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September 12, 2013

CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – September 12, 2013

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A. “Incidence of Community-Acquired Lower Respiratory Tract Infections and Pneumonia among Older Adults in the United Kingdom: A Population-Based Study,” by Elizabeth R. C. Millett, Jennifer K. Quint, Liam Smeeth, Rhian M. Daniel, and Sara L. Thomas (PLoS ONE 8(9): e75131. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0075131, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0075131

B. “Economic Conditions at the Time of Birth and Cognitive Abilities Late in Life: Evidence from Ten European Countries,” by Gabriele Doblhammer, Gerard J. van den Berg, and Thomas Fritze (PLoS ONE 8(9): e74915. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0074915, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0074915

C. “Mitochondrial Haplotypes Associated with Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease,” by Perry G. Ridge, Andre Koop, Taylor J. Maxwell, Matthew H. Bailey, Russell H. Swerdlow, John S. K. Kauwe, and Robyn A. Honea, for the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (PLoS ONE 8(9): e74158. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0074158, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0074158

D. “Chronic Pravastatin but Not Atorvastatin Treatment Impairs Cognitive Function in Two Rodent Models of Learning and Memory,” by Sarah A. Stuart, James D. Robertson, Neil V. Marrion, and Emma S. J. Robinson (PLoS ONE 8(9): e75467. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0075467, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 13p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0075467

September 6, 2013

CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – September 6, 2013

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A. “Amyloid-{beta} and APP Deficiencies Cause Severe Cerebrovascular Defects: Important Work for an Old Villain,” by Salvadore Luna, D. Joshua Cameron, and Douglas W. Ethell (PLoS ONE 8(9): e75052. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0075052, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0075052

B. “Long-Term Cardiovascular Fitness Is Associated with Auditory Attentional Control in Old Adults: Neuro-Behavioral Evidence,” by Stephan Getzmann, Michael Falkenstein, and Patrick D. Gajewski (PLoS ONE 8(9): e74539. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0074539, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0074539

C. “High ‘Normal’ Blood Glucose Is Associated with Decreased Brain Volume and Cognitive Performance in the 60s: The PATH through Life Study,” by Moyra E. Mortby, Andrew L. Janke, Kaarin J. Anstey, Perminder S. Sachdev, and Nicolas Cherbuin (PLoS ONE 8(9): e73697. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0073697, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0073697

August 8, 2013

CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – August 8, 2013

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A. “A Qualitative Study of Alcohol, Health and Identities among UK Adults in Later Life,” by Graeme B. Wilson, Eileen F. S. Kaner, Ann Crosland, Jonathan Ling, Karen McCabe, and Catherine A. Haighton (PLoS ONE 8(8): e71792. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071792, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 6p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0071792

B. “Do Older Professional Musicians Have Cognitive Advantages?” by Tarek Amer, Beste Kalender, Lynn Hasher, Sandra E. Trehub, and Yukwal Wong (PLoS ONE 8(8): e71630. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071630, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0071630

C. “Epidemiological Survey of Quantitative Ultrasound in Risk Assessment of Falls in Middle-Aged and Elderly People,” by Ling-Chun Ou, Zih-Jie Sun, Yin-Fan Chang, Chin-Sung Chang, Ting-Hsing Chao, Po-Hsiu Kuo, Ruey-Mo Lin, and Chih-Hsing Wu (PLoS ONE 8(8): e71053. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071053, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0071053

D. “Metal Ion Concentrations in Body Fluids after Implantation of Hip Replacements with Metal-on-Metal Bearing – Systematic Review of Clinical and Epidemiological Studies,” by Albrecht Hartmann, Franziska Hannemann, Jorg Lutzner, Andreas Seidler, Hans Drexler, Klaus-Peter Gunther, and Jochen Schmitt (PLoS ONE 8(8): e70359. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0070359, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 25p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0070359

August 5, 2013

CAAR – British Medical Journal Article – August 5, 2013

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“Association of visit-to-visit variability in blood pressure with cognitive function in old age: prospective cohort study,” by Behnam Sabayan, Liselotte W. Wijsman, Jessica C. Foster-Dingley, David J. Stott, Ian Ford, Brendan M. Buckley, Naveed Sattar, J. Wouter Jukema, Matthias J. P. van Osch, Jeroen van der Grond, Mark A. van Buchem, Rudi G. J. Westendorp, Anton J. M. de Craen, and Simon P. Mooijaart (Vol. 347, No. 9717, BMJ 2013;347:f4600, .pdf and HTML format).

www.bmj.com/content/347/bmj.f4600

June 27, 2013

CAAR – Centre d’Etudes de Populations, de Pauvrete et de Politiques Socio-Economiques / International Network for Studies in Technology, Environment, Alternatives, Development [Differdange, Luxembourg] Working Paper – June 27, 2013

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“Retirement and Cognitive Development: Are the Retired Really Inactive?” by Andries de Grip, Arnaud Dupuy. Jelle Jollesx, and Martin van Boxtel (Working Paper No 2013-11, June 2013, .pdf format, 40p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:

www.ceps.lu/?type=module&id=104&tmp=1941

June 24, 2013

CAAR – US National Institute on Aging Press Release – June 24, 2013

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“Estrogen therapy has no long-term effect on cognition in younger postmenopausal women,” (June 24, 2013).

www.nih.gov/news/health/jun2013/nia-24.htm

June 7, 2013

CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – June 7, 2013

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A. “MRI Markers for Mild Cognitive Impairment: Comparisons between White Matter Integrity and Gray Matter Volume Measurements,” Yu Zhang, Norbert Schuff, Monica Camacho, Linda L. Chao, Thomas P. Fletcher, Kristine Yaffe, Susan C. Woolley, Catherine Madison, Howard J. Rosen, Bruce L. Miller, amd Michael W. Weiner (PLoS ONE 8(6): e66367. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066367, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0066367

B. “Computational Design of New Peptide Inhibitors for Amyloid Beta (Abeta) Aggregation in Alzheimer’s Disease: Application of a Novel Methodology,” by Gozde Eskici and Mert Gur (PLoS ONE 8(6): e66178. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066178, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0066178

C. “Unintended Effects of Cardiovascular Drugs on the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease,” by Jun Wang, Zhong Zhao, Emi Lin, Wei Zhao, Xianjuan Qian, Daniel Freire, Amanda E. Bilski, Alice Cheng, Prashant Vempati, Lap Ho, Kenjiro Ono, Masahito Yamada, and Giulio M. Pasinetti (PLoS ONE 8(6): e65232. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0065232, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0065232

D. “The Amyloid-{beta}-SDR5C1(ABAD) Interaction Does Not Mediate a Specific Inhibition of Mitochondrial RNase P,” by Elisa Vilardo and Walter Rossmanith (PLoS ONE 8(6): e65609. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0065609, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 6p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0065609

E. “How Well Can Centenarians Hear?” by Zhongping Mao, Lijun Zhao, Lichun Pu, Mingxiao Wang, Qian Zhang, and David Z. Z. He (PLoS ONE 8(6): e65565. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0065565, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0065565

F. “Frailty in Old Age Is Associated with Decreased Interleukin-12/23 Production in Response to Toll-Like Receptor Ligation,” by Nathalie Compte, Karim Zouaoui Boudjeltia, Michel Vanhaeverbeek, Sandra De Breucker, Joel Tassignon, Anne Trelcat, Thierry Pepersack, and Stanislas Goriely (PLoS ONE 8(6): e65325. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0065325, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0065325

May 1, 2013

CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – May 1, 2013

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A. “Mediterranean Diet, Telomere Maintenance and Health Status among Elderly,” by Virginia Boccardi, Antonietta Esposito, Maria Rosaria Rizzo, Raffaele Marfella, Michelangela Barbieri, and Giuseppe Paolisso (PLoS ONE 8(4): e62781. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0062781, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 6p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0062781

B. “KCNQ Channels Regulate Age-Related Memory Impairment,” by Sonia Cavaliere, Bilal R. Malik, and James J. L. Hodge (PLoS ONE 8(4): e62445. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0062445, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0062445

C. “The Association between Pulse Wave Velocity and Cognitive Function: The Sydney Memory and Ageing Study,” by Joel Singer, Julian N. Trollor, John Crawford, Michael F. O’Rourke, Bernhard T. Baune, Henry Brodaty, Katherine Samaras, Nicole A. Kochan, Lesley Campbell, Perminder S. Sachdev, and Evelyn Smith (PLoS ONE 8(4): e61855. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0061855, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 6p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0061855

D. “Prevalence of Self-Reported Pain, Joint Complaints and Knee or Hip Complaints in Adults Aged => 40 Years: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Herne, Germany,” by Ulrich Thiem, Rainer Lamsfuss, Sven Gunther, Jochen Schumacher, Christian Baker, Heinz G. Endres, Josef Zacher, Gerd R. Burmester, and Ludger Pientka (PLoS ONE 8(4): e60753. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060753, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0060753

April 8, 2013

CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles

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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

March 5, 2013

CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – March 5, 2013

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A. “Familial Longevity Is Marked by Better Cognitive Performance at Middle Age: The Leiden Longevity Study,” by Marjon Stijntjes, Anton J. M. de Craen, Diana van Heemst, Carel G. M. Meskers, Mark A. van Buchem, Rudi G. J. Westendorp, P. Eline Slagboom, and Andrea B. Maier (PLoS ONE 8(3): e57962. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0057962, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0057962

B. “Predictive Value of a Profile of Routine Blood Measurements on Mortality in Older Persons in the General Population: The Leiden 85-Plus Study,” by Anne H. van Houwelingen, Wendy P.J. den Elzen, Simon P. Mooijaart, Margot Heijmans, Jeanet W. Blom, Anton J. M. de Craen, and Jacobijn Gussekloo (PLoS ONE 8(3): e58050. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058050, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0058050

C. “Chronic Administration of Anti-Stroke Herbal Medicine TongLuoJiuNao Reduces Amyloidogenic Processing of Amyloid Precursor Protein in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease,” by Ping He, Pengtao Li, Qian Hua, Yuan Liu, Matthias Staufenbiel, Rena Li, and Yong Shen (PLoS ONE 8(3): e58181. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058181, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0058181

D. “End-of-Life Decisions: A Cross-National Study of Treatment Preference Discussions and Surrogate Decision-Maker Appointments,” by Natalie Evans, H. Roeline Pasman, Tomas Vega Alonso, Lieve Van den Block, Guido Miccinesi, Viviane Van Casteren, Ge Donker, Stefano Bertolissi, Oscar Zurriaga, Luc Deliens, and Bregje Onwuteaka-Philipsen, on behalf of EUROIMPACT (PLoS ONE 8(3): e57965. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0057965, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0057965

E. “A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study of Home-Based Step Training in Older People Using Videogame Technology,” by Daniel Schoene, Stephen R. Lord, Kim Delbaere, Connie Severino, Thomas A. Davies, and Stuart T. Smith (PLoS ONE 8(3): e57734. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0057734, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0057734

February 22, 2013

CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – February 22, 2013

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A. “Internet-Based Screening for Dementia Risk,” by Jason Brandt, Campbell Sullivan, Larry E. Burrell, Mark Rogerson, and Allan Anderson (PLoS ONE 8(2): e57476. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0057476, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0057476

B. “Preliminary Study on the Effectiveness of Short Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (GCBT) on Indonesian Older Adults,” by Dharmayati Utoyo Lubis, Edo Sebastian Jaya, Retha Arjadi, Lathifah Hanum, Kresna Astri, and Maha Decha Dwi Putri (PLoS ONE 8(2): e57198. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0057198, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0057198

C. “The Relationship between Cortical Blood Flow and Sub-Cortical White-Matter Health across the Adult Age Span,” by J. Jean Chen, H. Diana Rosas, and David H. Salat (PLoS ONE 8(2): e56733. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056733, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0056733

D. “Is Drug Treatment for Dementia Followed Up in Primary Care? A Swedish Study of Dementia Clinics and Referring Primary Care Centres,” by Lars Sonde and Kristina Johnell (PLoS ONE 8(2): e57161. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0057161, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 5p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0057161

E. “C9ORF72 Repeat Expansion in Australian and Spanish Frontotemporal Dementia Patients,” by Carol Dobson-Stone, Marianne Hallupp, Clement T. Loy, Elizabeth M. Thompson, Eric Haan, Carolyn M. Sue, Peter K. Panegyres, Cristina Razquin, Manuel Seijo-Martínez, Ramon Rene, Jordi Gascon, Jaume Campdelacreu, Birgit Schmoll, Alexander E. Volk, William S. Brooks, Peter R. Schofield, Pau Pastor, and John B. J. Kwok (PLoS ONE 8(2): e56899. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056899, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 6p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0056899

F. “Effect of Bcl-2 rs956572 Polymorphism on Age-Related Gray Matter Volume Changes,” by Mu-En Liu, Chu-Chung Huang, Albert C. Yang, Pei-Chi Tu, Heng-Liang Yeh, Chen-Jee Hong, Jin-Fan Chen, Ying-Jay Liou, Ching-Po Lin, and Shih-Jen Tsai (PLoS ONE 8(2): e56663. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056663, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0056663

December 6, 2012

CAAR – Nature Medicine Article Abstract – December 6, 2012

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“Inhibition of IL-12/IL-23 signaling reduces Alzheimer’s disease–like pathology and cognitive decline,” by  Johannes vom Berg, Stefan Prokop, Kelly R. Miller, Juliane Obst, Roland E. Kälin, Ileana Lopategui-Cabezas, Anja Wegner, Florian Mair, Carola G. Schipke, Oliver Peters, York Winter, Burkhard Becher, and Frank L. Heppner (Vol. 18, No. 12, December 2012, p. 1812-1819).

www.nature.com/nm/journal/v18/n12/abs/nm.2965.html

CAAR – US Centers for Disease Control Preventing Chronic Disease Article – December 6, 2012

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“Multisite Qualitative Study of Primary Care Physicians’ and Midlevel Providers’ Self-Reported Practices and Perceptions About Maintaining Cognitive Health,” by Angela K. Hochhalter, Lucinda L. Bryant, Rebecca Hunter, Rui Liu, Daniela B. Friedman, Anna E. Price, Joseph Sharkey, Swarna Reddy, Anthony J. Caprio, and Sindy McCrystle (Prev Chronic Dis 2012;9:120050, Nov. 21, 2012, HTML and .pdf format, 7p.).

www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0050.htm

November 27, 2012

CAAR – Vienna Institute of Demography Working Paper – November 27, 2012

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“Does grandparenting pay off? The effect of childcare on grandparents’ cognitive functioning,” by Bruno Arpino and Valeria Bordone (European Demographic Research Papers 4, 2012, .pdf format, 45p.).

Abstract:

In ageing societies, it is crucial to study the factors that can help maintain good cognitive functioning in later life. Previous studies have shown that having an engaged life (e.g., being employed or involved in social activities) has a positive effect on cognitive performance. In line with this strand of the literature, we consider the provision of grandparental childcare as a way to remain active in later life. Therefore, following the use-it-or-lose-it theoretical framework, we hypothesise that providing childcare on a daily basis can help older adults maintain better cognitive functioning. In particular, we focus on grandmothers, as they are the most engaged in childcare. Contrary to our hypothesis, descriptive evidence from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) suggests that grandmothers who look after their grandchildren daily have lower cognitive scores than grandmothers who provide care less frequently. However, we show that this negative effect of providing childcare is attributable to the background characteristics of the grandparents. Using an instrumental variable approach to address the endogeneity of grandparental childcare, we find that providing childcare has a substantial and positive effect on one of the four cognitive tests we consider, verbal fluency. This positive effect is particularly strong for older grandmothers. For the other tests of cognitive functioning, no statistically significant effect of grandparental childcare is found. These results contribute to the limited evidence on the effects of grandparenting on grandparents’ outcomes.

www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/download/edrp_4_2012.pdf

November 26, 2012

CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – November 26, 2012

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A. “Newly Acquired Fear of Falling Leads to Altered Eye Movement Patterns and Reduced Stepping Safety: A Case Study,” by William R. Young and Mark A. Hollands (PLoS ONE 7(11): e49765. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0049765, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0049765

B. “Relation of Pulse Pressure to Long-Distance Gait Speed in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Findings from the LIFE-P Study,” by Kevin S. Heffernan, Todd M. Manini, Fang-Chi Hsu, Steven N. Blair, Barbara J. Nicklas, Stephen B. Kritchevsky, Anne B. Newman, Kim Sutton-Tyrrell, Timothy S. Church, William L. Haskell, and Roger A. Fielding (PLoS ONE 7(11): e49544. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0049544, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 6p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0049544

C. “Validity and Reliability of a Tool for Determining Appropriateness of Days of Stay: An Observational Study in the Orthopedic Intensive Rehabilitation Facilities in Italy,” by Aida Bianco, Domenico Flotta, Francesca Lotito, Carmelo G. A. Nobile, Claudia Pileggi, and Maria Pavia, for The Collaborative Working Group (PLoS ONE 7(11): e50260. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0050260, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 6p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0050260

D. “Cognitive Processing Speed in Older Adults: Relationship with White Matter Integrity,” by Geoffrey A. Kerchner, Caroline A. Racine, Sandra Hale, Reva Wilheim, Victor Laluz, Bruce L. Miller, and Joel H. Kramer (PLoS ONE 7(11): e50425. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0050425, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0050425

October 31, 2012

CAAR – Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [University of Bonn, Germany] Working Papers – October 31, 2012

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A. “Negative Reciprocity and Retrenched Pension Rights,” by Raymond Montizaan, Frank Corvers, Andries de Grip, and Thomas Dohmen (Disucssion Paper No. 6955, October 2012, .pdf format, 37p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:

www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=6955

B. “Does Schooling Improve Cognitive Functioning at Older Ages?” by Nicole Schneeweis, Vegard Skirbekk, and Rudolf Winter-Ebmer (Disucssion Paper No. 6958, October 2012, .pdf format, 32p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:

www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=6958

October 18, 2012

CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – October 18, 2012

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A. “Treating and Preventing Influenza in Aged Care Facilities: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial,” by Robert Booy, Richard I. Lindley, Dominic E. Dwyer, Jiehui K. Yin, Leon G. Heron, Cameron R. M. Moffatt, Clayton K. Chiu, Alexander E. Rosewell, Anna S. Dean, Timothy Dobbins, David J. Philp, Zhanhai Gao, and C. Raina MacIntyre (PLoS ONE 7(10): e46509. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0046509, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 16p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0046509

B. “Enrichment and Stratification for Predementia Alzheimer Disease Clinical Trials,” by Dominic Holland, Linda K. McEvoy, Rahul S. Desikan, and Anders M. Dale for the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (PLoS ONE 7(10): e47739. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0047739, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0047739

C. “Non-Motor Symptoms in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease – Correlations with Inflammatory Cytokines in Serum,” by Daniel Lindqvist, Eli Kaufman, Lena Brundin, Yulia Surova, and Oskar Hansson (PLoS ONE 7(10): e47387. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0047387, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0047387

D. “Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations of Different Sedentary Behaviors with Cognitive Performance in Older Adults,” by Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, Helene Charreire, Valentina A. Andreeva, Mathilde Touvier, Serge Hercberg, Pilar Galan, and Jean-Michel Oppert (PLoS ONE 7(10): e47831. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0047831, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0047831

September 19, 2012

CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – September 19, 2012

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“Age-Related Changes in Task Related Functional Network Connectivity,” by Jason Steffener, Christian G. Habeck, and Yaakov Stern (PLoS ONE 7(9): e44421. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0044421, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0044421

August 29, 2012

CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – August 29, 2012

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A. “Older Men Who Use Computers Have Lower Risk of Dementia,” by Osvaldo P. Almeida, Bu B. Yeap, Helman Alfonso, Graeme J. Hankey, Leon Flicker, and Paul E. Norman (PLoS ONE 7(8): e44239. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0044239, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 6p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0044239

B. “Combination Training in Aging Individuals Modifies Functional Connectivity and Cognition, and Is Potentially Affected by Dopamine-Related Genes,” by Valentina Pieramico, Roberto Esposito, Francesca Sensi, Franco Cilli, Dante Mantini, Peter A. Mattei, Valerio Frazzini, Domenico Ciavardelli, Valentina Gatta, Antonio Ferretti, Gian Luca Romani, and Stefano L. Sensi (PLoS ONE 7(8): e43901. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0043901, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0043901

July 5, 2012

CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstracts – July 5, 2012

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A. “A Pooled Analysis of Vitamin D Dose Requirements for Fracture Prevention,” by Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari, Walter C. Willett, Endel J. Orav, Paul Lips, Pierre J. Meunier, Ronan A. Lyons, Leon Flicker, John Wark, Rebecca D. Jackson, Jane A. Cauley, Haakon E. Meyer, Michael Pfeifer, Kerrie M. Sanders, Hannes B. Stahelin, Robert Theiler, and Bess Dawson-Hughes (Vol. 367, No. 1, July 5, 2012, p. 40-49).

www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1109617?query=TOC#t=abstract

B. “Cognitive Trajectories after Postoperative Delirium,” by Jane S. Saczynski, Edward R. Marcantonio, Lien Quach, Tamara G. Fong, Alden Gross, Sharon K. Inouye, and Richard N. Jones (Vol. 367, No. 1, July 5, 2012, p. 30-39).

www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1112923?query=TOC#t=abstract

May 22, 2012

CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – May 22, 2012

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“The Baseline and Longitudinal Changes of PCC Connectivity in Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Combined Structure and Resting-State fMRI Study,” by Zhiqun Wang, Peipeng Liang, Xiuqin Jia, Guangwei Jin, Haiqing Song, Ying Han, Jie Lu, and Kuncheng Li (PLoS ONE 7(5): e36838. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036838, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0036838

March 26, 2012

CAAR – US National Institutes of Health Funding Opportunities – March 26, 2012

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A. “Early Detection and Prevention of Mild Cognitive Impairment (R01)” (RFA-NR-12-010, application due date is May 21, 2012, National Institute of Nursing Research). For more information see:

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NR-12-010.html

B. “Research to Assist Informal Caregivers in Assessing and Managing Symptoms in Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease (R01)” (RFA-NR-12-011, application due date is May 21, 2012, National Institute of Nursing Research). For more information see:

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NR-12-011.html

C. “Translational Research at the Aging/Cancer Interface (TRACI) (R01)” (PA-12-136, reissue of PA-08-230, multiple application due dates, National Institute on Aging, in conjunction with National Cancer Institute). The opportunity links to a companion FOA: “Translational Research at the Aging/Cancer Interface (TRACI) (R21).” (PA-12-135, R21). For more information see:

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-136.html

March 22, 2012

CAAR – US National Institute on Aging Press Release – March 22, 2012

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“Smoking in middle age is associated with increased rate of cognitive decline in men,” (March 22, 2012).

www.nia.nih.gov/newsroom/announcements/2012/03/smoking-middle-age-associated-increased-rate-cognitive-decline-men

March 16, 2012

CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) One Articles – March 16, 2012

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A. “Same Modulation but Different Starting Points: Performance Modulates Age Differences in Inferior Frontal Cortex Activity during Word-Retrieval,” by Marcus Meinzer, Tobias Flaisch, Lauren Seeds, Stacy Harnish, Daria Antonenko, Veronica Witte, Robert Lindenberg, and Bruce Crosson (PLoS ONE 7(3): e33631. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033631, Vol. 7, No. 3,  March 2012, HTML, XML, and .pdf format, 8p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0033631

B. “Age-Related Memory Impairment Is Associated with Disrupted Multivariate Epigenetic Coordination in the Hippocampus,” by James F. Castellano, Bonnie R. Fletcher, Bennett Kelley-Bell, David H. Kim, Michela Gallagher, and Peter R. Rapp (PLoS ONE 7(3): e33249. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033249, Vol. 7, No. 3,  March 2012, HTML, XML, and .pdf format, 11p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0033249

March 8, 2012

CAAR – Nature Letter Abstract – March 8, 2012

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A. “An epigenetic blockade of cognitive functions in the neurodegenerating brain,” by Johannes Gräff, Damien Rei, Ji-Song Guan, Wen-Yuan Wang, Jinsoo Seo, Krista M. Hennig, Thomas J. F. Nieland, Daniel M. Fass, Patricia F. Kao, Martin Kahn, Susan C. Su, Alireza Samiei, Nadine Joseph, Stephen J. Haggarty, Ivana Delalle, and Li-Huei Tsai (Vol. 483, No. 7388, Mar. 8, 2012, doi:10.1038/nature10849).

www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/abs/nature10849.html

B. ”The sirtuin SIRT6 regulates lifespan in male mice,” by Yariv Kanfi, Shoshana Naiman, Gail Amir, Victoria Peshti, Guy Zinman, Liat Nahum, Ziv Bar-Joseph & Haim Y. Cohen (Vol. 483, No. 7388, Mar. 8, 2012, p. 218-221).

www.nature.com/nature/journal/v483/n7388/abs/nature10815.html

February 24, 2012

CAAR – Health Retirement Study – February 24, 2012

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The University of Michigan Institute for Social Research Health and Retirement Study has announced the following release: “Cross-Wave Imputation of Cognitive Functioning Measures 1992-2010 (Early, Version 3.0),” (Feb. 23, 2012).

hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/news/index.php?p=shownews3x1&hfyle=news320

Data access:

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

CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – February 24, 2012

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A. “Diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease Based on Disease-Specific Autoantibody Profiles in Human Sera,” Min Han, Eric Nagele, Cassandra DeMarshall, Nimish Acharya, and Robert Nagele (PLoS ONE 7(2): e32383. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0032383, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 6p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0032383

B. “Bmi1 Is Down-Regulated in the Aging Brain and Displays Antioxidant and Protective Activities in Neurons,” by Mohamed Abdouh, Wassim Chatoo, Jida El Hajjar, Jocelyn David, Jose Ferreira, and Gilbert Bernier (PLoS ONE 7(2): e31870. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031870, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0031870

C. “Early Priming Minimizes the Age-Related Immune Compromise of CD8+ T Cell Diversity and Function,” by Sophie A. Valkenburg, Vanessa Venturi, Thurston H. Y. Dang, Nicola L. Bird, Peter C. Doherty, Stephen J. Turner, Miles P. Davenport, and Katherine Kedzierska (PLoS Pathog 8(2): e1002544. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1002544, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 13p.).

www.plospathogens.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.ppat.1002544

D. “Tacrine-6-Ferulic Acid, a Novel Multifunctional Dimer, Inhibits Amyloid-{beta}-Mediated Alzheimer’s Disease-Associated Pathogenesis In Vitro and In Vivo,” by Rongbiao Pi, Xuexuan Mao, Xiaojuan Chao, Mengfei Liu, Xiaolu Duan, Mingzhong Ye, Xiaohong Chen, Zhengrong Mei, Peiqing Liu, Wenming Li, and Yifan Han (PLoS ONE 7(2): e31921. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031921, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0031921

E. “Using Support Vector Machines with Multiple Indices of Diffusion for Automated Classification of Mild Cognitive Impairment,” by Laurence O’Dwyer, Franck Lamberton, Arun L. W. Bokde, Michael Ewers, Yetunde O. Faluyi, Colby Tanner, Bernard Mazoyer, Desmond O’Neill, Mairead Bartley, D. Ronan Collins, Tara Coughlan, David Prvulovic, and Harald Hampel (PLoS ONE 7(2): e32441. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0032441, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0032441

February 17, 2012

CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – February 17, 2012

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A. “Social, Environmental and Psychological Factors Associated with Objective Physical Activity Levels in the Over 65s,” by Marion E. T. McMurdo, Ishbel Argo, Iain K. Crombie, Zhiqiang Feng, Falko F. Sniehotta, Thenmalar Vadiveloo, Miles D. Witham, and Peter T. Donnan (PLoS ONE 7(2): e31878. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031878, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 6p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0031878

B. “Metabolite Profiling of Alzheimer’s Disease Cerebrospinal Fluid,” by Christian Czech, Peter Berndt, Kristina Busch, Oliver Schmitz, Jan Wiemer, Veronique Most, Harald Hampel, Jurgen Kastler, and Hans Senn (PLoS ONE 7(2): e31501. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031501, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0031501

C. “Curcumin Enhances Neurogenesis and Cognition in Aged Rats: Implications for Transcriptional Interactions Related to Growth and Synaptic Plasticity,” by Suzhen Dong, Qingwen Zeng, E. Siobhan Mitchell, Jin Xiu, Yale Duan, Chunxia Li, Jyoti K. Tiwari, Yinghe Hu, Xiaohua Cao, and Zheng Zhao (PLoS ONE 7(2): e31211. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031211, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0031211

D. “No Differential Regulation of Dopamine Transporter (DAT) and Vesicular Monoamine Transporter 2 (VMAT2) Binding in a Primate Model of Parkinson Disease,” by LinLin Tian, Morvarid Karimi, Susan K. Loftin, Chris A. Brown, HuChuan Xia, JinBin Xu, Robert H. Mach, and Joel S. Perlmutter (PLoS ONE 7(2): e31439. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031439, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0031439

January 31, 2012

CAAR – Rand Corporation Working Paper – January 31, 2012

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“Effects of Social Activities on Cognitive Functions: Evidence from CHARLS,” by Yuqing Hu, Xiaoyan Lei, James P. Smith, and Yaohui Zhao (WR918, 2012, .pdf format, 42p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:

www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR918.html

January 24, 2012

CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – January 24, 2012

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A. “Patterns of Multimorbidity in the Aged Population. Results from the KORA-Age Study,” by Inge Kirchberger, Christa Meisinger, Margit Heier, Anja-Kerstin Zimmermann, Barbara Thorand, Christine S. Autenrieth, Annette Peters, Karl-Heinz Ladwig, and Angela Doring (PLoS ONE 7(1): e30556. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0030556, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0030556

B. “Cognitive and Tactile Factors Affecting Human Haptic Performance in Later Life,” by Tobias Kalisch, Jan-Christoph Kattenstroth, Rebecca Kowalewski, Martin Tegenthoff, and Hubert R. Dinse (PLoS ONE 7(1): e30420. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0030420, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0030420

C. “Temporal Predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life in Elderly People with Diabetes: Results of a German Cohort Study,” by Imad Maatouk, Beate Wild, Daniela Wesche, Wolfgang Herzog, Elke Raum, Heiko Müller, Dietrich Rothenbacher, Christa Stegmaier, Dieter Schellberg, and Hermann Brenner (PLoS ONE 7(1): e31088. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031088, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0031088

January 19, 2012

CAAR – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Article Abstracts – January 19, 2012

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A. “Estrogen receptor-a expression in neuronal cells affects bone mass,” by Claes Ohlsson, Cecilia Engdahl, Anna E. Börjesson, Sara H. Windahl, Erik Studer, Lars Westberg, Elias Eriksson, Antti Koskela, Juha Tuukkanen, Andree Krust, Pierre Chambon, Hans Carlsten, and Marie K. Lagerquist (Vol. 109, No. 3, Jan. 17, 2012, p. 983-988).

www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/109/3/983?etoc

B. “Variation in cognitive functioning as a refined approach to comparing aging across countries,” by Vegard Skirbekk, Elke Loichinger, and Daniela Weber (Vol. 109, No. 3, Jan. 17, 2012, p. 770-774).

www.pnas.org/content/109/3/770.abstract?etoc

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