“What Really Is My Life Expectancy?” by Carl Haub (Demographics Revealed blog, April 2013).
demographicsrevealed.org/2013/04/30/what-really-is-my-life-expectancy/
May 31, 2013
CAAR – New America Media Ethnic Elders Newsbeat – May 31, 2013
“Since 2008 NAM has posted stories on just about every aspect of aging from the isolation and loneliness of Korean elders in Atlanta to Irish seniors finding community in New York, from Filipino World War II veterans in Seattle to Native Americans beating diabetes in the Upper Midwest. This archive of over 400 articles provide a broad spectrum of issues that ethnic communities need to know about our rapidly aging society.”
newamericamedia.org/news/elders/index.php
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CAAR – Michigan Retirement Research Center Newsletter – May 31, 2013
MRRC Newsletter (Vol. 13, No. 3, May 2013, HTML and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.mrrc.isr.umich.edu/publications/newsletters/newsletter_item.cfm?NewsletterID=1019
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CAAR – US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Report – May 31, 2013
“2013 Annual Report of The Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds,” (May 2013, .pdf format, 274p.).
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CAAR – US National Center for Health Statistics Compendium, Report – May 31, 2013
A. Health, United States, 2012 (May 2013, .pdf format, 489p.).
B. “United States Life Tables Eliminating Certain Causes of Death, 1999-2001,” by Elizabeth Arias, Melonie Heron, and Betzaida Tejada-Vera (National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 61, No. 9, May 2013, .pdf format, 128p.).
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CAAR – US Government Accountability Office Report – May 31, 2013
“Medicare Imaging Accreditation: Establishing Minimum National Standards and an Oversight Framework Would Help Ensure Quality and Safety of Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Services,” (GAO-13-246, May 2013, .pdf format, 32p.).
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CAAR – US National Institutes of Health – May 31, 2013
“Research Grants Using the Resources from the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) (R01),” (PA-13-236, National Institute on Aging, in conjunction with other agencies, deadlines for applications are Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5). The opportunity links to a companion opportunity: “Research Grants Using the Resources from the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) (R21)” (PA-13-237, deadlines for applications are Feb. 16, June 16, and Oct. 16). For more information see:
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-236.html
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – May 31, 2013
A. “CNF1 Increases Brain Energy Level, Counteracts Neuroinflammatory Markers and Rescues Cognitive Deficits in a Murine Model of Alzheimer’s Disease,” by Stefano Loizzo, Roberto Rimondini, Sara Travaglione, Alessia Fabbri, Marco Guidotti, Alberto Ferri, Gabriele Campana, and Carla Fiorentini (PLoS ONE 8(5): e65898. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0065898, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 13p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0065898
B. “Altered Functional Connectivity in an Aged Rat Model of Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction: A Study Using Resting-State Functional MRI,” by Peng Xie, Tian Yu, Xiaoyun Fu, Ye Tu, Yan Zou, Su Lui, Xuna Zhao, Xiaoqi Huang, Graham J. Kemp, and Qiyong Gong (PLoS ONE 8(5): e64820. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0064820, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0064820
C. “Increases in the Risk of Cognitive Impairment and Alterations of Cerebral {beta}-amyloid Metabolism in Mouse Model of Heart Failure,” by Xiaoqi Hong, Liping Bu, Yi Wang, Jing Xu, Jian Wu, Yufang Huang, Jie Liu, Haiyun Suo, Lumeng Yang, Yuncen Shi, Yi Lou, Zhengliang Sun, Guoqi Zhu, Thomas Behnisch, Mei Yu, Jianguo Jia, Wangxi Hai, Hongping Meng, Sheng Liang, Fang Huang, Yunzeng Zou, and Junbo Ge (PLoS ONE 8(5): e63829. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0063829, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 13p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0063829
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