Table 5.

Summary: suggestions for diminishing heterogeneity in the study of immunosenescence.

To Perform screening of CMV status since it is an associated confounder with aging. To Establish Consensus among experts to define age groups to be able to compare studies. To Be more descriptive in the research protocol detailing the stimuli, the number of cells, culture media, antibodies, fresh or frozen cells. To Report measurements and statistical values for all experiments (not just the p-value). To Show and report both positive and negative results.