“WNT1 Mutations in Early-Onset Osteoporosis and Osteogenesis Imperfecta,” by Christine M. Laine, Kyu Sang Joeng, Philippe M. Campeau, Riku Kiviranta, Kati Tarkkonen, Monica Grover, James T. Lu, Minna Pekkinen, Maija Wessman, Terhi J. Heino, Vappu Nieminen-Pihala, Mira Aronen, Tero Laine, Heikki Kroger, William G. Cole, Anna-Elina Lehesjoki, Lisette Nevarez, Deborah Krakow, Cynthia J.R. Curry, Daniel H. Cohn, Richard A. Gibbs, Brendan H. Lee, and Outi Makitie (Vol. 368, No. 19, May 9, 2013, p. 1809-1818).
May 9, 2013
April 1, 2013
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – April 1, 2013
A. “The Onset of Widespread Musculoskeletal Pain Is Associated with a Decrease in Healthy Ageing in Older People: A Population-Based Prospective Study,” by Ross Wilkie, Abdelouahid Tajar, and John McBeth (PLoS ONE 8(3): e59858. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059858, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059858
B. “Dried Plum’s Unique Capacity to Reverse Bone Loss and Alter Bone Metabolism in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis Model,” by Elizabeth Rendina, Kelsey D. Hembree, McKale R. Davis, Denver Marlow, Stephen L. Clarke, Bernard P. Halloran, Edralin A. Lucas, and Brenda J. Smith (PLoS ONE 8(3): e60569. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060569, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0060569
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November 1, 2012
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstracts – November 1, 2012
A. “Fracture Risk and Zoledronic Acid Therapy in Men with Osteoporosis,” by Steven Boonen, Jean-Yves Reginster, Jean-Marc Kaufman, Kurt Lippuner, Jose Zanchetta, Bente Langdahl, Rene Rizzoli, Stanley Lipschitz, Hans Peter Dimai, Richard Witvrouw, Erik Eriksen, Kim Brixen, Luis Russo, Frank Claessens, Philemon Papanastasiou, Oscar Antunez, Guoqin Su, Christina Bucci-Rechtweg, Josef Hruska, Elodie Incera, Dirk Vanderschueren, and Eric Orwoll (Vol. 367, No. 18, November 1, 2012, p. 1714-1723).
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1204061#t=abstract
B. “Comparing Local and Regional Variation in Health Care Spending,” by Yuting Zhang, Seo Hyon Baik, A. Mark Fendrick, and Katherine Baicker (Vol. 367, No. 18, November 1, 2012, p. 1724-1731).
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July 24, 2012
CAAR – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Article Abstracts – July 24, 2012
A. “A soluble bone morphogenetic protein type IA receptor increases bone mass and bone strength,” by Marc Baud’huin, Nicolas Solban, Milton Cornwall-Brady, Dianne Sako, Yoshimi Kawamoto, Katia Liharska, Darren Lath, Mary L. Bouxsein, Kathryn W. Underwood, Jeffrey Ucran, Ravindra Kumar, Eileen Pobre, Asya Grinberg, Jasbir Seehra, Ernesto Canalis, R. Scott Pearsall, and Peter I. Croucher (Vol. 109, NO. 30, July 24, 2012, p. 12207-12212).
www.pnas.org/content/109/30/12207.abstract
B. “Amyloid precursor protein (APP) traffics from the cell surface via endosomes for amyloid {beta} (A{beta}) production in the trans-Golgi network,” by Regina Wai-Yan Choy, Zhiliang Cheng, and Randy Schekman (Vol. 109, NO. 30, July 24, 2012, p. E2077-E2082).
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May 10, 2012
CAAR – Rand Corporation Report – May 10, 2012
“Postmenopausal osteoporosis management: A review of the evidence to inform the development of quality indicators,” by Annalijn Conklin, Ohid Yaqub, Claire Celia, and Ellen Nolte (TR-1247, May 2012, .pdf format, 110p.).
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April 27, 2012
CAAR – US National Center for Health Statistics Data Brief – April 27, 2012
“Osteoporosis or Low Bone Mass at the Femur Neck or Lumbar Spine in Older Adults: United States, 2005-2008,” by Anne C. Looker, Lori G. Borrud, Bess Dawson-Hughes, John A. Shepherd, and Nicole C. Wright (Data Brief No. 93, April 2012, .pdf and HTML format, 8p.).
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April 11, 2012
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – April 11, 2012
A. “Genetics of Clusterin Isoform Expression and Alzheimer’s Disease Risk,” by I-Fang Ling, Jiraganya Bhongsatiern, James F. Simpson, David W. Fardo, and Steven Estus (PLoS ONE 7(4): e33923. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033923, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0033923
B. “Longer Leukocyte Telomere Length Is Associated with Smaller Hippocampal Volume among Non-Demented APOE e3/e3 Subjects,” by Mikael Wikgren, Thomas Karlsson, Johanna Lind, Therese Nilbrink, Johan Hultdin, Kristel Sleegers, Christine Van Broeckhoven, Goran Roos, Lars-Goran Nilsson, Lars Nyberg, Rolf Adolfsson, and Karl-Fredrik Norrback (PLoS ONE 7(4): e34292. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0034292, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 5p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0034292
C. “Age-Related Skeletal Dynamics and Decrease in Bone Strength in DNA Repair Deficient Male Trichothiodystrophy Mice,” by Claudia Nicolaije, Karin E. M. Diderich, S. M. Botter, Matthias Priemel, Jan H. Waarsing, Judd S. Day, Renata M. C. Brandt, Arndt F. Schilling, Harrie Weinans, Bram C. Van der Eerden, Gijsbertus T. J. van der Horst, Jan H. J. Hoeijmakers, and Johannes P. T. M. van Leeuwen (PLoS ONE 7(4): e35246. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0035246, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 13p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0035246
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April 6, 2012
CAAR – Nature Medicine Article Abstract – April 6, 2012
“Vitamin E decreases bone mass by stimulating osteoclast fusion,” by Koji Fujita, Makiko Iwasaki, Hiroki Ochi, Toru Fukuda, Chengshan Ma, Takeshi Miyamoto, Kimitaka Takitani, Takako Negishi-Koga, Satoko Sunamura, Tatsuhiko Kodama, Hiroshi Takayanagi, Hiroshi Tamai, Shigeaki Kato, Hiroyuki Arai, Kenichi Shinomiya, Hiroshi Itoh, Atsushi Okawa & Shu Takeda (Vol. 18, No. 4, April 2012, p. 589-594).
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February 24, 2012
CAAR – UK National Osteoporosis Society/Age UK Report – February 24, 2012
“Breaking Through: Building Better Falls and Fracture Services in England,” (February 2012, .pdf format, 39p.).
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February 15, 2012
CAAR – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Article Abstract – February 15, 2012
“Decreased osteoclastogenesis in serotonin-deficient mice,” by Yasmine Chabbi-Achengli, Amelie E. Coudert, Jacques Callebert, Valerie Geoffroy, Francine Coted, Corinne Collet, and Marie-Christine de Vernejoul (Vol. 109, No. 7, February 14, 2012, p. 2567-2572).
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January 19, 2012
CAAR – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Article Abstracts – January 19, 2012
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).
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