“Targeting cholesterol buildup in eye may slow age-related vision loss,” (April 3, 2013).
April 3, 2013
February 21, 2013
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Medicine Article – February 21, 2013
“Prevalence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Nakuru, Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study,” by Wanjiku Mathenge, Andrew Bastawrous, Tunde Peto, Irene Leung, Allen Foster, and Hannah Kuper (PLoS Med 10(2): e1001393. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001393, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001393
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September 24, 2012
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – September 24, 2012
“Interleukin 27 Induces the Expression of Complement Factor H (CFH) in the Retina,” by Ahjoku Amadi-Obi, Cheng-Rong Yu, Ivy Dambuza, Sung-Hye Kim, Bernadette Marrero, and Charles E. Egwuagu (PLoS ONE 7(9): e45801. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0045801, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0045801
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August 21, 2012
CAAR – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Article Abstracts – August 21, 2012
A. “Complement factor H genotypes impact risk of age-related macular degeneration by interaction with oxidized phospholipids,” by Peter X. Shaw, Li Zhang, Ming Zhang, Hongjun Du, Ling Zhao, Clara Lee, Seanna Grob, Siok Lam Lim, Guy Hughes, Janet Lee, Matthew Bedell, Mark H. Nelson, Fang Lu, Martin Krupa, Jing Luo, Hong Ouyang, Zhidan Tu, Zhiguang Su, Jin Zhu, Xinran Wei, Zishan Feng, Yaou Duan, Zhenglin Yang, Henry Ferreyra, Dirk-Uwe Bartsch, Igor Kozak, Liangfang Zhang, Feng Lin, Hui Sun, Hong Feng, and Kang Zhang (Vol. 109, No. 34, Aug. 21, 2012, p. 13757-13762).
www.pnas.org/content/109/34/13757.abstract
B. “ERK1/2 activation is a therapeutic target in age-related macular degeneration,” by Sami Dridi, Yoshio Hirano, Valeria Tarallo, Younghee Kim, Benjamin J. Fowler, Balamurali K. Ambati, Sasha Bogdanovich, Vince A. Chiodo, William W. Hauswirth, Jennifer F. Kugel, James A. Goodrich, Steven L. Ponicsan, David R. Hinton, Mark E. Kleinman, Judit Z. Baffi, Bradley D. Gelfand, and Jayakrishna Ambati (Vol. 109, No. 34, Aug. 21, 2012, p. 13781-13786).
www.pnas.org/content/109/34/13781.abstract
C. “Postsynaptic dysfunction is associated with spatial and object recognition memory loss in a natural model of Alzheimer’s disease,” by Álvaro O. Ardiles, Cheril C. Tapia-Rojas, Madhuchhanda Mandal, Frédéric Alexandre, Alfredo Kirkwood, Nibaldo C. Inestrosa, and Adrian G. Palacios (Vol. 109, No. 34, Aug. 21, 2012, p. 13835-13840).
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August 13, 2012
CAAR – Tables of Contents – August 13, 2012
American Journal of Epidemiology (Vol. 176, No. 4, Aug. 15, 2012).
aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/176/4.toc?etoc
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics (Vol. 55, No. 2, September/October 2012).
www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01674943
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Vol. 60, No. 8, August 2012).
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.2012.60.issue-8/issuetoc
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May 8, 2012
CAAR – Nature Medicine Article Abstract – May 8, 2012
“NLRP3 has a protective role in age-related macular degeneration through the induction of IL-18 by drusen components,” by Sarah L. Doyle, Matthew Campbell, Ema Ozaki, Robert G. Salomon, Andres Mori, Paul F. Kenna, Gwyneth Jane Farrar, Anna-Sophia Kiang, Marian M. Humphries, Ed C. Lavelle, Luke A. J. O’Neill, Joe G. Hollyfield & Peter Humphries (Vol. 18, No. 5, May 2012, p. 791-798).
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May 7, 2012
CAAR – Lancet Series Abstract – May 7, 2012
Note: Lancet requires free registration before providing articles.
“Age-related macular degeneration,” by Laurence S. Lim, Paul Mitchell, Johanna M. Seddon, Frank G. Holz, and Tien Y. Wong (Vol. 379, No. 9827, May 5, 2012, p. 1728-1738).
www.lancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2812%2960282-7/abstract
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April 30, 2012
CAAR – US National Institutes of Health Press Release – April 30, 2012
“Avastin and Lucentis are equivalent in treating age-related macular degeneration,” (April 30, 2012).
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April 23, 2012
CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General Report – April 23, 2012
“Medicare Payments for Drugs Used To Treat Wet Age Related Macular Degeneration,” (OEI-03-10-00360, April 2012, .pdf format, 18p.).
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February 24, 2012
CAAR – Lancet Article Abstract – February 24, 2012
Note: Lancet requires free registration before providing content. “Embryonic stem cell trials for macular degeneration: a preliminary report,” by Steven D Schwartz, Jean-Pierre Hubschman, Gad Heilwell, Valentina Franco-Cardenas, Carolyn K Pan, Rosaleen M Ostrick, Edmund Mickunas, Roger Gay, Irina Klimanskaya, and Robert Lanza (Vol. 379, No. 9817, February 25, 2012, p. 713-720).
www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2812%2960028-2/abstract
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