“Medicare Inappropriately Paid for Drugs Ordered by Individuals Without Prescribing Authority,” (OEI-02-09-00608, June 2013, .pdf format, 23p.).
June 24, 2013
CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General Report – June 24, 2013
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CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Report – June 24, 2013
“Improving Care for Populations Disproportionally Affected by Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: Report from the Task Force on Specific Populations,” (March 2013, .pdf and HTML format, 46p.).
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CAAR – US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs Hearing Testimony – June 24, 2013
“Curbing Prescription Drug Abuse in Medicare,” a hearing held June 24, 2013 (witness statements available in .pdf format, full hearing can be viewed in Flash format, running time 1 hour 52 minutes).
www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/curbing-prescription-drug-abuse-in-medicare
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CAAR – US National Institute on Aging Press Release – June 24, 2013
“Estrogen therapy has no long-term effect on cognition in younger postmenopausal women,” (June 24, 2013).
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CAAR – Alzheimer’s Australia Reports – June 24, 2013
A. “Models of Dementia Care: Person-Centred, Palliative and Supportive,” by Julian Hughes (Discussion Paper No. 35, June 2013, .pdf format, 27p.).
www.fightdementia.org.au/sites/default/files/pictures/Paper%2035%20web%20v2.pdf
B. “Wrestling With Dementia And Death,” by Jenny Abbey (Discussion Paper No. 34, June 2013, .pdf format, 27p.).
www.fightdementia.org.au/sites/default/files/pictures/Paper%2034%20web%20v2.pdf
C. “Cognitive Impairment Symbol: Creating dementia friendly organisations,” (Discussion Paper No. 32, June 2013, .pdf format, 19p.).
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – June 24, 2013
A. “Discrete Neural Correlates for the Recognition of Negative Emotions: Insights from Frontotemporal Dementia,” by Fiona Kumfor, Muireann Irish, John R. Hodges, and Olivier Piguet (PLoS ONE 8(6): e67457. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0067457, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0067457
B. “Variability of Stepping during a Virtual Reality Paradigm in Parkinson’s Disease Patients with and without Freezing of Gait,” by Moran Gilat, James M. Shine, Samuel J. Bolitho, Elie Matar, Yvo P. T. Kamsma, Sharon L. Naismith, and Simon J. G. Lewis (PLoS ONE 8(6): e66718. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066718, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 6p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0066718
C. “Lifelong Physical Activity Prevents Aging-Associated Insulin Resistance in Human Skeletal Muscle Myotubes via Increased Glucose Transporter Expression,” by Tipwadee Bunprajun, Tora Ida Henriksen, Camilla Scheele, Bente Klarlund Pedersen, and Charlotte Jane Green (PLoS ONE 8(6): e66628. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066628, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0066628
D. “Direct Interaction of Selenoprotein R with Clusterin and Its Possible Role in Alzheimer’s Disease,” by Ping Chen, Chao Wang, Xiaojie Ma, Yizhe Zhang, Qing Liu, Shi Qiu, Qiong Liu, Jing Tian, and Jiazuan Ni (PLoS ONE 8(6): e66384. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066384, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0066384
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CAAR – Max Planck International Research Network on Aging [MaxNetAging] Employment Opportunity – June 24, 2013
“MaxNetAging Research School (MNARS) is seeking applications for Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships, starting in Feb. 2014” (June 2013, .pdf and HTML format, 1p.). The deadline for application is Sept. 6, 2013. For more information, including application information, go to:
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