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April 25, 2012

CAAR – US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Article – April 25, 2012

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State-Specific Synthetic Estimates of Health Status Groups Among Inactive Older Adults With Self-Reported Diabetes, 2000-2009,” by Karen A. Kirtland, Matthew M. Zack, and Carl J. Caspersen (April 19, 2012, .pdf and HTML format, 12p.).

www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/11_0221.htm

CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Issue Brief – April 25, 2012

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Social Security’s Financial Outlook: The 2012 Update in Perspective,” by Alicia H. Munnell (IB No. 12-9, April 2012, .pdf format, 7p.).

crr.bc.edu/briefs/social-security%e2%80%99s-financial-outlook-the-2012-update-in-perspective/

CAAR – National Academy of Social Insurance Briefs – April 25, 2012

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A. “Medicare Finances: Findings of the 2012 Trustees Report,” by Sabiha Zainulbhai and Lee Goldberg (Health Policy Brief No. 3, April 2012, .pdf format, 8p.).

www.nasi.org/research/2012/medicare-finances-findings-2012-trustees-report

B. “Social Security Finances: Findings of the 2012 Trustees Report,” by Virginia P. Reno, Elisa A. Walker, and Thomas N. Bethell (Brief No. 39, April 2012, .pdf format, 8p.).

www.nasi.org/research/2012/social-security-finances-findings-2012-trustees-report

CAAR – Chamber of Commerce Report – April 25, 2012

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Private Retirement Benefits in the 21st Century: A Path Forward,” (April 2012, .pdf format, 24p.).

www.uschamber.com/reports/private-retirement-benefits-21st-century-path-forward

CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – April 25, 2012

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A. “Vitamin D and Physical Performance in Elderly Subjects: The Pro.V.A Study,” by Elena D. Toffanello, Egle Perissinotto, Giuseppe Sergi, Sabina Zambon, Estella Musacchio, Stefania Maggi, Alessandra Coin, Leonardo Sartori, Maria-Chiara Corti, Giovannella Baggio, Gaetano Crepaldi, and Enzo Manzato (PLoS ONE 7(4): e34950. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0034950, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0034950

B. “Assessing Corpus Callosum Changes in Alzheimer’s Disease: Comparison between Tract-Based Spatial Statistics and Atlas-Based Tractography,” by Maria Giulia Preti, Francesca Baglio, Maria Marcella Lagana, Ludovica Griffanti, Raffaello Nemni, Mario Clerici, Marco Bozzali, and Giuseppe Baselli (PLoS ONE 7(4): e35856. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0035856, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0035856

C. “Diammonium Glycyrrhizinate Upregulates PGC-1a and Protects against A{beta}1-42-Induced Neurotoxicity,” by Xiaolei Zhu, Cong Chen, Dan Ye, Dening Guan, Lan Ye, Jiali Jin, Hui Zhao, Yanting Chen, Zhongyuan Wang, Xin Wang, and Yun Xu (PLoS ONE 7(4): e35823. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0035823, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0035823

CAAR – US Administration on Aging Website – April 25, 2012

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Webinar Series on Alzheimer’s Disease and Tools for Caregivers.” The Webinar will occur in three parts: May 9, June 13, and July 12. Registration is required.

www.aoa.gov/aoaroot/Press_Room/News/2012/2012_04_24.aspx

CAAR – Health and Retirement Study Workshop – April 25, 2012

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The University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research HRS announced on Apr. 24, 2012: “65th Annual Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques: June 4-July 27, 2012: Week 2 (June 11-14): Health and Retirement Study (HRS) Workshop (not for credit).” For more information see:

hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/news/index.php?p=shownews3x1&hfyle=news322

CAAR – US Senate Committee on Finance Hearing Testimony – April 25, 2012

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Anatomy of a Fraud Bust: From Investigation to Conviction,” a hearing held April 24, 2012 (witness statements available in .pdf format, full hearing is available in Flash Player format, running time 1 hour 43 minutes).

finance.senate.gov/hearings/hearing/?id=89f86e81-5056-a032-5200-808cc00b1fe6

CAAR – US National Institutes of Health Funding Opportunities – April 25, 2012

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Multidisciplinary Studies of HIV/AIDS and Aging (R01),” (PAR-12-175, National Institute on Aging, application deadlines August 7, 2012; December 7, 2012; April 9, 2013; August 7, 2013; December 6, 2013; April 9, 2014; August 7, 2014; December 9, 2014; April 7, 2015). The opportunity links to two companion FOA: “Multidisciplinary Studies of HIV/AIDS and Aging (R21)” (PA-12-174, R21); and, “Multidisciplinary Studies of HIV/AIDS and Aging (R03),” (PAR-12-176, R03).

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-175.html

CAAR – Table of Contents – April 25, 2012

Filed under: Journal Table of Contents — Tags: — admin @ 3:19 pm

Educational Gerontology (Vol. 38, No. 7, July 2012).

www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/uedg/2012/00000038/00000007

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