“New Evidence on Self-Employment Transitions Among Older Americans with Career Jobs,” by Kevin E. Cahill, Michael D. Giandrea, and Joseph F. Quinn (Working Paper No. 463, March 2013, .pdf format, 23p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
April 9, 2013
CAAR – Conferencealerts.com Gerontology Conferences – April 9, 2013
Apr. 25, 2013: Aging & Cognition 2013, Dortmund, Germany
Aug. 29, 2013: International Convention on Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology (i-CREATe), Gyeonggi, South Korea
Sep. 26, 2013: Grey Matters Seniors Services Conference, Lethbridge, Canada
Oct. 17, 2013: CAG2013: Aging…from Cells to Society, Halifax, Canada
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April 8, 2013
CAAR – US Government Accountability Office Report – April 8, 2013
“Private Pensions: Timely Action Needed to Address Impending Multiemployer Plan Insolvencies,” (GAO-13-240, March 2013, .pdf format, 66p.).
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CAAR – US Medicare Payment Advisory Committee Hearing Transcript – April 8, 2013
A transcript of the Apr. 4-5, 2013 meeting is available (.pdf format, 496p.).
www.medpac.gov/meeting_search.cfm?SelectedDate=2013-04-04 00:00:00.0
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles
A. “Cognitive Training Improves Sleep Quality and Cognitive Function among Older Adults with Insomnia,” by Iris Haimov and Evelyn Shatil (PLoS ONE 8(4): e61390. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0061390, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 17p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0061390
B. “Prion Protein Is Decreased in Alzheimer’s Brain and Inversely Correlates with BACE1 Activity, Amyloid-{beta} Levels and Braak Stage,” by Isobel J. Whitehouse, J. Scott Miners, Elizabeth B. C. Glennon, Patrick G. Kehoe, Seth Love, Katherine A. B. Kellett, and Nigel M. Hooper (PLoS ONE 8(4): e59554. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059554, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059554
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CAAR – Lancet Oncology Article Abstract – April 8, 2013
“Two dosing regimens of tosedostat in elderly patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukaemia (OPAL): a randomised open-label phase 2 study,” by Jorge Cortes, Eric Feldman, Karen Yee, David Rizzieri, Anjali S. Advani, Anthony Charman, Richard Spruyt, Martin Toal, and Hagop Kantarjian (Vol. 14, No. 4, April 2013, p. 354-362).
www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045%2813%2970037-8/abstract
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CAAR – US Administration on Aging Funding Opportunities – April 8, 2013
A. “2013 Lifespan Respite Care Program: Building Integrated and Sustainable Lifespan Respite,” (HHS-2013-ACL-AOA-LR-0048, .pdf format, 45p.). Note: The deadline for application is May 20, 2013.
acl.gov/Funding_Opportunities/Announcements/docs/2013/ACL%20Announcement%20LR48.pdf
B. “2013 Lifespan Respite Care Program: Grants to New States,” (HHS-2013-ACL-AOA-LR-0047, .pdf format, 45p.). Note: The deadline for application is May 20, 2013.
acl.gov/Funding_Opportunities/Announcements/docs/2013/ACL%20Announcement%20LR47.pdf
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CAAR – Pensions Institute (Cass Business School, City University of London) [UK] Working Paper – April 8, 2013
“Adjusted Money’s Worth Ratios In Life Annuities,” by Jaime Casassus and Eduardo Walker (PI-1303, February 2013, .pdf format, 53p.).
Abstract:
The Money’s Worth Ratio (MWR) measures an annuity’s actuarial fairness. It is calculated as the discounted present value of the annuity’s expected future payments divided by its cost. We argue that, this measure may overestimate the value-for-money obtained by annuitants, since it does not adjust for liquidity or risk factors. Measuring these factors is challenging, requiring detailed knowledge of the annuity provider’s assets, liabilities, and of the stochastic processes followed by them. Using a multi-factor continuous-time model and option pricing theory, we propose a simple solution for an Adjusted MWR (AMWR), which does consider illiquidity and default risk. We implement this solution for the competitive Chilean annuity market, which offers unadjusted MWRs above 1, finding that indeed these ratios are biased upward 7 percent on average. We also present estimates of default option values, asset insufficiency probabilities and implied credit spreads for each annuity provider.
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CAAR – Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [University of Bonn, Germany] Working Papers – April 8, 2013
A. “Does Mental Productivity Decline with Age? Evidence from Chess Players,” by Marco Bertoni, Giorgio Brunello, and Lorenzo Rocco (Discussion Paper No. 7311, March 2013, .pdf format, 15p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=7311
B. “Evidence on Individual Preferences for Longevity Risk,” by Gaetan Delprat, Marie-Louise Leroux, and Pierre-Carl Michaud (Discussion Paper No. 7317, March 2013, .pdf format, 19p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=7317
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CAAR – Tables of Contents – April 8, 2013
Journal of Gerontological Social Work (Vol. 56, No. 3, April 2013).
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CAAR – Lancet Series Article – April 8, 2013
Note: Lancet requires free registration before providing articles. Lancet has published a series on Health In Europe (Mar. 27, 2013, HTML and .pdf format). One of the articles: “Ageing in the European Union,” by Bernd Rechel, Emily Grundy, Jean-Marie Robine, Jonathan Cylus, Johan P Mackenbach, Cecile Knai, and Martin McKee (11p.), may be of interest to researchers in aging.
www.thelancet.com/series/health-in-europe
and scroll to title.
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April 5, 2013
CAAR – Demographic Research Article – April 5, 2013
“Working life gain from gain in old age life expectancy in India,” by Preeti Dhillon and Laishram Ladusingh (Vol. 28, Article 26, April 2013, .pdf format, p. 733-762).
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CAAR – UK House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee Reports – April 5, 2013
A. “The Single-tier State Pension: Part 1 of the draft Pensions Bill: Vol. 1,” (April 2013, HTML and .pdf format, 162p.).
HTML:
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmselect/cmworpen/1000/100002.htm
PDF:
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmselect/cmworpen/1000/1000.pdf
B. “The Single-tier State Pension: Part 1 of the draft Pensions Bill: Vol. 2,” (April 2013, HTML and .pdf format, 65p.).
HTML:
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmselect/cmworpen/1000/1000vw01.htm
PDF:
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmselect/cmworpen/1000/1000vw.pdf
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April 4, 2013
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstracts – April 4, 2013
A. “Monetary Costs of Dementia in the United States,” by Michael D. Hurd, Paco Martorell, Adeline Delavande, Kathleen J. Mullen, and Kenneth M. Langa (Vol. 368, No. 14, April 4, 2013, p. 1326-1334).
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa1204629#t=abstract
B. “Intermittent versus Continuous Androgen Deprivation in Prostate Cancer,” by Maha Hussain, Catherine M. Tangen, Donna L. Berry, Celestia S. Higano, E. David Crawford, Glenn Liu, George Wilding, Stephen Prescott, Subramanian Kanaga Sundaram, Eric Jay Small, Nancy Ann Dawson, Bryan J. Donnelly, Peter M. Venner, Ulka N. Vaishampayan, Paul F. Schellhammer, David I. Quinn, Derek Raghavan, Benjamin Ely, Carol M. Moinpour, Nicholas J. Vogelzang, and Ian M. Thompson, Jr. (Vol. 368, No. 14, April 4, 2013, p. 1314-1325).
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1212299#t=abstract
Related NIH Press Release:
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CAAR – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Report – April 4, 2013
“Hospitalisations due to falls by older people, Australia: 2009-10,” (April 2013, .pdf format, 73p.).
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CAAR – AARP Reports – April 4, 2013
A. “Two-Thirds of States Integrating Medicare and Medicaid Services for Dual Eligibles,” by Jenna Walls, Diana Scully, Eunhee (Grace) Cho, John Michael Hall, Wendy Fox-Grage, and Kathleen Ujvari (April 2013, .pdf format, 16p.).
B. “An Uphill Climb: Women Face Greater Obstacles to Retirement Security,” by Mikki Waid (April 2013, .pdf format, 3p.).
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – April 4, 2013
A. “Rasagiline Ameliorates Olfactory Deficits in an Alpha-Synuclein Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease,” by Geraldine H. Petit, Elijahu Berkovich, Mark Hickery, Pekka Kallunki, Karina Fog, Cheryl Fitzer-Attas, and Patrik Brundin (PLoS ONE 8(4): e60691. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060691, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 13p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0060691
B. “Genetic Loci Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease and Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in a Finnish Case-Control Cohort,” by Lyzel S. Elias-Sonnenschein, Seppo Helisalmi, Teemu Natunen, Anette Hall, Teemu Paajanen, Sanna-Kaisa Herukka, Marjo Laitinen, Anne M. Remes, Anne M. Koivisto, Kari M. Mattila, Terho Lehtimaki, Frans R. J. Verhey, Pieter Jelle Visser, Hilkka Soininen, and Mikko Hiltunen (PLoS ONE 8(4): e59676. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059676, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059676
C. “Patients with Severe Radiographic Osteoarthritis Have a Better Prognosis in Physical Functioning after Hip and Knee Replacement: A Cohort-Study,” by J. Christiaan Keurentjes, Marta Fiocco, Cynthia So-Osman, Ron Onstenk, Ankie W. M. M. Koopman-Van Gemert, Ruud G. Poll, Herman M. Kroon, Thea P. M. Vliet Vlieland, and Rob G. Nelissen (PLoS ONE 8(4): e59500. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059500, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059500
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CAAR – Tables of Contents – April 4, 2013
Clinical Gerontologist (Vol. 36, No. 3, 2013).
www.tandfonline.com/toc/wcli20/current
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Vol. 61, Suppl. 1, April 2013).
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.2013.61.issue-s1/issuetoc
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CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief – April 4, 2013
“How is the Affordable Care Act Leading to Changes in Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Today? State Adoption of Six LTSS Options” (April 2013, .pdf format, 19p.).
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April 3, 2013
CAAR – US Government Accountability Office Report – April 3, 2013
“401(K) Plans: Labor and IRS Could Improve the Rollover Process for Participants,” (GAO-13-30, March 2013, .pdf format, 76p.).
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CAAR – US National Institutes of Health Press Release – April 3, 2013
“Targeting cholesterol buildup in eye may slow age-related vision loss,” (April 3, 2013).
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CAAR – Australian Institute Policy Brief – April 3, 2013
“Super for Some,” by Richard Denniss (Policy Brief No. 50, March 2013, .pdf format, 6p.).
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – April 3, 2013
A. “Hunger in the Absence of Caloric Restriction Improves Cognition and Attenuates Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology in a Mouse Model,” by Emily J. Dhurandhar, David B. Allison, Thomas van Groen, and Inga Kadish (PLoS ONE 8(4): e60437. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060437, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0060437
B. “SORL1 Is Genetically Associated with Late-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease in Japanese, Koreans and Caucasians,” by Akinori Miyashita, Asako Koike, Gyungah Jun, Li-San Wang, Satoshi Takahashi, Etsuro Matsubara, Takeshi Kawarabayashi, Mikio Shoji, Naoki Tomita, Hiroyuki Arai, Takashi Asada, Yasuo Harigaya, Masaki Ikeda, Masakuni Amari, Haruo Hanyu, Susumu Higuchi, Takeshi Ikeuchi, Masatoyo Nishizawa, Masaichi Suga, Yasuhiro Kawase, Hiroyasu Akatsu, Kenji Kosaka, Takayuki Yamamoto, Masaki Imagawa, Tsuyoshi Hamaguchi, Masahito Yamada, Takashi Moriaha, Masatoshi Takeda, Takeo Takao, Kenji Nakata, Yoshikatsu Fujisawa, Ken Sasaki, Ken Watanabe, Kenji Nakashima, Katsuya Urakami, Terumi Ooya, Mitsuo Takahashi, Takefumi Yuzuriha, Kayoko Serikawa, Seishi Yoshimoto, Ryuji Nakagawa, Jong-Won Kim, Chang-Seok Ki, Hong-Hee Won, Duk L. Na, Sang Won Seo, Inhee Mook-Jung, The Alzheimer Disease Genetics Consortium, Peter St. George-Hyslop, Richard Mayeux, Jonathan L. Haines, Margaret A. Pericak-Vance, Makiko Yoshida, Nao Nishida, Katsushi Tokunaga, Ken Yamamoto, Shoji Tsuji, Ichiro Kanazawa, Yasuo Ihara, Gerard D. Schellenberg, Lindsay A. Farrer, and Ryozo Kuwano (PLoS ONE 8(4): e58618. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058618, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0058618
C. “Age-Dependent Effects of A53T Alpha-Synuclein on Behavior and Dopaminergic Function,” by Adam W. Oaks, Maya Frankfurt, David I. Finkelstein, and Anita Sidhu (PLoS ONE 8(4): e60378. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060378, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 15p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0060378
D. “Neuroinflammation and Neuronal Loss Precede A{beta} Plaque Deposition in the hAPP-J20 Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease,” by Amanda L. Wright, Raphael Zinn, Barbara Hohensinn, Lyndsey M. Konen, Sarah B. Beynon, Richard P. Tan, Ian A. Clark, Andrea Abdipranoto, and Bryce Vissel (PLoS ONE 8(4): e59586. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059586, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 14p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059586
E. “Time’s Up. Descriptive Epidemiology of Multi-Morbidity and Time Spent on Health Related Activity by Older Australians: A Time Use Survey,” by Tanisha Jowsey, Ian S. McRae, Jose M. Valderas, Paul Dugdale, Rebecca Phillips, Robin Bunton, James Gillespie, Michelle Banfield, Lesley Jones, Marjan Kljakovic, and Laurann Yen (PLoS ONE 8(4): e59379. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059379, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 6p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059379
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April 2, 2013
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Issue Brief – April 2, 2013
“Do Income Projections Affect Retirement Saving?” by Gopi Shah Goda, Colleen Flaherty Manchester, and Aaron Sojourner (IB No. 13-4, April 2013, .pdf format, 7p.).
crr.bc.edu/briefs/do-income-projections-affect-retirement-saving/
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CAAR – Employee Benefit Research Institute Periodical – April 2, 2013
EBRI Notes (Vol. 34, No. 3, April 2013, .pdf format). The articles in this issue are: “A Little Help: The Impact of On-line Calculators and Financial Advisors on Setting Adequate Retirement-Savings Targets: Evidence from the 2013 Retirement Confidence Survey,” by Jack VanDerhei and Nevin Adams; and, “‘Post’ Script: What’s Next for Employment-Based Health Benefits?” by Nevin Adams.
www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=5180
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CAAR – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Article Abstract – April 2, 2013
“Atomic structure and hierarchical assembly of a cross-{beta} amyloid fibril,” by Anthony W. P. Fitzpatrick, Galia T. Debelouchina, Marvin J. Bayro, Daniel K. Clare, Marc A. Caporini, Vikram S. Bajaj, Christopher P. Jaroniec, Luchun Wang, Vladimir Ladizhansky, Shirley A. Müller, Cait E. MacPhee, Christopher A. Waudby, Helen R. Mott, Alfonso De Simone, Tuomas P. J. Knowles, Helen R. Saibil, Michele Vendruscolo, Elena V. Orlova, Robert G. Griffin, and Christopher M. Dobson (Vol. 110, No. 14, April 2, 2013, .pdf and HTML format, p. 5468-5473). PNAS is providing open access to the full-text of this article.
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CAAR – Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research Data/National Addiction and HIV Data Archive Program Data Release – April 2, 2013
ICPSR’s National Addiction and HIV Data Archive Program announced the release of the following new dataset that may be of interest to researchers of aging on Mar. 31, 2013. Note: Some ICPSR studies are available only to ICPSR member institutions. To find out whether your organization is a member, and whether or not it supports ICPSR Direct downloading, see:
www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/administration/institutions
- HIV Stigma in a Population of Adults Age 50 and Over in the Pacific Northwest, 2003-2005 (ICPSR 33242)
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CAAR – Pension Research Council, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Working Papers – April 2, 2013
A. “The Economic Importance of Financial Literacy: Theory and Evidence,” by Annamaria Lusardi and Olivia S. Mitchell (WP2013-02, March 2013, .pdf format, 63p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.pensionresearchcouncil.org/publications/document.php?file=1040
B. “Complexity as a Barrier to Annuitization: Do Consumers Know How to Value Annuities?” by Jeffrey R. Brown, Arie Kapteyn, Erzo F. P. Luttmer, and Olivia S. Mitchell (WP2013-01, March 2013, .pdf format, 50p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.pensionresearchcouncil.org/publications/document.php?file=1040
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CAAR – US Bureau of Economic Analysis Working Paper – April 2, 2013
“A Regression-Based Medical Care Expenditure Index for Medicare Beneficiaries,” by Anne E. Hall, Tina Highfill (WP2013-4, March 2013, .pdf format, 39p.).
Abstract:
We construct a disease-based price index for Medicare beneficiaries using data from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey from 2001-2005. We create the index by modeling total health-care expenditure as a function of the diagnoses of 27 illnesses. The coefficients from the regression are used to divide up each beneficiary’s spending (following the method outlined in Trogdon et al. 2008) among his or her diagnosed illnesses. Spending for each illness is then aggregated over beneficiaries. An average price for each illness is calculated by dividing the total expenditure by the number of patients with the illness. We then use the prices to construct a Laspeyres price index for medical care indexed to 2001. This index grows at an average annual rate of about 6% from 2001 to 2005. Average nominal expenditure by Medicare beneficiaries grows at an average annual rate of 8.6% but, after nominal expenditure is deflated with the price index, average real expenditure grows by only 2.3% per year.
www.bea.gov/papers/pdf/a_regression_base_medical_care_expenditure_index_for_medicare.pdf
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CAAR – Tables of Contents – April 2, 2013
Journal of Parkinson’s Disease (Vol. 3, No. 1, 2013).
iospress.metapress.com/content/x7246m80h058/
Research on Aging (Vol. 35, No. 3, May 2013).
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April 1, 2013
CAAR – Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Report – April 1, 2013
“Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy,” (March 2013, .pdf format, 407p.).
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – April 1, 2013
A. “The Onset of Widespread Musculoskeletal Pain Is Associated with a Decrease in Healthy Ageing in Older People: A Population-Based Prospective Study,” by Ross Wilkie, Abdelouahid Tajar, and John McBeth (PLoS ONE 8(3): e59858. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059858, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059858
B. “Dried Plum’s Unique Capacity to Reverse Bone Loss and Alter Bone Metabolism in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis Model,” by Elizabeth Rendina, Kelsey D. Hembree, McKale R. Davis, Denver Marlow, Stephen L. Clarke, Bernard P. Halloran, Edralin A. Lucas, and Brenda J. Smith (PLoS ONE 8(3): e60569. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060569, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0060569
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March 29, 2013
CAAR – US National Institutes of Health Funding Opportunity – March 29, 2013
“Secondary Analyses of Existing Data Sets and Stored Biospecimens to Address Clinical Aging Research Questions (R01),” (PA-13-168, a reissue of PA-09-265, National Institute on Aging, deadlines for applications Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5).
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CAAR – British Medical Journal Article – March 29, 2013
“Cemented, cementless, and hybrid prostheses for total hip replacement: cost effectiveness analysis,” by Mark Pennington, Richard Grieve, Jasjeet S. Sekhon, Paul Gregg, Nick Black, and Jan H. van der Meulen (Vol. 346, No. 7901, March 30, 2013, BMJ 2013;346:f1026, .pdf and HTML format).
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – March 29, 2013
A. “Resveratrol Inhibits {beta}-Amyloid-Induced Neuronal Apoptosis through Regulation of SIRT1-ROCK1 Signaling Pathway,” by Xiaowen Feng, Nan Liang, Dexiao Zhu, Qing Gao, Lei Peng, Haiman Dong, Qingwei Yue, Haili Liu, Lihua Bao, Jing Zhang, Jing Hao, Yingmao Gao, Xuejie Yu, and Jinhao Sun (PLoS ONE 8(3): e59888. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059888, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059888
B. “Elevated PLA2G7 Gene Promoter Methylation as a Gender-Specific Marker of Aging Increases the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Females,” by Danjie Jiang, Dawei Zheng, Lingyan Wang, Yi Huang, Haibo Liu, Leiting Xu, Qi Liao, Panpan Liu, Xinbao Shi, Zhaoyang Wang, Lebo Sun, Qingyun Zhou, Ni Li, Limin Xu, Yanping Le, Meng Ye, Guofeng Shao, and Shiwei Duan (PLoS ONE 8(3): e59752. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059752, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059752
C. “Prophylaxis and Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease by Delivery of an Adeno-Associated Virus Encoding a Monoclonal Antibody Targeting the Amyloid Beta Protein,” by Masaru Shimada, Shinya Abe, Toru Takahashi, Kazumasa Shiozaki, Mitsue Okuda, Hiroaki Mizukami, Dennis M. Klinman, Keiya Ozawa, and Kenji Okuda (PLoS ONE 8(3): e57606. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0057606, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0057606
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CAAR – AARP Factsheet – March 29, 2013
“Recent Medicare Initiatives to Improve Care Coordination and Transitional Care for Chronic Conditions,” by Keith D. Lind (March 2013, .pdf format, 9p.).
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CAAR – Health and Retirement Study Bibliography Update – March 29, 2013
HRS has recently added the following items to its bibliography. The full bibliography is available at:
hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/index.php?p=bibstat
Dissertation:
Ray-Mazumder, Shibani, Factors Predicting the Perception of Positive Aging In the Presence of Chronic Stress, United States — California Fielding Graduate University [2013]
Journal Article:
Bischoff, K. E.; Sudore, Rebecca; Miao, Yinghui; Boscardin, W. J.; Smith, Alexander, “Advance care planning and the quality of end-of-life care in older adults,” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 61:2 [2013] {PMID: 23350921}
Botoseneanu, Anda ; Liang, Jersey, “Latent Heterogeneity in Long-Term Trajectories of Body Mass Index in Older Adults,” Journal of Aging and Health 25:2 p342-363 [2013] {PMID: 23264442 PubMed -}
Capistrant, B.; Gilsanz, P.; Moon, J.; Kosheleva, A.; Patton, K.; Glymour, M., “Does the association between depressive symptoms and cardiovascular mortality risk vary by race? Evidence from the health and retirement study,” Ethnicity and disease 23:2 p155-60 [2013] {PMID: 23530295 (PMCID in}
Elder, Todd E., “The predictive validity of subjective mortality expectations: evidence from the health and retirement study,” Demography 50:2 p569 [2013]
Grubert E.; Baker T. A.; McGeever K.; Shaw B. A., “The role of pain in understanding racial/ethnic differences in the frequency of physical activity among older adults,” Journal of aging and health 25:3 p405-21 [2013] {PMID: 23271728}
Tavares, Jane; Burr, Jeffrey; Mutchler, Jan, “Race differences in the relationship between formal volunteering and hypertension,” The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences 68:2 p310-319 [2013] {PMID: 23292324}
Wickrama, Kandauda; Mancini, Jay A.; Kwang, Kyunghwa; Kwon, Josephine, “Heterogeneity in Multidimensional Health Trajectories of Late Old Years and Socioeconomic Stratification: A Latent Trajectory Class Analysis,” Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 68:2 p290-297 [2013] {PMID: 23197341 PubMed -}
Yilmazer, T.; Scharff, R. L., “Precautionary Savings Against Health Risks: Evidence From the Health and Retirement Study,” Research on Aging [2013]
Reports:
Abby Alpert; David Powell, Tax Elasticity of Labor Earnings for Older Individuals, Ann Arbor, The University of Michigan [2012]
Alan L. Gustman; Thomas L. Steinmeier, Behavioral Effects of Social Security Policies on Benefit Claiming, Retirement and Saving, Ann Arbor, The University of Michigan [2012]
Alan L. Gustman; Thomas L. Steinmeier; Nahid Tabatabai, Mismeasurement of Pensions Before and After Retirement: The Mystery of the Disappearing Pensions with Implications for the Importance of Social Security as a Source of Retirement Support, Ann Arbor, The University of Michigan [2012]
John Karl Scholz ; Ananth Seshadri, The Interplay of Wealth, Retirement Decisions, Policy and Economic Shocks, Ann Arbor, The University of Michigan [2012]
John P. Laitner; Amanda Sonnega, Motives for Bequests within the Middle Class, Ann Arbor, The University of Michigan [2012]
Marco Angrisani; Michael Hurd; Erik Meijer, Investment Decisions in Retirement: The Role of Subjective Expectations, Ann Arbor, The University of Michigan [2012]
Mariacristina De Nardi; Eric French; John Bailey Jones, Medicaid Insurance in Old Age, Ann Arbor, The University of Michigan [2012]
Michael Hurd; Angela Lee Duckworth; Susann Rohwedder; David Weir, Personality Traits and Economic Preparation for Retirement, Ann Arbor, The University of Michigan [2012]
Onur Altindag; Lucie Schmidt; Purvi Sevak, The Great Recession, Older Workers with Disabilities, and Implications for Retirement Security, Ann Arbor, The University of Michigan [2012]
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March 28, 2013
CAAR – US National Institute of Justice Report – March 28, 2013
“An Examination of Resident Abuse in Assisted Living Facilities,” by Nicholas Castle (NCJ 241611, March 2013, .pdf format, p.).
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CAAR – US Census Bureau Data Update – March 28, 2013
“Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions: State & Local Government – 2012 Fourth Quarter,” (Microsoft Excel and .pdf format).
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – March 28, 2013
“Factors Predicting Reversion from Mild Cognitive Impairment to Normal Cognitive Functioning: A Population-Based Study,” by Perminder S. Sachdev, Darren M. Lipnicki, John Crawford, Simone Reppermund, Nicole A. Kochan, Julian N. Trollor, Wei Wen, Brian Draper, Melissa J. Slavin, Kristan Kang, Ora Lux, Karen A. Mather, and Henry Brodaty, the Sydney Memory , Ageing Study Team (PLoS ONE 8(3): e59649. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059649, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059649
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CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract – March 28, 2013
“Off-Pump versus On-Pump Coronary-Artery Bypass Grafting in Elderly Patients,” by Anno Diegeler, Jochen Borgermann, Utz Kappert, Martin Breuer, Andreas Boning, Adrian Ursulescu, Ardawan Rastan, David Holzhey, Hendrik Treede, Friedrich-Christian Riess, Philippe Veeckmann, Amjad Asfoor, Wilko Reents, Michael Zacher, and Michael Hilker, for the GOPCABE Study Group (Vol. 368, No. 13, March 28, 2013, p. 1189-1198).
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CAAR – Care Quality Commission [UK] Report – March 28, 2013
“Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards 2011/12,” (March 2013, .pdf and Word format, 64p.).
www.cqc.org.uk/public/reports-surveys-and-reviews/reports/deprivation-liberty-safeguards-2011/12
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CAAR – Scripps Gerontology Center [Miami of Ohio University] Report – March 28, 2013
“Common Sense for Caring Organizations: Results from a Study of High-Performing Home Care Agencies and Nursing Homes,” by Jane Karnes Straker, Sarah G. Boehle; Ian M. Nelson, and Emily Fox (March 2013, .pdf format, 21p.).
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CAAR – Institute for Fiscal Studies [London, UK] Working Paper – March 28, 2013
“Reform of ill-health retirement of police in England and Wales: impact on pension liabilities and the role of local finance,” by Rowena Crawford and Richard Disney (W13/06, March 2013, .pdf format, 29p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
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CAAR – ESRC Research Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) [London (UK) School of Economics] Working Paper – March 28, 2013
“How best to measure pension adequacy,” by Aaron George Grech (CASE/172, March 2013, .pdf format, 35p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
sticerd.lse.ac.uk/case/_new/publications/abstract.asp?index=4202
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CAAR – University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research – March 28, 2013
The University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research HRS announced on March 27, 2013: “66th Annual Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques: June 3-July 26, 2013: Week 1 (June 3-7): Health and Retirement Study (HRS) Workshop (not for credit).” For more information see:
hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/news/index.php?p=shownews3x1&hfyle=news340
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CAAR – Table of Contents – March 28, 2013
Ageing & Society (Vol. 33, No. 4, May 2013).
journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?decade=2010&jid=ASO&volumeId=33&issueId=04&iid=8875961
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