“Medicare Could Be Paying Twice for Prescription Drugs for Beneficiaries in Hospice,” (A-06-10-00059, June 2012, .pdf format, 20p.).
July 5, 2012
CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General Report – July 5, 2012
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CAAR – US Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Article – July 5, 2012
“Assessing Measurement Error in Medicare Coverage From the National Health Interview Survey,” by Renee Gindi and Robin A. Cohen (Medicare and Medicaid Research Review, Vol. 2, No. 2, Q2 2012, .pdf format, 15p.).
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CAAR – US National Institutes of Health Press Release – July 5, 2012
“Patient-derived stem cells could improve drug research for Parkinson’s,” (July 4, 2012).
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CAAR – US Administration on Aging Funding Opportunities – July 5, 2012
A. “Building the Business Capacity of Aging and Disability Networks for Managed Long-Term Services and Supports,” (HHS-2012-ACL-BC-1217, .pdf and Word format, 48p.). Note: The deadline for applications is August 1, 2012.
PDF:
aoa.gov/AoARoot/Grants/Funding/docs/2012/Final_MLTSS_TA_FOA_06-28-12.pdf
Word:
aoa.gov/AoARoot/Grants/Funding/docs/2012/Final_MLTSS_TA_FOA_06-28-12.doc
B. “Research and Demonstration Program to Improve Coordinated Transportation Systems for People with Disabilities and Older Adults,” (HHS-2012-ACL-TC-1216, .pdf and Word format, 54p.). Note: The deadline for applications is August 14, 2012.
PDF:
aoa.gov/AoARoot/Grants/Funding/docs/2012/FY2012_Transportation_FOA.pdf
Word:
aoa.gov/AoARoot/Grants/Funding/docs/2012/FY2012_Transportation_FOA.doc
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CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstracts – July 5, 2012
A. “A Pooled Analysis of Vitamin D Dose Requirements for Fracture Prevention,” by Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari, Walter C. Willett, Endel J. Orav, Paul Lips, Pierre J. Meunier, Ronan A. Lyons, Leon Flicker, John Wark, Rebecca D. Jackson, Jane A. Cauley, Haakon E. Meyer, Michael Pfeifer, Kerrie M. Sanders, Hannes B. Stahelin, Robert Theiler, and Bess Dawson-Hughes (Vol. 367, No. 1, July 5, 2012, p. 40-49).
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1109617?query=TOC#t=abstract
B. “Cognitive Trajectories after Postoperative Delirium,” by Jane S. Saczynski, Edward R. Marcantonio, Lien Quach, Tamara G. Fong, Alden Gross, Sharon K. Inouye, and Richard N. Jones (Vol. 367, No. 1, July 5, 2012, p. 30-39).
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1112923?query=TOC#t=abstract
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CAAR – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Article Abstract – July 5, 2012
“Purified and synthetic Alzheimer’s amyloid beta (A{beta}) prions,” by Jan Stohr, Joel C. Watts, Zachary L. Mensinger, Abby Oehler, Sunny K. Grillo, Stephen J. DeArmond, Stanley B. Prusiner, and Kurt Giles (Vol. 109, No. 27, July 3, 2012, p. 11025-11030).
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – July 5, 2012
A. “25-Hydroxyvitamin D Depletion Does Not Exacerbate MPTP-Induced Dopamine Neuron Damage in Mice,” by E. Danielle Dean, Lydia M. Mexas, Natalie L. Capiro, Jeanne E. McKeon, Mahlon R. DeLong, Kurt D. Pennell, Jonathan A. Doorn, Vin Tangpricha, Gary W. Miller, and Marian L. Evatt (PLoS ONE 7(7): e39227. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0039227, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0039227
B. “Plasma BDNF Levels Vary in Relation to Body Weight in Females,” by Anilkumar Pillai, Davide Bruno, Antero S. Sarreal, Raymundo T. Hernando, Leslie A. Saint-Louis, Jay Nierenberg, Stephen D. Ginsberg, Nunzio Pomara, Pankaj D. Mehta, Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj Blennow, and Peter F. Buckley (PLoS ONE 7(7): e39358. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0039358, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 6p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0039358
C. “Executive Function and Falls in Older Adults: New Findings from a Five-Year Prospective Study Link Fall Risk to Cognition,” by Anat Mirelman, Talia Herman, Marina Brozgol, Moran Dorfman, Elliot Sprecher, Avraham Schweiger, Nir Giladi, and Jeffrey M. Hausdorff (PLoS ONE 7(6): e40297. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0040297, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0040297
D. “Sexual Dimorphism in Healthy Aging and Mild Cognitive Impairment: A DTI Study,” by Laurence O’Dwyer, Franck Lamberton, Arun L. W. Bokde, Michael Ewers, Yetunde O. Faluyi, Colby Tanner, Bernard Mazoyer, Desmond O’Neill, Mairead Bartley, Ronan Collins, Tara Coughlan, David Prvulovic, and Harald Hampel (PLoS ONE 7(7): e37021. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0037021, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0037021
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