“Mortality From Alzheimer’s Disease in the United States: Data for 2000 and 2010,” by Betzaida Tejada-Vera (Data Brief No. 116, March 2013, .pdf and HTML format, 8p.).
March 27, 2013
CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General Report – March 27, 2013
“Surety Bonds Remain an Underutilized Tool To Protect Medicare From Supplier Overpayments,” (OEI-03-11-00350, March 2013, .pdf format, 23p.).
CAAR – Springer Publishing Book – March 27, 2013
Health Promotion and Aging, Sixth Edition: Practical Applications for Health Professionals, by David Haber (2013, ISBN-13: 9780826199171, 536p.).
CAAR – Canadian Institute for Health Information/Institut Canadien D’information Sur La Sante Report – March 27, 2013
“Adverse Drug Reaction-Related Hospitalizations Among Seniors, 2006 to 2011,” (March 2013, .pdf format, 22p.).
secure.cihi.ca/estore/productFamily.htm?locale=en&pf=PFC2128&lang=en&media=0
CAAR – Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare Report – March 27, 2013
“Employment Measures for Older People in Japan,” (March 2013, .pdf format, 19p.).
CAAR – Statistics Netherlands Article – March 27, 2013
“Nearly 2,000 centenarians in the Netherlands,” (March 2013).
www.cbs.nl/en-GB/menu/themas/bevolking/publicaties/artikelen/archief/2013/2013-3800-wm.htm
March 26, 2013
CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief – March 26, 2013
“Medicare Spending Limits: Issues and Implications,” by Chapin White (March 2013, .pdf format, 24p.).
CAAR – University of Michigan Center for Retirement Research Working Paper – March 26, 2013
“Personality Traits and Economic Preparation for Retirement,” by Michael Hurd, Angela Lee Duckworth, Susann Rohwedder and David Weir (WP 2012-279, Sept. 2012, .pdf format, 25p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.mrrc.isr.umich.edu/publications/index_abstract.cfm?ptid=1&pid=886
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – March 26, 2013
A. “Waist Circumference, Not Body Mass Index, Is Associated with Renal Function Decline in Korean Population: Hallym Aging Study,” by Hyunju Oh, Shan Ai Quan, Jin-Young Jeong, Soong-Nang Jang, Jung Eun Lee, and Dong-Hyun Kim (PLoS ONE 8(3): e59071. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059071, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059071
B. “Mortality Risk amongst Nursing Home Residents Evacuated after the Fukushima Nuclear Accident: A Retrospective Cohort Study,” by Shuhei Nomura, Stuart Gilmour, Masaharu Tsubokura, Daisuke Yoneoka, Amina Sugimoto, Tomoyoshi Oikawa, Masahiro Kami, and Kenji Shibuya (PLoS ONE 8(3): e60192. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060192, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0060192
C. “Ovariectomy Induces a Shift in Fuel Availability and Metabolism in the Hippocampus of the Female Transgenic Model of Familial Alzheimer’s,” by Fan Ding, Jia Yao, Liqin Zhao, Zisu Mao, Shuhua Chen, and Roberta Diaz Brinton (PLoS ONE 8(3): e59825. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059825, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059825
D. “Characterization of a Single-Chain Variable Fragment Recognizing a Linear Epitope of A{beta}: A Biotechnical Tool for Studies on Alzheimer’s Disease?” by Silke Dornieden, Andreas Müller-Schiffmann, Heinrich Sticht, Nan Jiang, Yeliz Cinar, Michael Wordehoff, Carsten Korth, Susanne Aileen Funke, and Dieter Willbold (PLoS ONE 8(3): e59820. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059820, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059820
E. “Enhanced Functional Connectivity between Putamen and Supplementary Motor Area in Parkinson’s Disease Patients,” by Rongjun Yu, Bo Liu, Lingling Wang, Jun Chen, and Xian Liu (PLoS ONE 8(3): e59717. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059717, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059717
CAAR – Nature Neuroscience Article Abstracts – March 26, 2013
A. “Interplay of LRRK2 with chaperone-mediated autophagy,” by Samantha J. Orenstein, Sheng-Han Kuo, Inmaculada Tasset, Esperanza Arias, Hiroshi Koga, Irene Fernandez-Carasa, Etty Cortes, Lawrence S Honig, William Dauer, Antonella Consiglio, Angel Raya, David Sulzer and Ana Maria Cuervo (Vol. 16, No. 4, April 2013, p. 394-406).
www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v16/n4/abs/nn.3350.html
B. “Low hippocampal PI(4,5)P2 contributes to reduced cognition in old mice as a result of loss of MARCKS,” by Laura Trovo, Tariq Ahmed, Zsuzsanna Callaerts-Vegh, Andrea Buzzi, Claudia Bagni, Marinee Chuah, Thierry VandenDriessche, Rudi D’Hooge, Detlef Balschun and Carlos G. Dotti (Vol. 16, No. 4, April 2013, p. 449-455).
CAAR – Tables of Contents – March 26, 2013
Canadian Journal on Aging/La Revue canadienne du vieillissement (Vol. 32, No. 1, March 2013).
journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?decade=2010&jid=CJG&volumeId=32&issueId=01&iid=8872342
March 25, 2013
CAAR – US National Institutes of Health Funding Opportunities – March 25, 2013
A. “Development and Application of PET and SPECT Imaging Ligands as Biomarkers for Drug Discovery and for Pathophysiological Studies of CNS Disorders (R21),” (PA-13-157, a reissue of PA-10-023, National Institute on Aging, in conjunction with other agencies, application deadlines Feb. 15, June 15, and Oct. 16).
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-157.html
B. “Development and Application of PET and SPECT Imaging Ligands as Biomarkers for Drug Discovery and for Pathophysiological Studies of CNS Disorders (R21/R33),” (PA-13-158, a reissue of PA-10-024, National Institute on Aging, in conjunction with other agencies, application deadlines Feb. 15, June 15, and Oct. 16).
CAAR – US Administration on Aging Funding Opportunities – March 25, 2013
A. “National Alzheimer’s Call Center,” (HHS-2013-ACL-AOA-AC-0045, .pdf format, 38p.). Note: The deadline for applications is April 22, 2013.
acl.gov/Funding_Opportunities/Announcements/docs/2013/HHS-2013-ACL-AOA-AC-0045%20FOA.pdf
B. “Pension Counseling & Information Program: National Pension Assistance Resource Center,” (HHS-2013-ACL-AOA-PX-0043, .pdf format, 37p.). Note: The deadline for applications is April 29, 2013.
CAAR – AARP Report – March 25, 2013
“The Employment Situation, February 2013,” by Sara E. Rix (March 2013, .pdf format, 6p.).
CAAR – Pensions Institute (Cass Business School, City University of London) [UK] Working Paper – March 25, 2013
“Good Practice Principles in Modelling Defined Contribution Pension Plans,” by Kevin Dowd and David Blake (PI-1302, March 2013, .pdf format, 22p.).
Abstract:
We establish 15 good practice principles in modelling defined contribution pension plans. These principles cover the following issues: model specification and calibration; modelling quantifiable uncertainty; modelling member choices; modelling member characteristics, such as occupation and gender; modelling plan charges; modelling longevity risk; modelling the post-retirement period; integrating the preand post-retirement periods; modelling additional sources of income, such as the state pension and equity release; modelling extraneous factors, such as unemployment risk, activity rates, taxes and entitlements; scenario analysis and stress testing; periodic updating of the model and changing assumptions.
CAAR – Tables of Contents – March 25, 2013
International Journal of Aging and Human Development (Vol. 76, No. 1, 2013).
baywood.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=issue&issn=0091-4150&volume=76&issue=2
Omega–Journal of Death and Dying (Vol. 66, No. 1-3, 2012-13).
baywood.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=0030-2228
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Papers – March 25, 2013
A. “Rethinking Elderly Poverty: Time for a Health Inclusive Poverty Measure?”A. by Sanders Korenman and Dahlia Remler (18900, March 2013, .pdf format, 68p.).
Abstract:
Census’s Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) nearly doubles the elderly poverty rate compared to the “Official” Poverty Measure (OPM), a result of the SPM subtraction of medical out-of-pocket (MOOP) expenditures from income. Neither the SPM nor OPM counts health benefits or assets as resources. Validation studies suggest that subtracting MOOP from resources worsens a poverty measure’s predictive validity and excluding assets exacerbates this bias, since assets fund MOOP.
The SPM is based on a 1995 NAS report that recommended a health-exclusive poverty measure, despite considering it, conceptually, a “second best” to a Health-Inclusive Poverty Measure (HIPM). We analyze the reasons for the NAS recommendation and argue that constructing a HIPM is now feasible if we conceptualize health needs as a need for health insurance, and if plans with non-risk-rated premiums and caps on MOOP are universally available, a condition largely met by the Affordable Care Act and Medicare Advantage Plans.
We describe four HIPM variants and present analyses that suggest the SPM treatment of MOOP results in a less valid measure of elderly poverty and an overstatement of the elderly poverty rate (by up to 5.5 percentage points or 50 percent). Many elderly classified as poor by the SPM’s unlimited MOOP deduction are not poorly insured persons with incomes near the poverty line, but well-insured persons with incomes well above the poverty line.
B. “Retirement Plan Type and Employee Mobility: The Role of Selection and Incentive Effects,” by Gopi Shah Goda, Damon Jones, and Colleen Flaherty Manchester (w18902, March 2013, .pdf format, 49p.).
Abstract:
Employer-provided pension plans may affect employee mobility both through an “incentive effect,” where the bundle of benefit characteristics such as vesting rules, pension wealth accrual, risk, and liquidity affect turnover directly, and a “selection effect,” where employees with different underlying mobility tendencies select across plans or across firms with different types of plans. In this paper, we quantify the role of selection by exploiting a natural experiment at a single employer in which an employee’s probability of transitioning from a defined benefit (DB) to a defined contribution (DC) pension plan was exogenously affected by default rules. Using regression discontinuity as well as differences-in-regression-discontinuities (DRD) methods, we find evidence that employees with higher mobility tendencies self-select into the DC plan. Our results suggest that selection likely contributes to the observed positive relationship between the transition from DB to DC plans and employee mobility in settings where employees sort into plans or employers. Counter to conventional wisdom, we find a negative direct effect of the DC plan on turnover relative to the DB plan, which underscores the multi-dimensional difference between these plans.
C. “Financial Education and Choice in State Public Pension Systems,” by Julie Agnew and Joshua Hurwitz (w18907, March 2013, .pdf format, 56p.).
Abstract:
As more and more public pension systems are shifting away from a defined benefit only framework, the complexity of the financial decisions facing public employees is increasing. This raises some concerns about the financial literacy of participants and their ability to make informed decisions. While surveys addressing financial education in private plans are available, little is known about what types of education and advice are offered in public plans. This paper fills this gap by presenting new results from the first National Public Pension Plan Financial Education Survey. The paper focuses specifically on primary defined contribution and hybrid plans. The results indicate that some form of education or advice is offered by every surveyed plan and that the sponsoring entity is actively involved in the development of the programs. However, it appears that legal uncertainties related to advice and education may be a problem for a few plans. In addition, more rigorous evaluation methods to test programs are needed. The paper concludes with suggestions for areas of future research.
CAAR – Conferencealert.com Gerontology Conferences – March 25, 2013
Apr. 4, 2013: Ageing in Asia Pacific: Balancing the State and the Family, Cebu City, Philippines
Oct. 17, 2013: CAG2013: Aging…from Cells to Society, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
March 22, 2013
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – March 22, 2013
A. “Bapineuzumab Alters A{beta} Composition: Implications for the Amyloid Cascade Hypothesis and Anti-Amyloid Immunotherapy,” by Alex E. Roher, David H. Cribbs, Ronald C. Kim, Chera L. Maarouf, Charisse M. Whiteside, Tyler A. Kokjohn, Ian D. Daugs, Elizabeth Head, Carolyn Liebsack, Geidy Serrano, Christine Belden, Marwan N. Sabbagh, and Thomas G. Beach (PLoS ONE 8(3): e59735. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059735, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 18p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059735
B. “White Matter Changes in Patients with Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment Detected by Diffusion Tensor Imaging,” by Jianghong Liu, Changhao Yin, Shugao Xia, Longfei Jia, Yanqin Guo, Zhilian Zhao, Xiaobo Li, Ying Han, and Jianping Jia (PLoS ONE 8(3): e59440. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059440, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059440
CAAR – US National Institutes of Health Funding Opportunities – March 22, 2013
A. “Limited Competition: Revision Applications for Basic Social and Behavioral Research on the Social, Cultural, Biological, and Psychological Mechanisms of Stigma (R01)” (RFA-MD-13-005, application deadline is Aug. 2, 2013, National Institute on Aging, in conjunction with several other agencies). For more information see:
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MD-13-005.html
B. “Development and Characterization of Animal Models for Aging Research (R01)” (PA-13-155, reissue of PA-10-014, various application deadlines, US National Institute on Aging, in conjunction with National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders). The opportunity links to a companion opportunity: “Development and Characterization of Animal Models for Aging Research (R21)” (PA-13-156). For more information see:
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-155.html
C. “Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity (R36)” (PAR-13-152, reissue of PAR-11-291, various application deadlines, US National Institute on Aging). For more information see:
CAAR – Tables of Contents – March 22, 2013
Review of Economics and Statistics (Vol. 95, No. 1, March 2013).
March 21, 2013
CAAR – US National Institutes of Health Funding Opportunities – March 21, 2013
A. “Limited Competition: Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network (U19),” (PAR-13-147, National Institute on Aging, application deadlines Jan. 25, May 25, and Sept. 25).
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-13-147.html
B. “Limited Competition: Biomarkers for Older Controls at Risk for Dementia (BIOCARD) Study (U19),” (PAR-13-148, National Institute on Aging, application deadlines Jan. 25, May 25, and Sept. 25).
CAAR – US Administration on Aging Funding Opportunity – March 21, 2013
“National Resource Center for LGBT Aging,” (HHS-2013-ACL-AOA-LG-0046, .pdf format, 35p.). Note: The deadline for applications is April 29, 2013.
acl.gov/Funding_Opportunities/Announcements/docs/2013/ACL%20Announcement%20LG.pdf
CAAR – National Academy of Social Insurance Report – March 21, 2013
“Social Insurance: A Critical Base for Financing Long-Term Services and Supports,” by Lee Goldberg and G. Lawrence Atkins (March 2013, .pdf format, 18p.).
www.nasi.org/research/2013/social-insurance-critical-base-financing-long-term-services
CAAR – UK Department of Work and Pensions Working Paper – March 21, 2013
“Analysis of pension reform scenarios in a rational world: An application of the NIBAX behavioural micro-simulation model,” by Justin van de Ven (Working Paper No. 117, March 2013, .pdf format, 60p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/report_abstracts/wp_abstracts/wpa_117.asp
CAAR – UK Parliamentary Library Research Notes – March 21, 2013
A. “The Pensions Regulator: Powers to protect pension benefits,” by Djuna Thurley (SN04368, March 2013, .pdf format, 28p.).
www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN04368
B. “Pension scheme funding requirements,” by Djuna Thurley (SN04877, March 2013, .pdf format, 30p.).
CAAR – UK Office for National Statistics Statistical Bulletin – March 21, 2013
“Interim Life Tables, England and Wales, 2009-2011,” (March 2013, .pdf and HTML format, 16p.).
www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/lifetables/interim-life-tables/2009-2011/stb-2009-2011.html
CAAR – National Records of Scotland Statistical Bulletin – March 21, 2013
“2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland – Release 1B,” (March 2013, .pdf format, 48p.).
www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/documents/censusresults/release1b/rel1bsb.pdf
CAAR – Statistics Netherlands Article – March 21, 2013
“More older people active on the labour market,” (March 2013).
CAAR – Journal Tables of Contents – March 21, 2013
Gerontechnology (Vol. 11, No. 4, 2013).
gerontechnology.info/index.php/journal/issue/view/gt.2013.11.04.000.00
International Psychogeriatrics (Vol. 25, No. 5, May 2013).
journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?decade=2010&jid=IPG&volumeId=25&issueId=05&iid=8870702
CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Report, Map – March 21, 2013
A. “Medicare Health Plans and Dually Eligible Beneficiaries: Industry Perspectives on the Current and Future Market,” by Marsha Gold, Winnie Wang, and Gretchen Jacobson (March 2013, .pdf format, 24p.).
B. “State Demonstration Proposals to Integrate Care and Align Financing for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries” (March 2013).
March 20, 2013
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Issue Brief – March 20, 2013
“Subsidies vs. Nudges: Which Policies Increase Saving the Most?” by Raj Chetty, John N. Friedman, Soren Leth-Petersen, Torben Heien Nielsen and Tore Olsen (IB No. 13-3, March 2013, .pdf format, 7p.).
crr.bc.edu/briefs/subsidies-vs-nudges-which-policies-increase-saving-the-most/
CAAR – US Senate Committee on Finance Hearing Testimony – March 20, 2013
“Reforming the Delivery System: The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation,” a hearing held March 20, 2013 (witness statements available in .pdf format, full hearing available in Flash format, running time 1 hour 14 minutes).
www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/hearing/?id=f9225683-5056-a032-52f7-0807beda4511
CAAR – AARP Report – March 20, 2013
“State Studies Find Home and Community-Based Services to Be Cost Effective,” by Wendy Fox-Grage and Jenna Walls (March 2013, .pdf format, 24p.).
CAAR – Statistics Canada/Statistique Canada Article – March 20, 2013
“Nutritional risk among older Canadians,” by Pamela L. Ramage-Morin and Didier Garriguet (Health Reports, Vol. 24, No. 3, March 2013, .pdf and HTML format).
www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-003-x/2013003/article/11773-eng.htm
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – March 20, 2013
A. “AMP Activated Protein Kinase Is Indispensable for Myocardial Adaptation to Caloric Restriction in Mice,” by Kai Chen, Satoru Kobayashi, Xianmin Xu, Benoit Viollet, and Qiangrong Liang (PLoS ONE 8(3): e59682. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059682, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059682
B. “Depression and Incident Dementia. An 8-Year Population-Based Prospective Study,” by Melanie Luppa, Tobias Luck, Franziska Ritschel, Matthias C. Angermeyer, Arno Villringer, and Steffi G. Riedel-Heller (PLoS ONE 8(3): e59246. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059246, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059246
C. “Influence of Body Mass Index (BMI) on Functional Improvements at 3 Years Following Total Knee Replacement: A Retrospective Cohort Study,” by Paul Baker, Karthikeyan Muthumayandi, Craig Gerrand, Benjamin Kleim, Karen Bettinson, and David Deehan (PLoS ONE 8(3): e59079. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059079, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059079
D. “18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in Elderly Patients with an Elevated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate of Unknown Origin,” by Karel-Jan D. F. Lensen, Alexandre E. Voskuyl, Conny J. van der Laken, Emile F. I. Comans, Dirkjan van Schaardenburg, Alex B. Arntzenius, Ton Zwijnenburg, Frank Stam, Michelle Gompelman, Friso M. v.d. Zant, Anneke Q. A. van Paassen, Bert J. Voerman, Frits Smit, Sander Anten, Carl E. Siegert, Arjen Binnerts, and Yvo M. Smulders (PLoS ONE 8(3): e58917. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058917, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0058917
E. “Preoperative HO-1 Levels as Prognostic Factor for Adverse Cardiac Events in Elder Patients Undergoing Non-Cardiac Surgery,” by Hong Zheng, Hai-Ping Ma, Jiang Wang, and Ming Ma (PLoS ONE 8(3): e58567. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058567, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 6p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0058567
CAAR – Heritage Foundation Issue Brief – March 20, 2013
“Medicare Drugs: Why Congress Should Reject Government Price Fixing,” by Robert E. Moffit (Issue Brief No. 3880, March 2013, .pdf and HTML format, 3p.).
CAAR – European Commission Policy Brief – March 20, 2013
“Introducing Active Ageing Index,” (March 2013, .pdf format, 11p.).
CAAR – Journal Table of Contents – March 20, 2013
European Journal of Palliative Care (Vol. 20, No. 2, March/April 2013).
www.haywardpublishing.co.uk/_year_search_review.aspx?JID=4&Year=2013&Edition=472
March 19, 2013
CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Policy Brief, Report – March 19, 2013
“Illinois, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Washington: Financial Alignment Demonstrations for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries Compared” (Policy Brief, March 2013, .pdf format, 8p.).
CAAR – Employee Benefit Research Institute Issue Brief – March 19, 2013
“EBRI’s 2013 Retirement Confidence Survey: Perceived Savings Needs Outpace Reality for Many,” by Ruth Helman, Nevin Adams, Craig Copeland, and Jack VanDerhei (EBRI Issue Brief No. 384, March 2013, .pdf format, 36p.).
www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=5175
CAAR – Alzheimer’s Association Report – March 19, 2013
“2013 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures,” (March 2013, .pdf format, 68p.).
www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_facts_and_figures.asp
CAAR – Care Quality Commission [UK] Report – March 19, 2013
“Time to listen: Dignity and nutrition in NHS hospitals,” (March 2013, .pdf format, 33p.).
CAAR – UK Joint Committee on the Draft Care and Support Bill Report – March 19, 2013
“Draft Care and Support Bill,” (March 2013, .pdf and HTML format, 127p.).
PDF:
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt201213/jtselect/jtcare/143/143.pdf
HTML:
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt201213/jtselect/jtcare/143/14302.htm
CAAR – Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [University of Bonn, Germany] Working Paper – March 19, 2013
“How Sensitive Are Individual Retirement Expectations to Raising the Retirement Age?” by Andries de Grip, Didier Fouarge, and Raymond Montizaan (Discussion Paper No. 7269, March 2013, .pdf format, 38p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=7269
CAAR – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Article Abstracts – March 19, 2013
A. “Genome-wide scan of healthy human connectome discovers SPON1 gene variant influencing dementia severity,” by Neda Jahanshad, Priya Rajagopalan, Xue Hua, Derrek P. Hibar, Talia M. Nir, Arthur W. Toga, Clifford R. Jack, Jr, Andrew J. Saykin, Robert C. Green, Michael W. Weiner, Sarah E. Medland, Grant W. Montgomery, Narelle K. Hansell, Katie L. McMahon, Greig I. de Zubicaray, Nicholas G. Martin, Margaret J. Wright, Paul M. Thompson, and the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (Vol. 110, No. 12, March 19, 2013, .pdf and HTML format, p. 4768-4773). Note: PNAS is providing open access to the full-text of this article.
www.pnas.org/content/110/12/4768.abstract.html?etoc
B. “Exaggerated phase-amplitude coupling in the primary motor cortex in Parkinson disease,” by Coralie de Hemptinne, Elena S. Ryapolova-Webb, Ellen L. Air, Paul A. Garcia, Kai J. Miller, Jeffrey G. Ojemann, Jill L. Ostrem, Nicholas B. Galifianakis, and Philip A. Starr (Vol. 110, No. 12, March 19, 2013, p. 4780-4785).
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – March 19, 2013
A. “Receiving Palliative Treatment Moderates the Effect of Age and Gender on Demoralization in Patients with Cancer,” by Sigrun Vehling, Karin Oechsle, Uwe Koch, and Anja Mehnert (PLoS ONE 8(3): e59417. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059417, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059417
B. “Prevalence of Symptomatic Heart Failure with Reduced and with Normal Ejection Fraction in an Elderly General Population-The CARLA Study,” by Daniel Tiller, Martin Russ, Karin Halina Greiser, Sebastian Nuding, Henning Ebelt, Alexander Kluttig, Jan A. Kors, Joachim Thiery, Mathias Bruegel, Johannes Haerting, and Karl Werdan (PLoS ONE 8(3): e59225. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059225, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059225
C. “Atrophy Rates in Asymptomatic Amyloidosis: Implications for Alzheimer Prevention Trials,” by K. Abigail Andrews, Marc Modat, Kate E. Macdonald, Tom Yeatman, M. Jorge Cardoso, Kelvin K. Leung, Josephine Barnes, Victor L. Villemagne, Christopher C. Rowe, Nick C. Fox, Sebastien Ourselin, and Jonathan M. Schott, the Australian Imaging Biomarkers , Lifestyle Flagship Study of Ageing (PLoS ONE 8(3): e58816. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058816, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0058816
D. “Age-Dependent Neuroplasticity Mechanisms in Alzheimer Tg2576 Mice Following Modulation of Brain Amyloid-{beta} Levels,” by Anna M. Lilja, Jennie Rojdner, Tamanna Mustafiz, Carina M. Thome, Elisa Storelli, Daniel Gonzalez, Christina Unger-Lithner, Nigel H. Greig, Agneta Nordberg, and Amelia Marutle (PLoS ONE 8(3): e58752. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058752, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0058752
E. “Mitral and Tufted Cells Are Potential Cellular Targets of Nitration in the Olfactory Bulb of Aged Mice,” by Myung Jae Yang, Sooyeon Sim, Ji Hyun Jeon, Eojin Jeong, Hyoung-Chin Kim, Yong-Jin Park, and In-Beom Kim (PLoS ONE 8(3): e59673. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059673, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059673
F. “Incident Hip Fractures among Community Dwelling Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease in a Finnish Nationwide Register-Based Cohort,” by Anna-Maija Tolppanen, Piia Lavikainen, Hilkka Soininen, and Sirpa Hartikainen (PLoS ONE 8(3): e59124. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059124, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 6p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059124
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