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February 15, 2013

CAAR – Health and Retirement Study Data Release – February 15, 2013

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The University of Michigan Institute for Social Research Health and Retirement Study has announced the release of the following data files:

- HRS 2004 Core Industry Occupation Supplement (Final, Version 1.0) (Feb. 14, 2013).

hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/news/index.php?p=shownews3x1&hfyle=news339

- HRS 2010 Core Industry Occupation Supplement (Final, Version 1.0) (Feb. 14, 2013).

hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/news/index.php?p=shownews3x1&hfyle=news338

Data access:

hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/index.php?p=data

CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Reports, Video – February 15, 2013

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A. “Medigap: Spotlight on Enrollment, Premiums and Recent Trends,” (February 2013, .pdf format, 30p.).

www.kff.org/medicare/8412.cfm

B. Public Opinion Polling on Raising the Age of Medicare Eligibility: Historic Trends and Current Nuances” (Data Note, February 2013, .pdf format, 4p.).

www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/8411.cfm

C. “Medicare 101: What You Need to Know” (February 2013, video and audio transcript, running time: 1 hour, 37 minutes, 48 seconds).

www.kff.org/medicare/ahr021112.cfm

CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract – February 15, 2013

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Neurostimulation for Parkinson’s Disease with Early Motor Complication,” by W.M.M. Schuepbach, J. Rau, K. Knudsen, J. Volkmann, P. Krack, L. Timmermann, T.D. Halbig, H. Hesekamp, S.M. Navarro, N. Meier, D. Falk, M. Mehdorn, S. Paschen, M. Maarouf, M.T. Barbe, G.R. Fink, A. Kupsch, D. Gruber, G.-H. Schneider, E. Seigneuret, A. Kistner, P. Chaynes, F. Ory-Magne, C. Brefel Courbon, J. Vesper, A. Schnitzler, L. Wojtecki, J.-L. Houeto, B. Bataille, D. Maltete, P. Damier, S. Raoul, F. Sixel-Doering, D. Hellwig, A. Gharabaghi, R. Krüger, M.O. Pinsker, F. Amtage, J.-M. Regis, T. Witjas, S. Thobois, P. Mertens, M. Kloss, A. Hartmann, W.H. Oertel, B. Post, H. Speelman, Y. Agid, C. Schade-Brittinger, and G. Deuschl for the EARLYSTIM Study Group (Vol. 368, No. 7, February 14, 2013, p. 610-622).

www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1205158?query=TOC#t=abstract

CAAR – Lancet Neurology Article Abstract – February 15, 2013

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Lancet requires free registration prior to providing access. “Intravenous immunoglobulin for treatment of mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease: a phase 2, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-finding trial,” by Prof. Richard Dodel, Axel Rominger, Peter Bartenstein, Frederik Barkhof, Kaj Blennow, Stefan Forster, Yaroslav Winter, Jan-Philipp Bach, Julius Popp, Judith Alferink, Jens Wiltfang, Katharina Buerger, Markus Otto, Piero Antuono, Michael Jacoby, Ralph Richter, James Stevens, Isaac Melamed, Jerome Goldstein, Stefan Haag, Stefan Wietek, Martin Farlow, and Frank Jessen (Vol. 12, No. 3, March 2013, p. 233-243).

www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(13)70014-0/abstract

CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – February 15, 2013

A. “Spatial Distribution of Cerebral White Matter Lesions Predicts Progression to Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia,” by Marion Mortamais, Christelle Reynes, Adam M. Brickman, Frank A. Provenzano, Jordan Muraskin, Florence Portet, Claudine Berr, Jacques Touchon, Alain Bonafe, Emmanuelle le Bars, Jerome J. Maller, Chantal Meslin, Robert Sabatier, Karen Ritchie, and Sylvaine Artero (PLoS ONE 8(2): e56972. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056972, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0056972

B. “Diminished Vision in Healthy Aging Is Associated with Increased Retinal L-Type Voltage Gated Calcium Channel Ion Influx,” by David Bissig, Dennis Goebel, and Bruce A. Berkowitz (PLoS ONE 8(2): e56340. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056340, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 15p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0056340

C. “Insomnia, Daytime Sleepiness and Cardio-Cerebrovascular Diseases in the Elderly: A 6-Year Prospective Study,” by Isabelle Jaussent, Jean-Philippe Empana, Marie-Laure Ancelin, Alain Besset, Catherine Helmer, Christophe Tzourio, Karen Ritchie, Jean Bouyer, and Yves Dauvilliers (PLoS ONE 8(2): e56048. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056048, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0056048

D. “Selection of Appropriate Reference Genes for RT-qPCR Analysis in a Streptozotocin-Induced Alzheimer’s Disease Model of Cynomolgus Monkeys (Macaca fascicularis),” by Sang-Je Park, Young-Hyun Kim, Youngjeon Lee, Kyoung-Min Kim, Heui-Soo Kim, Sang-Rae Lee, Sun-Uk Kim, Sang-Hyun Kim, Ji-Su Kim, Kang-Jin Jeong, Kyoung-Min Lee, Jae-Won Huh, and Kyu-Tae Chang (PLoS ONE 8(2): e56034. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056034, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0056034

E. “Dissociating Memory Networks in Early Alzheimer’s Disease and Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration – A Combined Study of Hypometabolism and Atrophy,” by Stefan Frisch, Juergen Dukart, Barbara Vogt, Annette Horstmann, Georg Becker, Arno Villringer, Henryk Barthel, Osama Sabri, Karsten Muller, and Matthias L. Schroeter (PLoS ONE 8(2): e55251. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0055251, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0055251

CAAR – Springer Publishing Book – February 15, 2013

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Environmental Gerontology: Making Meaningful Places in Old Age, edited by Graham D. Rowles and Miriam Bernard (February 2013, ISBN-13: 9780826108135, 336p.).

www.springerpub.com/product/9780826108135

CAAR – US National Institutes of Health Funding Opportunities – February 15, 2013

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Mechanisms, Models, Measurement, & Management in Pain Research (R01),” (PA-13-118, a reissue of PA-10-006, National Institute on Aging, in conjunction with other agencies, application deadlines Feb. 5, June 5, Oct. 5). Note: There are two companion funding opportunities linked to this announcement: “Mechanisms, Models, Measurement, & Management in Pain Research (R03),” (PA-13-117) and “Mechanisms, Models, Measurement, & Management in Pain Research (R21),” (PA-13-119).

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-118.html

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