have responded to at least one of the seven questionnaire assessments conducted between 1984 and 2010. Additionally there is information about midlife life style factors from the Swedish Twin Registry that were collected about twenty years before SATSA started. In the second component a subsample of 861 individuals have participated in at least one wave of in-person testing (IPT). The first IPT started in 1986 and since then eight IPTs have been collected and the last wave will be collected during 2012-2013. The IPT includes a health examination, structured interviews, tests of functional capacity, and memory and thinking abilities. To date, over 76% of the sample has participated in 3 or more measurement waves. At IPT9 a third component was added to SATSA, a measure of day-to-day fluctuations in memory and thinking abilities, and emotions. Information about social interactions is also collected. After the visit by the research nurses the twins fill out the day-to-day booklet during the next five days. This procedure will be repeated in IPT10. This will add information about small and short-term changes and more changes are supposed to indicate the beginning of poor health. Data from SATSA can be used to study various aspects of aging. For example, the relative importance of genetic and environmental factors for individual differences in aging especially in cognitive and physical domains has been studied. A further main focus is to study changes within and across domains and which genetic and life style factors predict these changes. Given the wide spectrum of data from measured genes to social relationships collected over more than two decades they dare to say that SATSA is a unique study, with the possibility to answer many questions within gerontology and geriatrics. Types of samples * Serum * DNA Number of sample donors: 674 (June 2010)

Proper citation: KI Biobank - SATSA (RRID:SCR_005966) Copy   

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http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/dab/aged-rodent-tissue-bank-handbook

A repository of tissue collected from the NIA Aged Rodent Colonies under contractual arrangement with BioReliance. The NIA colonies are barrier maintained and Specific Pathogen Free. Tissues are fresh frozen and stored at -80 degrees Celsius. Tissue from the NIA Aged Rodent Tissue Bank is available to investigators at academic and nonprofit research institutions who are engaged in funded research on aging. The project name and source of funding must accompany all orders. It may not be possible to ship tissue to foreign countries that have restrictions on the import of animal tissues or products. Please Note: Incomplete order forms will be returned. We can only offer following week delivery for those orders for which completed order forms are received by the deadline of Tuesday noon, Eastern time. Starting April 1, 2012, a copy (.pdf) of the purchase order must be emailed along with the order form.

Proper citation: Aged Rodent Tissue Bank (RRID:SCR_010607) Copy   

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http://brainmap.wisc.edu/monkey.html

NO LONGER AVAILABLE. Documented on September 17, 2019. A set of multi-subject atlas templates to facilitate functional and structural imaging studies of the rhesus macaque. These atlases enable alignment of individual scans to improve localization and statistical power of the results, and allow comparison of results between studies and institutions. This population-average MRI-based atlas collection can be used with common brain mapping packages such as SPM or FSL.

Proper citation: Rhesus Macaque Atlases for Functional and Structural Imaging Studies (RRID:SCR_008650) Copy   

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https://www.jax.org/news-and-insights/2004/june/app-mouse-models-for-alzheimers-disease-research

An information resource about several models for mice to develop Alzheimer's-related characteristics as they age.

Proper citation: Mouse Models For Alzheimer's Disease Research (RRID:SCR_000708) Copy   

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http://www.loni.usc.edu/Software/LOVE

A versatile 1D, 2D and 3D data viewer geared for cross-platform visualization of stereotactic brain data. It is a 3-D viewer that allows volumetric data display and manipulation of axial, sagittal and coronal views. It reads Analyze, Raw-binary and NetCDF volumetric data, as well as, Multi-Contour Files (MCF), LWO/LWS surfaces, atlas hierarchical brain-region labelings ( Brain Trees). It is a portable Java-based software, which only requires a Java interpreter and a 64 MB of RAM memory to run on any computer architecture. LONI_Viz allows the user to interactively overlay and browse through several data volumes, zoom in and out in the axial, sagittal and coronal views, and reports the intensities and the stereo-tactic voxel and world coordinates of the data. Expert users can use LONI_Viz to delineate structures of interest, e.g., sulcal curves, on the 3 cardinal projections of the data. These curves then may be use to reconstruct surfaces representing the topological boundaries of cortical and sub-cortical regions of interest. The 3D features of the package include a SurfaceViewer and a full real-time VolumeRenderer. These allow the user to view the relative positions of different anatomical or functional regions which are not co-planar in any of the axial, sagittal or coronal 2D projection planes. The interactive part of LONI_Viz features a region drawing module used for manual delineation of regions of interest. A series of 2D contours describing the boundary of a region in projection planes (axial, sagittal or coronal) could be used to reconstruct the surface-representation of the 3D outer shell of the region. The latter could then be resliced in directions complementary to the drawing-direction and these complementary contours could be loaded in all tree cardinal views. In addition the surface object could be displayed using the SurfaceViewer. A pre-loading data crop and sub-sampling module allows the user to load and view practically data of any size. This is especially important when viewing cryotome, histological or stained data-sets which may reach 1GB (109 bytes) in size. The user could overlay several pre-registered volumes, change intensity colors and ranges and the inter-volume opacities to visually inspect similarities and differences between the different subjects/modalities. Several image-processing aids provide histogram plotting, image-smoothing, etc. Specific Features: * Region description DataBase * Moleculo-genetic database * Brain anatomical data viewer * BrainMapper tool * Surface (LightWave objects/scenes) and Volume rendering tools * Interactive Contour Drawing tool Implementation Issues: * Applet vs. Application - the software is available as both an applet and a standalone application. The former could be used to browse data from within the LONI database, however, it imposes restrictions on file-size, Internet connection and network-bandwidth and client/server file access. The later requires a local install and configuration of the LONI_Viz software * Extendable object-oriented code (Java), computer architecture independent * Complete online software documentation is available at http://www.loni.ucla.edu/LONI_Viz and a Java-Class documentation is available at http://www.loni.ucla.edu/~dinov/LONI_Vis.dir/doc/LONI_Viz_Java_Docs.html

Proper citation: LONI Visualization Tool (RRID:SCR_000765) Copy   

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http://www.brainnet.net

A neuroscience network providing access to a database of brain, cognitive, genomic and clinical data for research and scientific publication. Data include genomic information, electrical measures of brain and body function, structural and functional MRI, and cognitive and medical history. All data are collected using a standardized assessment protocols. These data are from healthy people and those experiencing a range of brain-related illnesses.

Proper citation: BRAINnet-Brain Research And Integrative Neuroscience Network (RRID:SCR_000712) Copy   

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http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/medicine/research/index.aspx

A school for education on community health sciences based out of the University of Nottingham. The school contains the divisions of epidemiology, public health, primary care, psychiatry, rehabilitation and aging. The common thread running through each of these divisions is that they all deal with communities, whether these be the entire populations of a region or country, or particular patient groups such as the mentally ill, people with disabilities, and elderly people.

Proper citation: Community Health Sciences (RRID:SCR_000794) Copy   

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https://sbpdiscovery.org/tag/neuroscienceandagingresearchcenter/

Center that translates basic science discoveries into new treatments to extend lifespan and to combat degenerative disorders associated with aging or development. Their researchers are discovering the etiological pathways as well as small-molecule and stem cell-based treatments to address the clinical unmet need of these patients. The Center uses a team based approach to apply their expertise in stem cells to develop therapies for new treatments for stroke and Parkinson's disease. They are also performing high-throughput screens to identify new molecules to protect the synapses of nervesthe connections between nerves that mediate movement, memory and cognition for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and autism. By studying the links between Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease, they are exploring new treatments to improve cognition in both disorders. Their collaborations with clinical partners enable them to test new discoveries in human trials, with a goal to improve the lives of patients and families affected by neurodegenerative disease and aging disorders.

Proper citation: Sanford-Burnham Neuroscience and Aging Research Center (RRID:SCR_001688) Copy   

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http://mayoresearch.mayo.edu/mayo/research/dickson_lab/

A brain bank and laboratory focused on memory and motor disorders. Brains are sent to the laboratory for diagnosis and research for the State of Florida Alzheimer Disease Initiative and for the Society for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. As part of this brain banking function, fixed and frozen brain samples are obtained at autopsy and sent to the laboratory for diagnostic evaluation and for various types of research studies. The major types of analyses performed on the brain samples include neuro-histology, immunohistochemistry, confocal microscopy, electron microscopy and image analysis, as well as immunoassays. The latter are based upon Western blotting and enzyme linked immunoassays. The laboratory has a specific interest in the interface between normal aging and Alzheimer's disease, as well as in non-Alzheimer's degenerative disorders such as Lewy body dementia, corticobasal degeneration, progressive supranuclear palsy and frontotemporal dementia. The primary focus of research on aging is neuropathologic characterization of brains of individuals who had been prospectively and longitudinally evaluated during life. These studies aim to determine differences in a range of biologic parameters in brains of people with normal cognitive, mild cognitive impairment and dementia. Their focus on Parkinson's disease is to identify preclinical Parkinson's disease in order to develop means for early diagnosis.

Proper citation: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville: Neuropathology and Microscopy (RRID:SCR_008753) Copy   

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http://www.msmc.com/neurosciences/wien-center-for-alzheimers-disease-memory-disorders

A joint program between Mount Sinai Medical Center and the University of Miami Department of Psychiatry that seeks an end to Alzheimer's disease and similar disorders through research, diagnosis, education and treatment. The goals are to improve memory and mental responsiveness of Alzheimer's patients, delay the onset of the disease and, ultimately, find a cure. The Wien Center typically conducts multidisciplinary initiatives utilizing clinical trials.

Proper citation: Wien Center For Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders (RRID:SCR_008755) Copy   

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http://www.rad.upenn.edu/sbia/braid/braid_web/index.html

Large-scale archive of normalized digital spatial and functional data with an analytical query mechanism. One of its many applications is the elucidation of brain structure-function relationships. BRAID stores spatially defined data from digital brain images which have been mapped into normalized Cartesian coordinates, allowing image data from large populations of patients to be combined and compared. The database also contains neurological data from each patient and a query mechanism that can perform statistical structure-function correlations. The project is developing database technology for the manipulation and analysis of 3-dimensional brain images derived from MRI, PET, CT, etc. BRAID is based on the PostgreSQL server, an object/relational DBMS, which allows a standard relational DBMS to be augmented with application-specific datatypes and operators. The BRAID project is adding operations and datatypes to support querying, manipulation and analysis of 3D medical images, including: * Image Datatypes: BRAID supports a family of 3D image datatypes, each having an abstract type and an implementation type. Abstract types include boolean (for regions of interest), integer, float, vector (for representing morphological changes), tensor (for representing derivatives and standard deviations of vector images) and color. Implementation types at present include line-segment format and voxel array. * Image Operators: BRAID supports addition of images, multiplication (which is interpreted as intersection for boolean images), coercion of an image''s abstract or implementation type to another value, and determination of volumes of regions of interest. * Statistical Operators: A chi-squared test has been added to SQL as an aggregate operator on pairs of boolean values. * Web Interface: A general-purpose Web gateway allows the results of queries that return computed images to be displayed. You can download the BRAID source code 2.0. This version is developed under postgreSQL 7.3.4., THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on September 16,2025.

Proper citation: BRAID (RRID:SCR_008702) Copy   

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http://brainbank.med.miami.edu/

A biomaterial supply resource which collects and disseminates over 1500 brains and links tissue specimens to patient data. The Brain Endowment Bank distributes brain tissue specimens to scientists worldwide who are investigating neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases, as well as to scientists involved in ongoing studies on the affects of aging. Its overall objective is to support basic and clinical research activities by providing a systematic method for obtaining detailed pre-mortem clinical information, developing procedures for optimizing brain autopsies, cryopreserving neuropathological specimens, and obtaining neuropathological diagnoses after death.

Proper citation: UM Brain Endowment Bank (RRID:SCR_008721) Copy   

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http://www.mghmind.org

An institute whose mission is to translate laboratory discoveries into prevention, treatment and cures for Alzheimer's, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases. MIND seeks to accelerate therapies that lessen the toll of disease on patients and families. Researchers of the institute collaborate, strategize, and share technology to find treatment for these diseases. As promising leads are developed in one area, they are tested in the other neurodegenerative disorders.

Proper citation: MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease (RRID:SCR_008746) Copy   

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http://www.legendarypharma.com/chartbg.html

This is a multiscale network diagram of aging pathways, from molecules to organism. The many observable signs of human senescence have been hypothesized by various researchers to result from several primary causes. Close inspection of the biochemical and physiological pathways associated with age-related changes and with the hypothesized causes reveals several parallel cascades of events that involve several important interactions and feedback loops. This network diagram is presented to aid in conceptualizing the many processes and interactions among them, including promising intervention points for therapy development. Environmental effects and proposed interventions are highlighted around the margins of the network. This diagram is maintained on the Web as a reference for researchers and students. Content is updated as new information comes to light. Sponsors: This work has been supported by Legendary Pharmaceuticals. Keywords: Network, Diagram, Human, Cell, Aging, Senescence, Biochemical, Pathway, Physiological, Therapy, Environmental, Researcher, Student,

Proper citation: Fubers Network Diagram of Human Aging (RRID:SCR_008698) Copy   

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http://med.emory.edu/ADRC/index.html

An Alzheimer's research center which focuses on mild cognitive impairment and early diagnosis and treatment of memory disorders. The Center hosts clinical trials in which the public can participate. Its resources for scientists include a tissue and biospecimen banking facility, the Emory neurology database, and research seminars.

Proper citation: Emory Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (RRID:SCR_008761) Copy   

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