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CAAR – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Article Abstracts – December 4, 2012

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A. “Evidence for a midlife crisis in great apes consistent with the U-shape in human well-being,” by Alexander Weiss, James E. King, Miho Inoue-Murayama, Tetsuro Matsuzawa, and Andrew J. Oswald (Vol. 109, No. 49, December 4, 2012, .pdf and HTML format, p. 19949-19952). Note: _PNAS_ is providing open access to the full-text of this article.

www.pnas.org/content/109/49/19949.abstract

B. “Rational design of potent domain antibody inhibitors of amyloid fibril assembly,” by Ali Reza A. Ladiwala, Moumita Bhattacharya, Joseph M. Perchiacca, Ping Cao, Daniel P. Raleigh, Andisheh Abedini, Ann Marie Schmidt, Jobin Varkey, Ralf Langen, and Peter M. Tessier (Vol. 109, No. 49, December 4, 2012, p. 19965-19970).

www.pnas.org/content/109/49/19965.abstract

C. “p10, the N-terminal domain of p35, protects against CDK5/p25-induced neurotoxicity,” by Lingyan Zhang, Wen Liu, Karen K. Szumlinski, and John Lew (Vol. 109, No. 49, December 4, 2012, p. 20041-20046).

www.pnas.org/content/109/49/20041.abstract

CAAR – Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [University of Bonn, Germany] Working Paper – November 19, 2012

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“Evidence for a ‘Midlife Crisis’ in Great Apes Consistent with the U-Shape in Human Well-Being,” by Alexander Weiss, James E. King, Miho Inoue-Murayama, Tetsuro Matsuzawa, and Andrew J. Oswald (Discussion Paper No. 7009, November 2012, .pdf format, 18p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:

www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=7009

CAAR – Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research Webinar – October 23, 2012

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“Introduction to The Survey of Midlife Development in the US – MIDUS,” to be held Oct. 29, 2012, from 1:00-2:00 pm US Eastern Daylight Time (17:00-18:00 GMT). System requirements: PC: Windows7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server; Mac: Mac OS X 10.5 or newer. “The Survey of Midlife Development in the US (MIDUS) is consistently one of the most popular studies supported by the National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA). The aim of MIDUS is to investigate the role of behavioral, psychological, and social factors in accounting for age-related variations in health and well-being in a nation sample of Americans. Over the years MIDUS has grown both in complexity and in the number of studies making up this important collection. This Webinar will review the structure of the MIDUS collection and offer insight into its research applications.”

Webinar registration:

www2.gotomeeting.com/register/924035658

CAAR – AARP Report – February 20, 2012

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:52:20 +0000

“Health Insurance Coverage for 50 to 64 year-olds,” by Gerry Smolka, Megan Multack, and Carlos Figueiredo (February 2012, .pdf format, 16p.).

www.aarp.org/health/medicare-insurance/info-02-2012/Health-Insurance-Coverage-for-50-64-year-olds-insight-AARP-ppi-health.html

CAAR – British Medical Journal Article – February 13, 2012

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“Health symptoms during midlife in relation to menopausal transition: British prospective cohort study,” by Gita D. Mishra and Diana Kuh (BMJ 2012;344:e402 doi: 10.1136/bmj.e402, HTML and .pdf format, 10p.). This article is available free of charge.