“How Does Divorce Affect Retirement Security?” by Alicia H. Munnell, Wenliang Hou, and Geoffrey T. Sanzenbacher (IB No. 18-12, June 2018, .pdf format, 10p.).
June 15, 2018
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Issue Brief – June 15, 2018
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CAAR – Brookings Institution Report – June 15, 2018
“The retirement revolution: Regulatory reform to enable behavioral change,” by Martin Neil Baily and Benjamin H. Harris (June 2018, .pdf format, 14p.).
www.brookings.edu/research/the-retirement-revolution-regulatory-reform-to-enable-behavioral-change/
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CAAR – University of Texas Population Research Center Brief – June 15, 2018
“Same-Sex Couples Devote More Attention to End-of-Life Plans than Heterosexual Couples,” by Mieke Beth Thomeer, Rachel Donnell, Corinne Reczek, and Debra Umberson (June 2018, .pdf format, 3p.).
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CAAR – Institute for Public Policy Research [UK] Brief – June 15, 2018
“End of life care in England: A briefing paper,” by Jack Hunter and Martina Orlovic (May 2018, .pdf format, 24p.).
www.ippr.org/research/publications/end-of-life-care-in-england
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June 14, 2018
CAAR – US Administration on Community Living Funding Opportunity – June 14, 2018
“Strengthening the Financial Literacy & Preparedness of Family Caregivers,” (HHS-2018-ACL-AOA-FLFC-0309, application deadline August 10, 2018).
www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=306163
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CAAR – Institute for Fiscal Studies [UK] Working Paper – June 14, 2018
“The impact of cuts to social care spending on the use of Accident and Emergency departments in England,” by Rowena Crawford, George Stoye and Ben Zaranko (WP18/15, June 2018, .pdf format, 28p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – June 14, 2018
“Prevalence and correlates of chronic diseases in an elderly population: A community-based survey in Haikou,” by Chanjuan Zhao, Liping Wong, Qing Zhu, and Hao Yang (PLoS ONE 13(6): e0199006. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0199006, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0199006
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CAAR – Nature Medicine Article – June 14, 2018
“Adrenergic nerve degeneration in bone marrow drives aging of the hematopoietic stem cell niche,” by Maria Maryanovich, Ali H. Zahalka, Halley Pierce, Sandra Pinho, Fumio Nakahara, Noboru Asada, Qiaozhi Wei, Xizhe Wang, Paul Ciero, Jianing Xu, Avigdor Leftin & Paul S. Frenette (Vol. 24, No. 6, June 2018, p. 782-791).
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CAAR – Journal Table of Contents – June 14, 2018
Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (Vol. 64, No. 1, 2018).
content.iospress.com/journals/journal-of-alzheimers-disease/64/1
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June 11, 2018
CAAR – US Administration for Community Living Funding Opportunity – June 11, 2018
“Promoting Aging In Place by Enhancing Access to Home Modifications,” (HHS-2018-ACL-AOA-HMOD-0308, application deadline August 8, 2018).
www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=305883
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CAAR – Employee Benefit Research Institute Issue Brief – June 11, 2018
“EBRI Retirement Security Projection Model®(RSPM) – Analyzing Policy and Design Proposals,” by Jack VanDerhei (EBRI Issue Brief No. 451, June 2018, .pdf format, 17p.).
www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=3638
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CAAR – Tables of Contents – June 11, 2018
International Journal of Aging and Human Development (Vol. 87, No. 1, July 2018).
journals.sagepub.com/toc/ahdb/87/1
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology (Vol. 33, No. 2, June 2018).
link.springer.com/journal/10823/33/2/page/1
Journal of Women & Aging (Vol. 30, No. 4, 2018).
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June 8, 2018
CAAR – US National Institutes of Health Funding Opportunities – June 8, 2018
A. “Analyses of CALERIE Data and Biospecimens to Elucidate Mechanisms of Caloric Restriction (CR)-Induced Effects in Humans (R01 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed),” (PA-18-823, National Institute on Aging, application deadlines Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5). Note: There is a related funding announcement (follow the link under “Companion Funding Opportunity”): “Exploratory Analyses of CALERIE Data and Biospecimens to Elucidate Mechanisms of Caloric Restriction (CR)-Induced Effects in Humans (R21 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed),” (PA-18-824).
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-18-823.html
B. “Analyses of Adherence Strategies and Data Sets from CALERIE to Explore Behavioral and Psychosocial Aspects of Sustained Caloric Restriction in Humans (R01 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed),” (PA-18-825, National Institute on Aging, application deadlines Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5). Note: There is a related funding announcement (follow the link under “Companion Funding Opportunity”): “Exploratory Analyses of Adherence Strategies and Data Sets from CALERIE to Investigate Behavioral and Psychosocial Aspects of Sustained Caloric Restriction in Humans (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed),” (PA-18-826).
C. “Alzheimer’s Drug-Development Program (U01 Clinical Trial Optional),” (PAR-18-820, National Institute on Aging, application deadlines Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5).
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-18-822.html
D. “Administrative Supplements for Research on Dietary Supplements (Admin. Supp.- Clinical Trial Not Allowed),” (PA-18-817, National Institute on Aging, in conjunction with other agencies, application deadlines October 15, 2018; January 15, 2019; April 15, 2019; October 15, 2019; January 15, 2020; or April 15, 2020).
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-18-817.html
E. “Roybal Centers for Translational Research on Aging (P30 – Clinical Trial Required),” (RFA-AG-19-006, a reissue of RFA-AG-14-004, National Institute on Aging, application deadline October 18, 2018). Note: There are two related funding announcement (follow the link under “Companion Funding Opportunity”): “Roybal Centers for Translational Research on Dementia Care Provider Support (P30 – Clinical Trial Required),” (RFA-AG-19-007); and, “Edward R. Roybal Coordinating Center (R24 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed),” (RFA-AG-19-008).
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-19-006.html
F. “Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging (K76 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed),” (RFA-AG-19-017, a reissue of RFA-AG-18-006, National Institute on Aging, application deadline October 24, 2018). Note: There is a related funding announcement (follow the link under “Companion Funding Opportunity”): “Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging (K76 Independent Clinical Trial Required),” (RFA-AG-19-018)
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CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General Report – June 8, 2018
“The Food and Drug Administration Computed Prescription Drug User Fee Rates Accurately,” (A-05-17-00040, June 2018, .pdf format, 4p.).
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CAAR – British Medical Journal Article – June 8, 2018
“Revisiting the association of blood pressure with mortality in oldest old people in China: community based, longitudinal prospective study,” by Yue-Bin Lv, Xiang Gao, Zhao-Xue Yin, Hua-Shuai Chen, Jie-Si Luo, Melanie Sereny Brasher, Virginia Byers Kraus, Tian-Tian Li, Yi Zeng, and Xiao-Ming Shi (Vol. 361, No. 8156, June 9, 2018, BMJ 2018;361:k2158).
www.bmj.com/content/361/bmj.k2158
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June 7, 2018
CAAR – US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Report – June 7, 2018
“2018 Annual Report of The Boards of Trustees of The Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds,” (June 2018, .pdf format, 254p.).
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CAAR – US National Institutes on Health Funding Opportunity – June 7, 2018
“Alzheimer’s Drug-Development Program (U01 Clinical Trial Optional),” (PAR-18-820, a reissue of PAR-18-174, National Institute on Aging, application deadlines Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5).
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-18-820.html
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CAAR – Family Caregiver Alliance Funding Periodical – June 7, 2018
– Caregiving PolicyDigest (Vol. 18, No. 5, May 31, 2018).
myemail.constantcontact.com/Caregiving-Policy-Digest—Vol–18–No–5.html
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CAAR – Conferencealerts.Com Gerontology Conference Alert – June 7, 2018
– Let’s talk about ageing! – International Conference on Ageing – Porto, Portugal (Oct. 15-16, 2018).
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CAAR – Tables of Contents – June 7, 2018
Alzheimer’s and Dementia (Vol. 14, No. 6, June 2018).
www.alzheimersanddementia.com/issue/S1552-5260(17)X0008-3
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (Vol. 26, No. 6, June 2018).
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June 5, 2018
CAAR – US Government Accountability Office Report – June 5, 2018
“Central States Pension Fund: Investment Policy Decisions and Challenges Facing the Plan,” (GAO-18-106, June 2018, .pdf format, 119p.).
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CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper – June 5, 2018
: Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library. “Older Men’s Labor Force Participation in Belgium,” by Alain Jousten and Mathieu Lefebvre (w24669, June 2018, .pdf format, 17p.).
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CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Issue Brief – June 5, 2018
“What Explains the Widening Gap in Retirement Ages by Education?” by Matthew S. Rutledge (IB No. 18-10, May 2018, .pdf format, 8p.).
What Explains the Widening Gap in Retirement Ages by Education?
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June 4, 2018
CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General Brief – June 4, 2018
“Increases in Reimbursement for Brand-Name Drugs in Part D,” (OEI 03 15 00080, June 2018, .pdf format, 15p.).
oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-03-15-00080.asp
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CAAR – Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Report – June 4, 2018
“FY 2017 PBGC: Projections Report,” (June 2017, .pdf format, 53p.).
www.pbgc.gov/sites/default/files/fy-2017-projections-report.pdf
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – June 4, 2018
“Adequate life-expectancy reconstruction for adult human mortality data,” by Laszlo Nemeth and Trifon I. Missov (PLoS ONE 13(6): e0198485. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198485, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0198485
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CAAR – Tables of Contents – June 4, 2018
Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (Vol. 63, No. 4, 2018).
content.iospress.com/journals/journal-of-alzheimers-disease/63/4
Journal of Population Ageing (Vol. 11, No. 2, March 2018).
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June 1, 2018
CAAR – US National Institutes on Health Funding Opportunities – June 1, 2018
A. “BRAIN Initiative Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00 Clinical Trial Required),” (PAR-18-813, National Institute on Aging, in conjunction with other agencies, first deadline for applications August 31, 2018).
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-18-813.html
B. “BRAIN Initiative Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed),” (PAR-18-814, National Institute on Aging, in conjunction with other agencies, first deadline for applications August 31, 2018).
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CAAR – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Article Abstracts – June 1, 2018
A. “Socioeconomic status moderates age-related differences in the brain’s functional network organization and anatomy across the adult lifespan,” by Micaela Y. Chan, Jinkyung Na, Phillip F. Agres, Neil K. Savalia, Denise C. Park, and Gagan S. Wig (Vol. 115, No. 22, May 29, 2018, p. E5144-E5153).
www.pnas.org/content/115/22/E5144
B. “Regulation of myeloid cell phagocytosis by LRRK2 via WAVE2 complex stabilization is altered in Parkinson’s disease,” by Kwang Soo Kim, Paul C. Marcogliese, Jungwoo Yang, Steve M. Callaghan, Virginia Resende, Elizabeth Abdel-Messih, Connie Marras, Naomi P. Visanji, Jana Huang, Michael G. Schlossmacher, Laura Trinkle-Mulcahy, Ruth S. Slack, Anthony E. Lang, Canadian Lrrk2 in Inflammation Team (CLINT), and David S. Park (Vol. 115, No. 22, May 29, 2018, p. E5164-E5173).
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CAAR – Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Data Release – June 1, 2018
The US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released a new MEPS data file (May 2018, data in .zip or self decompressing [.exe] ASCII text and SAS Transport format, with documentation in HTML and .pdf format, and SAS and SPSS programming statements in ASCII format).
– MEPS HC-187: 2016 Full Year Medical Organizations Survey File
meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-187
– MEPS HC-188H: 2016 Home Health File
meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-188H
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CAAR – Table of Contents – June 1, 2018
European Journal of Aging (Vol. 15, No. 2, June 2018).
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May 30, 2018
CAAR – US Senate Committe on Finance, Subcommittee on Health Hearing Testimony – May 30, 2018
“Examining Efforts to Prevent Opioid Overutilization and Misuse in Medicare and Medicaid,” a hearing held May 29, 2018 (witness statements available in .pdf format, video of the full hearing available at the site, running time hour minutes).
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CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Papers – May 30, 2018
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library.
A. “Trends in Labor Force Participation of Older Workers in Spain,” by Pilar García-Gómez, Sergi Jimenez-Martin, and Judit Vall Castelló (w24637, May 2018, .pdf format, 28p.).
B. “Why are People Working Longer in the Netherlands?” by Adriaan Kalwij, Arie Kapteyn, and Klaas de Vos (w24636, May 2018, .pdf format, 33p.).
C. “Genetic Endowments and Wealth Inequality,” by Daniel Barth, Nicholas W. Papageorge, and Kevin Thom (w24642, May 2018, .pdf format, 61p.).
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CAAR – Health and Retirement Study Data Release – May 30, 2018
– RAND HRS Tax Calculations Files (v.1) (May 25, 2018).
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – May 30, 2018
“Dietary habits in adolescence and midlife and risk of breast cancer in older women,” by Alfheidur Haraldsdottir, Johanna E. Torfadottir, Unnur A. Valdimarsdottir, Hans-Olov Adami, Thor Aspelund, Laufey Tryggvadottir, Marianna Thordardottir, Bryndis E. Birgisdottir, Tamara B. Harris, Lenore J. Launer, Vilmundur Gudnason, and Laufey Steingrimsdottir (PLoS ONE 13(5): e0198017. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198017, HTML, XML, and .pdf format, 16p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0198017
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CAAR – Human Mortality Database Data Release – May 30, 2018
– Switzerland revised and updated through 2016 (May 25, 2018).
www.mortality.org/Public/WhatsNew.php
Data access:
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CAAR – Tables of Contents – May 30, 2018
Ageing International (Vol. 43, No. 2, June 2018).
link.springer.com/journal/12126/43/2/page/1
Research on Aging (Vol. 40, No. 6, July 2018).
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May 24, 2018
CAAR – US Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing Testimony – May 24, 2018
“Preventing and Treating Opioid Misuse Among Older Americans,” a hearing held May 23, 2018 (witness statements available in .pdf format, video of the full hearing available at the site, running time 1 hour 20 minutes). Note: The hearing begins at the 14:06 mark.
www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/preventing-and-treating-opioid-misuse-among-older-americans
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CAAR – US Government Accountability Office Report – May 24, 2018
“Retirement Plan Investing: Clearer Information on Consideration of Environmental Social and Governance Factors Would Be Helpful,” (GAO-18-398, May 2018, .pdf format, 63p.).
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CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General Reports – May 24, 2018
A. “Round 2 Competitive Bidding for Oxygen: Continued Access for Vast Majority of Beneficiaries,” (OEI-01-15-00041, May 2018, .pdf format, 29p.).
oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-15-00041.asp
B. “Round 2 Competitive Bidding For Enteral Nutrition: Continued Access For Vast Majority Of Beneficiaries,” (OEI-01-15-00042, May 2018, .pdf format, 22p.).
oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-15-00042.asp
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CAAR – Nature Letter Abstract – May 24, 2018
“Cellular milieu imparts distinct pathological {alpha}-synuclein strains in {alpha}-synucleinopathies,” by Chao Peng, Ronald J. Gathagan, Dustin J. Covell, Coraima Medellin, Anna Stieber, John L. Robinson, Bin Zhang, Rose M. Pitkin, Modupe F. Olufemi, Kelvin C. Luk, John Q. Trojanowski & Virginia M.-Y. Lee (Vol. 557, No. 7706, May 24, 2018, p. 558-563).
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CAAR – Employee Benefit Research Institute Issue Brief – May 24, 2018
“Labor Force Participation Rates by Age and Gender and the Age and Gender Composition of the U.S. Civilian Labor Force and Adult Population,” by Craig Copeland (Issue Brief No. 449, May 2018, .pdf format, 22p.).
www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=3626
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CAAR – Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [University of Bonn, Germany] Working Papers – May 24, 2018
A. “The Shadow Prices of Voluntary Caregiving: Using Panel Data of Well-Being to Estimate the Cost of Informal Care,” by Rebecca McDonald and Nattavudh Powdthavee (Discussion Paper No. 11545, May 2018, .pdf format, 35p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
www.iza.org/publications/dp/11545
B. “Less Is Not More: Information Presentation Complexity and 401(k) Planning Choices,” by Eric Cardella, Charlene M. Kalenkoski, and Michael Parent (Discussion Paper No. 11538, May 2018, .pdf format, 38p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
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