“Physical Activity for Brain Health and Fighting Dementia,” by Dr. Maree Farrow and Dr. Kathryn Ellis (Paper No. 36, September 2013, .pdf format, 21p.).
www.fightdementia.org.au/common/files/NAT/YBMPaper36_webfinal.pdf
September 20, 2013
September 6, 2013
CAAR – King’s Fund [UK] Report – September 6, 2013
“Oxleas Advanced Dementia Service: Supporting carers and building resilience,” by Lara Sonola, Veronika Thiel, Nick Goodwin, and Dennis Kodner (September 2013, .pdf format, 30p.).
www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/oxleas-advanced-dementia-service
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August 28, 2013
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Medicine Article – August 28, 2013
“First Diagnosis and Management of Incontinence in Older People with and without Dementia in Primary Care: A Cohort Study Using The Health Improvement Network Primary Care Database,” by Robert L. Grant, Vari M. Drennan, Greta Rait, Irene Petersen, and Steve Iliffe (PLoS Med 10(8): e1001505. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001505, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001505
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August 15, 2013
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Medicine Article – August 15, 2013
“Inclusion of Ethical Issues in Dementia Guidelines: A Thematic Text Analysis,” by Hannes Knuppel, Marcel Mertz, Martina Schmidhuber, Gerald Neitzke, and Daniel Strech (PLoS Med 10(8): e1001498. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001498, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001498
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August 8, 2013
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract – August 8, 2013
“Glucose Levels and Risk of Dementia,” by Paul K. Crane, Rod Walker, Rebecca A. Hubbard, Ge Li, David M. Nathan, Hui Zheng, Sebastien Haneuse, Suzanne Craft, Thomas J. Montine, Steven E. Kahn, Wayne McCormick, Susan M. McCurry, James D. Bowen, and Eric B. Larson (Vol. 369, No. 6, August 8, 2013, p. 540-548).
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July 30, 2013
CAAR – US National Institute on Aging Press Release – July 30, 2013
“Amylin deposits in the brain may link dementia and diabetes,” (July 30, 2013).
www.nia.nih.gov/announcements/2013/07/amylin-deposits-brain-may-link-dementia-and-diabetes
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July 23, 2013
CAAR – Federal Reserve Board Finance and Economic Discussion Series Working Paper – July 23, 2013
“Dementia Risk and Financial Decision Making by Older Households: The Impact of Information,” by Joanne W. Hsu and Robert J. Willis (2013-45, July 2013, .pdf format, 43p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
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July 15, 2013
CAAR – Royal College of Psychiatrists [UK] Report – July 15, 2013
“National Audit of Dementia Care in General Hospitals 2012-13: Second Round Audit Report and Update,” (July 2013, .pdf format, 73p.).
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July 8, 2013
CAAR – Alzheimer’s Australia Reports – July 8, 2013
A. “Models of Dementia Care: Person-Centred, Palliative and Supportive,” by Julian Hughes (Report No. 35, June 2013, .pdf format, 27p.).
www.fightdementia.org.au/common/files/NAT/Paper_35_web_v2.pdf
B. “Wrestling With Dementia And Death,” by Jenny Abbey (Report No. 34, June 2013, .pdf format, 27p.).
www.fightdementia.org.au/common/files/NAT/Paper_34_web_v2.pdf
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July 3, 2013
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – July 3, 2013
A. “Effects of Dementia-Care Mapping on Residents and Staff of Care Homes: A Pragmatic Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial,” by Geertje van de Ven, Irena Draskovic, Eddy M. M. Adang, Rogier Donders, Sytse U. Zuidema, Raymond T. C. M. Koopmans, and Myrra J. F. J. Vernooij-Dassen (PLoS ONE 8(7): e67325. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0067325, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0067325
B. “The Role of Oxidative Stress in Nervous System Aging,” by Catrina Sims-Robinson, Junguk Hur, John M. Hayes, Jacqueline R. Dauch, Peter J. Keller, Susan V. Brooks, and Eva L. Feldman (PLoS ONE 8(7): e68011. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0068011, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0068011
C. “A Luminex Assay Detects Amyloid {beta} Oligomers in Alzheimer’s Disease Cerebrospinal Fluid,” by Adrianna Z. Herskovits, Joseph J. Locascio, Elaine R. Peskind, Ge Li, and Bradley T. Hyman (PLoS ONE 8(7): e67898. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0067898, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0067898
D. “Amyloid-{beta} Protofibrils: Size, Morphology and Synaptotoxicity of an Engineered Mimic,” by Anatoly Dubnovitsky, Anders Sandberg, M. Mahafuzur Rahman, Iryna Benilova, Christofer Lendel, and Torleif Hard (PLoS ONE 8(7): e66101. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066101, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0066101
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June 26, 2013
CAAR – Tables of Contents – June 26, 2013
Aging & Mental Health (Vol. 17, No. 5, 2013).
www.tandfonline.com/toc/camh20/17/5
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (Vol. 21, No. 7, July 2013).
Canadian Journal on Aging/La Revue canadienne du vieillissement (Vol. 32, No. 2, June 2013).
journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?decade=2010&jid=CJG&volumeId=32&issueId=02&iid=8940857
Dementia (Vol. 12, No. 4, July 2013).
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June 24, 2013
CAAR – Alzheimer’s Australia Reports – June 24, 2013
A. “Models of Dementia Care: Person-Centred, Palliative and Supportive,” by Julian Hughes (Discussion Paper No. 35, June 2013, .pdf format, 27p.).
www.fightdementia.org.au/sites/default/files/pictures/Paper%2035%20web%20v2.pdf
B. “Wrestling With Dementia And Death,” by Jenny Abbey (Discussion Paper No. 34, June 2013, .pdf format, 27p.).
www.fightdementia.org.au/sites/default/files/pictures/Paper%2034%20web%20v2.pdf
C. “Cognitive Impairment Symbol: Creating dementia friendly organisations,” (Discussion Paper No. 32, June 2013, .pdf format, 19p.).
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – June 24, 2013
A. “Discrete Neural Correlates for the Recognition of Negative Emotions: Insights from Frontotemporal Dementia,” by Fiona Kumfor, Muireann Irish, John R. Hodges, and Olivier Piguet (PLoS ONE 8(6): e67457. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0067457, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0067457
B. “Variability of Stepping during a Virtual Reality Paradigm in Parkinson’s Disease Patients with and without Freezing of Gait,” by Moran Gilat, James M. Shine, Samuel J. Bolitho, Elie Matar, Yvo P. T. Kamsma, Sharon L. Naismith, and Simon J. G. Lewis (PLoS ONE 8(6): e66718. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066718, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 6p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0066718
C. “Lifelong Physical Activity Prevents Aging-Associated Insulin Resistance in Human Skeletal Muscle Myotubes via Increased Glucose Transporter Expression,” by Tipwadee Bunprajun, Tora Ida Henriksen, Camilla Scheele, Bente Klarlund Pedersen, and Charlotte Jane Green (PLoS ONE 8(6): e66628. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066628, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0066628
D. “Direct Interaction of Selenoprotein R with Clusterin and Its Possible Role in Alzheimer’s Disease,” by Ping Chen, Chao Wang, Xiaojie Ma, Yizhe Zhang, Qing Liu, Shi Qiu, Qiong Liu, Jing Tian, and Jiazuan Ni (PLoS ONE 8(6): e66384. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066384, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0066384
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June 13, 2013
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – June 13, 2013
A. “Acute-Phase Serum Amyloid A in Osteoarthritis: Regulatory Mechanism and Proinflammatory Properties,” by Dominique de Seny, Gael Cobraiville, Edith Charlier, Sophie Neuville, Nathalie Esser, Denis Malaise, Olivier Malaise, Florence Quesada Calvo, Biserka Relic, and Michel G. Malaise (PLoS ONE 8(6): e66769. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066769, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0066769
B. “Aging and Repeated Thought Suppression Success,” by Ann E. Lambert, Frederick L. Smyth, Jessica R. Beadel, and Bethany A. Teachman (PLoS ONE 8(6): e65009. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0065009, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0065009
C. “Prevalence Studies of Dementia in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” by Yu-Tzu Wu, Hsin-yi Lee, Samuel Norton, Chuanfeng Chen, Hongxia Chen, Chenglin He, Jane Fleming, Fiona E. Matthews, and Carol Brayne (PLoS ONE 8(6): e66252. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066252, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0066252
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June 5, 2013
CAAR – Alzheimer’s Australia Working Papers – June 5, 2013
A. “Cognitive Impairment Symbol: Creating Dementia Friendly Organisations,” (Paper No. 32, May 2013, .pdf format, 19p.).
www.fightdementia.org.au/common/files/NAT/20130604_NAT_PUB_Paper32CognitiveImpairmentSymbol.pdf
B. “Dementia Friendly Societies: The Way Forward,” (Paper No. 31, May 2013, .pdf format, 19p.).
www.fightdementia.org.au/common/files/NAT/20130604_NAT_PUB_Paper31DementiaFriendlySocieties.pdf
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May 10, 2013
CAAR – Tables of Contents – May 10, 2013
Dementia (Vol. 12, No. 3, May 2013).
dem.sagepub.com/content/12/3.toc
International Journal of Aging and Human Development (Vol. 76, No. 4, 2013).
baywood.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=issue&issn=0091-4150&volume=76&issue=4
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Vol. 61, Supp. 2, May 2013).
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.2013.61.issue-s2/issuetoc
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April 29, 2013
CAAR – Tables of Contents – April 29, 2013
Alzheimer’s and Dementia: The Journal of the American Alzheimer’s Association (Vol. 9, No. 3, May 2013).
www.alzheimersanddementia.org/current
European Journal of Ageing (Vol. 10, No. 2, June 2013).
link.springer.com/journal/10433/10/2/page/1
Journal of Gerontological Social Work (Vol. 56, No. 4, May 2013).
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April 24, 2013
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – April 24, 2013
A. “FDG PET and MRI in Logopenic Primary Progressive Aphasia versus Dementia of the Alzheimer’s Type,” by Ajay Madhavan, Jennifer L. Whitwell, Stephen D. Weigand, Joseph R. Duffy, Edythe A. Strand, Mary M. Machulda, Nirubol Tosakulwong, Matthew L. Senjem, Jeffrey L. Gunter, Val J. Lowe, Ronald C. Petersen, Clifford R. Jack, and Keith A. Josephs (PLoS ONE 8(4): e62471. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0062471, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0062471
B. “TOM40 Mediates Mitochondrial Dysfunction Induced by {alpha}-Synuclein Accumulation in Parkinson’s Disease,” by Andreas Bender, Paula Desplats, Brian Spencer, Edward Rockenstein, Anthony Adame, Matthias Elstner, Christoph Laub, Sarina Mueller, Andrew O. Koob, Michael Mante, Emily Pham, Thomas Klopstock, and Eliezer Masliah (PLoS ONE 8(4): e62277. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0062277, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0062277
C. “Calcitriol Imparts Neuroprotection In Vitro to Midbrain Dopaminergic Neurons by Upregulating GDNF Expression,” by Rowan P. Orme, Manminder S. Bhangal, and Rosemary A. Fricker (PLoS ONE 8(4): e62040. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0062040, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0062040
D. “Population-Based 5-Year Follow-Up Study in Taiwan of Dementia and Risk of Stroke,” by Mu-En Liu, Shih-Jen Tsai, Wei-Chiao Chang, Chun-Hung Hsu, Ti Lu, Kuo-Sheng Hung, Wen-Ta Chiu, and Wei-Pin Chang (PLoS ONE 8(4): e61771. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0061771, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 6p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0061771
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April 23, 2013
CAAR – Tables of Contents – April 23, 2013
American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias (Vol. 28, No. 3, May 2013).
aja.sagepub.com/content/28/3.toc
Experimental Aging Research (Vol. 39, No. 3, 2013).
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April 16, 2013
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – April 16, 2013
“Using the Revised Diagnostic Criteria for Frontotemporal Dementia in India: Evidence of an Advanced and Florid Disease,” by Amitabha Ghosh, Aparna Dutt, Madhura Ghosh, Pallavi Bhargava, and Sulakshana Rao (PLoS ONE 8(4): e60999. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060999, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 5p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0060999
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April 11, 2013
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – April 11, 2013
A. “Qualitative Evaluation of Advanced Care Planning in Early Dementia (ACP-ED),” by Michaela Poppe, Sarah Burleigh, and Sube Banerjee (PLoS ONE 8(4): e60412. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060412, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 5p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0060412
B. “A Randomized Controlled Trial of Multicomponent Exercise in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment,” by Takao Suzuki, Hiroyuki Shimada, Hyuma Makizako, Takehiko Doi, Daisuke Yoshida, Kengo Ito, Hiroshi Shimokata, Yukihiko Washimi, Hidetoshi Endo, and Takashi Kato ( PLoS ONE 8(4): e61483. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0061483, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0061483
C. “Generation of Amyloid-{beta} Is Reduced by the Interaction of Calreticulin with Amyloid Precursor Protein, Presenilin and Nicastrin,” by Nina Stemmer, Elena Strekalova, Nevena Djogo, Frank Ploger, Gabriele Loers, David Lutz, Friedrich Buck, Marek Michalak, Melitta Schachner, and Ralf Kleene (PLoS ONE 8(4): e61299. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0061299, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 15p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0061299
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April 10, 2013
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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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
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March 18, 2013
CAAR – Journal Tables of Contents – March 18, 2013
Alzheimer’s and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association (Vol. 9, No. 2, March 2013).
www.alzheimersanddementia.org/current
American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias (Vol. 28, No. 2, March 2013).
aja.sagepub.com/content/28/2.toc
European Journal of Ageing (Vol. 10, No. 1, March 2013).
link.springer.com/journal/10433/10/1/page/1
European Review of Aging and Physical Activity (Vol. 10, No. 1, April 2013).
link.springer.com/journal/11556/10/1/page/1
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Vol. 61, No. 3, March 2013).
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.2013.61.issue-3/issuetoc
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March 13, 2013
CAAR – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Report – March 13, 2013
“Dementia care in hospitals: costs and strategies,” (March 2013, .pdf format, 109p.).
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March 4, 2013
CAAR – UK Alzheimer’s Society Report – March 4, 2013
“Low expectations: Attitudes on choice, care and community for people with dementia in care homes,” (February 2013, .pdf format, 72p.).
alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/download_info.php?fileID=1628
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February 28, 2013
CAAR – Department of Health/An Roinn Slainte [Ireland] Report – February 28, 2013
“National Strategy On Dementia: Summary Of Consultation Process,” (February 2013, .pdf format, 31p.).
www.dohc.ie/publications/pdf/NatStratDemetia_SummaryConsultation.pdf
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February 22, 2013
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – February 22, 2013
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
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February 15, 2013
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – February 15, 2013
A. “Spatial Distribution of Cerebral White Matter Lesions Predicts Progression to Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia,” by Marion Mortamais, Christelle Reynes, Adam M. Brickman, Frank A. Provenzano, Jordan Muraskin, Florence Portet, Claudine Berr, Jacques Touchon, Alain Bonafe, Emmanuelle le Bars, Jerome J. Maller, Chantal Meslin, Robert Sabatier, Karen Ritchie, and Sylvaine Artero (PLoS ONE 8(2): e56972. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056972, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0056972
B. “Diminished Vision in Healthy Aging Is Associated with Increased Retinal L-Type Voltage Gated Calcium Channel Ion Influx,” by David Bissig, Dennis Goebel, and Bruce A. Berkowitz (PLoS ONE 8(2): e56340. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056340, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 15p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0056340
C. “Insomnia, Daytime Sleepiness and Cardio-Cerebrovascular Diseases in the Elderly: A 6-Year Prospective Study,” by Isabelle Jaussent, Jean-Philippe Empana, Marie-Laure Ancelin, Alain Besset, Catherine Helmer, Christophe Tzourio, Karen Ritchie, Jean Bouyer, and Yves Dauvilliers (PLoS ONE 8(2): e56048. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056048, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0056048
D. “Selection of Appropriate Reference Genes for RT-qPCR Analysis in a Streptozotocin-Induced Alzheimer’s Disease Model of Cynomolgus Monkeys (Macaca fascicularis),” by Sang-Je Park, Young-Hyun Kim, Youngjeon Lee, Kyoung-Min Kim, Heui-Soo Kim, Sang-Rae Lee, Sun-Uk Kim, Sang-Hyun Kim, Ji-Su Kim, Kang-Jin Jeong, Kyoung-Min Lee, Jae-Won Huh, and Kyu-Tae Chang (PLoS ONE 8(2): e56034. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056034, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0056034
E. “Dissociating Memory Networks in Early Alzheimer’s Disease and Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration – A Combined Study of Hypometabolism and Atrophy,” by Stefan Frisch, Juergen Dukart, Barbara Vogt, Annette Horstmann, Georg Becker, Arno Villringer, Henryk Barthel, Osama Sabri, Karsten Muller, and Matthias L. Schroeter (PLoS ONE 8(2): e55251. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0055251, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0055251
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February 14, 2013
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – February 14, 2013
A. “Plasma Adiponectin Levels Correlate Positively with an Increasing Number of Components of Frailty in Male Elders,” by Jaw-Shiun Tsai, Chih-Hsun Wu, Su-Chiu Chen, Kuo-Chin Huang, Chin-Ying Chen, Ching-I Chang, Lee-Ming Chuang, and Ching-Yu Chen (PLoS ONE 8(2): e56250. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056250, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0056250
B. “The Effects of Aging on Conflict Detection,” by Giuliana Lucci, Marika Berchicci, Donatella Spinelli, Francesco Taddei, and Francesco Di Russo (PLoS ONE 8(2): e56566. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056566, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 14p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0056566
C. “Motor Matters: Tackling Heterogeneity of Parkinson’s Disease in Functional MRI Studies,” by Stefan Holiga, Karsten Mueller, Harald E. Moller, Tomas Sieger, Matthias L. Schroeter, Josef Vymazal, Evzen Ruzicka, and Robert Jech (PLoS ONE 8(2): e56133. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056133, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0056133
D. “Accelerated Cell Aging in Female APOE-{epsilon}4 Carriers: Implications for Hormone Therapy Use,” by Emily G. Jacobs, Candyce Kroenke, Jue Lin, Elissa S. Epel, Heather A. Kenna, Elizabeth H. Blackburn, and Natalie L. Rasgon (PLoS ONE 8(2): e54713. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0054713, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0054713
E. “Increased Tau Phosphorylation and Tau Truncation, and Decreased Synaptophysin Levels in Mutant BRI2/Tau Transgenic Mice,” by Holly J. Garringer, Jill Murrell, Neeraja Sammeta, Anita Gnezda, Bernardino Ghetti, and Ruben Vidal ( PLoS ONE 8(2): e56426. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056426, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0056426
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January 14, 2013
CAAR – Journal Table of Contents – January 14, 2013
Dementia (Vol. 12, No. 1, January 2013).
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January 10, 2013
CAAR – King’s Fund [UK] Report – January 10, 2013
“Developing supportive design for people with dementia: The King’s Fund’s Enhancing the Healing Environment Programme 2009-2012,” by Sarah Waller, Abigail Masterson, and Hedley Finn (January 2013, .pdf format, 108p.).
www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/developing-supportive-design-people-dementia
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November 28, 2012
CAAR – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Report – November 28, 2012
“People with dementia in hospitals in New South Wales 2006-07,” (November 2012, .pdf format, 46p.).
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – November 28, 2012
A. “Human Anti-A{beta} IgGs Target Conformational Epitopes on Synthetic Dimer Assemblies and the AD Brain-Derived Peptide,” by Alfred T. Welzel, Angela D. Williams, Helen P. McWilliams-Koeppen, Luis Acero, Alfred Weber, Veronika Blinder, Alex Mably, Sebastian Bunk, Corinna Hermann, Michael A. Farrell, Hartmut J. Ehrlich, Hans P. Schwarz, Dominic M. Walsh, Alan Solomon, and Brian O’Nuallain (PLoS ONE 7(11): e50317. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0050317, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0050317
B. “Impaired c-Fos and Polo-Like Kinase 2 Induction in the Limbic System of Fear-conditioned alpha-Synuclein Transgenic,” by Mice Heinrich Schell, Cindy Boden, André Maia Chagas, and Philipp J. Kahle (PLoS ONE 7(11): e50245. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0050245, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0050245
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November 26, 2012
CAAR – Alzheimer’s Australia Report – November 26, 2012
“Modelling the impact of interventions to delay the onset of dementia in Australia,” by Dr. Victor Vickland, Tom Morris, Prof. Brian Draper, Dr. Lee-Fay Low, and Prof. Henry Brodaty (Paper No. 30, November 2012, .pdf format, 16p.).
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November 13, 2012
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – November 13, 2012
A. “Automatic Classification of Early Parkinson’s Disease with Multi-Modal MR Imaging,” by Dan Long, Jinwei Wang, Min Xuan, Quanquan Gu, Xiaojun Xu, Dexing Kong, and Minming Zhang (PLOS ONE 7(11): e47714. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0047714, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0047714
B. “Differential Sialylation of Serpin A1 in the Early Diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease Dementia,” by Sarah Jesse, Stefan Lehnert, Olaf Jahn, Lucilla Parnetti, Hilkka Soininen, Sanna-Kaisa Herukka, Petra Steinacker, Saskia Tawfik, Hayrettin Tumani, Christine A. F. von Arnim, Manuela Neumann, Hans A. Kretzschmar, Hasan Kulaksiz, Martin Lenter, Jens Wiltfang, Boris Ferger, Bastian Hengerer, and Markus Otto (PLoS ONE 7(11): e48783. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0048783, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0048783
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CAAR – Journal Tables of Contents – November 13, 2012
American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias (Vol. 27, No. 8, December 2012).
aja.sagepub.com/content/27/8.toc
Dementia (Vol. 11, No. 6, November 2012).
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November 9, 2012
CAAR – Population Reference Bureau Article – November 9, 2012
“Dementia Cases Expected to Triple by 2050 as World Population Ages,” by Paola Scommegna (November 2012).
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November 1, 2012
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Medicine Article – November 1, 2012
“Psychosocial Factors That Shape Patient and Carer Experiences of Dementia Diagnosis and Treatment: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies,” by Frances Bunn, Claire Goodman, Katie Sworn, Greta Rait, Carol Brayne, Louise Robinson, Elaine McNeilly, and Steve Iliffe (PLoS Med 9(10): e1001331. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001331, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
www.plosmedicine.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.1001331
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October 29, 2012
CAAR – British Medical Journal Article – October 29, 2012
British Medical Journal Article, Analysis:
A. “Benzodiazepine use and risk of dementia: prospective population based study,” by Sophie Billioti de Gage, Bernard Begaud, Fabienne Bazin, Helene Verdoux, Jean-François Dartigues, Karine Peres, Tobias Kurth, and Antoine Pariente (BMJ 2012;345:e6231, Vol. 345, No. 7880, Oct. 27, 2012, HTML and .pdf foramt, 12p.). Note: this article is available free of charge.
www.bmj.com/content/345/bmj.e6231
B. “Japan’s answer to the economic demands of an ageing population,” by Yohsuke Takasaki, Ichiro Kawachi, and Eric J. Brunner (BMJ 2012;345:e6632, Vol. 345, No. 7880, Oct. 27, 2012, HTML and .pdf foramt, 5p.).
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October 26, 2012
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – October 26, 2012
“Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid Levels of Transthyretin in Lewy Body Disorders with and without Dementia,” by Walter Maetzler, Youyong Tian, Stephanie Maria Baur, Tina Gauger, Bartholomaus Odoj, Benjamin Schmid, Claudia Schulte, Christian Deuschle, Susanna Heck, Anja Apel, Arthur Melms, Thomas Gasser, and Daniela Berg (PLoS ONE 7(10): e48042. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0048042, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 6p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0048042
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CAAR – Journal Table of Contents – October 26, 2012
Alzheimer’s and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association (Vol. 8, No. 6, November 2012).
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October 25, 2012
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – October 25, 2012
A. “Financial Stress and Outcomes after Acute Myocardial Infarction,” by Sachin J. Shah, Harlan M. Krumholz, Kimberly J. Reid, Saif S. Rathore, Aditya Mandawat, John A. Spertus, and Joseph S. Ross (PLoS ONE 7(10): e47420. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0047420, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0047420
B. “ATF6alpha Promotes Astroglial Activation and Neuronal Survival in a Chronic Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease,” by Koji Hashida, Yasuko Kitao, Hirofumi Sudo, Yoshitaka Awa, Shinichiro Maeda, Kazutoshi Mori, Ryosuke Takahashi, Munekazu Iinuma, and Osamu Hori (PLoS ONE 7(10): e47950. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0047950, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0047950
C. “Dissociation between Brain Amyloid Deposition and Metabolism in Early Mild Cognitive Impairment,” by Liyong Wu, Jared Rowley, Sara Mohades, Antoine Leuzy, Marina Tedeschi Dauar, Monica Shin, Vladimir Fonov, Jianping Jia, Serge Gauthier, and Pedro Rosa-Neto for the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (PLoS ONE 7(10): e47905. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0047905, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0047905
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October 24, 2012
CAAR – Joseph Rowntree Foundation [UK] Report – October 24, 2012
“A stronger collective voice for people with dementia,” by Toby Williamson (October 2012, .pdf format, 100p.).
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October 4, 2012
CAAR – Joseph Rowntree Foundation [UK] Report – October 4, 2012
“Creating a dementia-friendly York,” by Janet Crampton, Janet Dean and Ruth Eley (October 2012, .pdf format, 68p.).
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October 2, 2012
CSSRR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – October 2, 2012
A. “The Relationship between Associative Learning, Transfer Generalization, and Homocysteine Levels in Mild Cognitive Impairment,” by Ahmed A. Moustafa, Doaa H. Hewedi, Abeer M. Eissa, Catherine E. Myers, and Hisham A. Sadek (PLoS ONE 7(9): e46496. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0046496, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0046496
B. “The Impact of Autonomic Dysfunction on Survival in Patients with Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Parkinson’s Disease with Dementia,” by Kajsa Stubendorff, Dag Aarsland, Lennart Minthon, Elisabet Londos (PLoS ONE 7(10): e45451. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0045451, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 6p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0045451
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September 27, 2012
CAAR – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Report – September 27, 2012
“Dementia in Australia,” (September 2012, .pdf format, 250p.).
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September 13, 2012
CAAR – Journal Tables of Contents – September 13, 2012
Dementia (Vol. 11, No. 5, September 2012).
dem.sagepub.com/content/11/5.toc
Journal of Aging and Physical Activity (Vol. 20, No. 4, October 2012).
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September 6, 2012
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – September 6, 2012
A. “Body Mass Index and the Risk of Dementia among Louisiana Low Income Diabetic Patients,” by Gang Hu, Ronald Horswell, Yujie Wang, Wei Li, Jay Besse, Ke Xiao, Honglei Chen, Jeffrey N. Keller, Steven B. Heymsfield, Donna H. Ryan, and Peter T. Katzmarzyk (PLoS ONE 7(9): e44537. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0044537, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0044537
B. “Antigen-Bound and Free {beta}-Amyloid Autoantibodies in Serum of Healthy Adults,” by Madalina Maftei, Franka Thurm, Vera Maria Leirer, Christine A. F. von Arnim, Thomas Elbert, Michael Przybylski, Iris-Tatjana Kolassa, and Marilena Manea (PLoS ONE 7(9): e44516. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0044516, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0044516
C. “Homodimerization of Amyloid Precursor Protein at the Plasma Membrane: A homoFRET Study by Time-Resolved Fluorescence Anisotropy Imaging,” by Viviane Devauges, Catherine Marquer, Sandrine Lecart, Jack-Christophe Cossec, Marie-Claude Potier, Emmanuel Fort, Klaus Suhling, and Sandrine Leveque-Fort (PLoS ONE 7(9): e44434. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0044434, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0044434
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