“HHS seeks comment on draft National Plan to fight Alzheimer’s Disease,” (February 22, 2012).
February 22, 2012
CAAR – Nature Letter Abstract – February 22, 2012
“The microRNA miR-34 modulates ageing and neurodegeneration in Drosophila,” by Nan Liu, Michael Landreh, Kajia Cao, Masashi Abe, Gert-Jan Hendriks, Jason R. Kennerdell, Yongqing Zhu, Li-San Wang & Nancy M. Bonini (Vol. 482, No. 7386, February 23, 2012, p. 519-523).
www.nature.com/nature/journal/v482/n7386/abs/nature10810.html
CAAR – Journal of the American Medical Association Article Abstract – February 22, 2012
“Cost-effectiveness of Adult Vaccination Strategies Using Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Compared With Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine,” by Kenneth J. Smith, Angela R. Wateska, Mary Patricia Nowalk, Mahlon Raymund, J. Pekka Nuorti, and Richard K. Zimmerman (Vol. 307, No. 8, Feb. 22/29, 2012, p. 804-812).
CAAR – AARP Reports – February 22, 2012
A. “A Call to Action: What Experts Say Needs to Be Done to Meet the Challenges of Family Caregiving,” by Susan C. Reinhard, Lynn Feinberg, and Rita Choula (February 2012, .pdf format, 12p.).
B. “Valuing the Invaluable: 2011 Update The Growing Contributions and Costs of Family Caregiving,” by Lynn Feinberg, Susan C. Reinhard, Ari Houser, and Rita Choula (February 2012, .pdf format, 28p.).
CAAR – UK Parliamentary Library Research Note – February 22, 2012
A. “Public service pension increases,” by Djuna Thurley (SN05434, February 2012, .pdf format, 13p.).
www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN05434
B. “Occupational pension increases,” by Djuna Thurley (SN05656, February 2012, .pdf format, 16p.).
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – February 22, 2012
A. “Cellular Prion Protein Expression Is Not Regulated by the Alzheimer’s Amyloid Precursor Protein Intracellular Domain,” by Victoria Lewis, Isobel J. Whitehouse, Herbert Baybutt, Jean C. Manson, Steven J. Collins, and Nigel M. Hooper (PLoS ONE 7(2): e31754. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031754, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0031754
B. “Maturational and Aging Effects on Human Brain Apparent Transverse Relaxation,” by Jianli Wang, Michele L. Shaffer, Paul J. Eslinger, Xiaoyu Sun, Christopher W. Weitekamp, Megha M. Patel, Deborah Dossick, David J. Gill, James R. Connor, and Qing X. Yang (PLoS ONE 7(2): e31907. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031907, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0031907