CDHA CAAR » macular degeneration http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo Current Awareness in Aging Research Thu, 02 May 2013 21:46:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 CAAR – US National Institutes of Health Press Release – April 3, 2013 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=4764 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=4764#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:47:04 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=4764 “Targeting cholesterol buildup in eye may slow age-related vision loss,” (April 3, 2013).

www.nih.gov/news/health/apr2013/nei-03.htm

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=4764 0 CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Medicine Article – February 21, 2013 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=4333 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=4333#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:22:50 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=4333 “Prevalence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Nakuru, Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study,” by Wanjiku Mathenge, Andrew Bastawrous, Tunde Peto, Irene Leung, Allen Foster, and Hannah Kuper (PLoS Med 10(2): e1001393. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001393, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).

www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001393

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=4333 0 CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – September 24, 2012 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2899 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2899#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:50:03 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2899 “Interleukin 27 Induces the Expression of Complement Factor H (CFH) in the Retina,” by Ahjoku Amadi-Obi, Cheng-Rong Yu, Ivy Dambuza, Sung-Hye Kim, Bernadette Marrero, and Charles E. Egwuagu (PLoS ONE 7(9): e45801. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0045801, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0045801

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=2899 0 CAAR – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Article Abstracts – August 21, 2012 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2602 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2602#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:05:35 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2602 A. “Complement factor H genotypes impact risk of age-related macular degeneration by interaction with oxidized phospholipids,” by Peter X. Shaw, Li Zhang, Ming Zhang, Hongjun Du, Ling Zhao, Clara Lee, Seanna Grob, Siok Lam Lim, Guy Hughes, Janet Lee, Matthew Bedell, Mark H. Nelson, Fang Lu, Martin Krupa, Jing Luo, Hong Ouyang, Zhidan Tu, Zhiguang Su, Jin Zhu, Xinran Wei, Zishan Feng, Yaou Duan, Zhenglin Yang, Henry Ferreyra, Dirk-Uwe Bartsch, Igor Kozak, Liangfang Zhang, Feng Lin, Hui Sun, Hong Feng, and Kang Zhang (Vol. 109, No. 34, Aug. 21, 2012, p. 13757-13762).

www.pnas.org/content/109/34/13757.abstract

B. “ERK1/2 activation is a therapeutic target in age-related macular degeneration,” by  Sami Dridi, Yoshio Hirano, Valeria Tarallo, Younghee Kim, Benjamin J. Fowler, Balamurali K. Ambati, Sasha Bogdanovich, Vince A. Chiodo, William W. Hauswirth, Jennifer F. Kugel, James A. Goodrich, Steven L. Ponicsan, David R. Hinton, Mark E. Kleinman, Judit Z. Baffi, Bradley D. Gelfand, and Jayakrishna Ambati (Vol. 109, No. 34, Aug. 21, 2012, p. 13781-13786).

www.pnas.org/content/109/34/13781.abstract

C. “Postsynaptic dysfunction is associated with spatial and object recognition memory loss in a natural model of Alzheimer’s disease,” by Álvaro O. Ardiles, Cheril C. Tapia-Rojas, Madhuchhanda Mandal, Frédéric Alexandre, Alfredo Kirkwood, Nibaldo C. Inestrosa, and Adrian G. Palacios (Vol. 109, No. 34, Aug. 21, 2012, p. 13835-13840).

www.pnas.org/content/109/34/13835.abstract

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=2602 0 CAAR – Tables of Contents – August 13, 2012 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2531 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2531#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:55:50 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2531 American Journal of Epidemiology (Vol. 176, No. 4, Aug. 15, 2012).

aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/176/4.toc?etoc

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics (Vol. 55, No. 2, September/October 2012).

www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01674943

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Vol. 60, No. 8, August 2012).

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.2012.60.issue-8/issuetoc

 

 

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=2531 0 CAAR – Nature Medicine Article Abstract – May 8, 2012 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=1496 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=1496#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 21:21:06 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=1496 “NLRP3 has a protective role in age-related macular degeneration through the induction of IL-18 by drusen components,” by Sarah L. Doyle, Matthew Campbell, Ema Ozaki, Robert G. Salomon, Andres Mori, Paul F. Kenna, Gwyneth Jane Farrar, Anna-Sophia Kiang, Marian M. Humphries, Ed C. Lavelle, Luke A. J. O’Neill, Joe G. Hollyfield & Peter Humphries (Vol. 18, No. 5, May 2012, p. 791-798).

www.nature.com/nm/journal/v18/n5/abs/nm.2717.html

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=1496 0 CAAR – Lancet Series Abstract – May 7, 2012 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=1479 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=1479#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 21:44:13 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=1479 Note: Lancet requires free registration before providing articles.

“Age-related macular degeneration,” by Laurence S. Lim, Paul Mitchell, Johanna M. Seddon, Frank G. Holz, and Tien Y. Wong (Vol. 379, No. 9827, May 5, 2012, p. 1728-1738).

www.lancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2812%2960282-7/abstract

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=1479 0 CAAR – US National Institutes of Health Press Release – April 30, 2012 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=1371 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=1371#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:01:13 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=1371 “Avastin and Lucentis are equivalent in treating age-related macular degeneration,” (April 30, 2012).

www.nih.gov/news/health/apr2012/nei-30a.htm

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=1371 0 CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General Report – April 23, 2012 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=1288 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=1288#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:02:26 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=1288 “Medicare Payments for Drugs Used To Treat Wet Age Related Macular Degeneration,” (OEI-03-10-00360, April 2012, .pdf format, 18p.).

oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-03-10-00360.asp

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=1288 0 CAAR – Lancet Article Abstract – February 24, 2012 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=622 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=622#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:05:53 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=622 Note: Lancet requires free registration before providing content. “Embryonic stem cell trials for macular degeneration: a preliminary report,” by Steven D Schwartz, Jean-Pierre Hubschman, Gad Heilwell, Valentina Franco-Cardenas, Carolyn K Pan, Rosaleen M Ostrick, Edmund Mickunas, Roger Gay, Irina Klimanskaya, and Robert Lanza (Vol. 379, No. 9817, February 25, 2012, p. 713-720).

www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2812%2960028-2/abstract

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