International Update, November 2019, (November 2019, .pdf format, 4p.).
www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/intl_update/2019-11/index.html
International Update, November 2019, (November 2019, .pdf format, 4p.).
www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/intl_update/2019-11/index.html
“Did Soviet Elderly Employment Respond to Financial Incentives? Evidence from Pension Reforms,” by Olga Malkova (Discussion Paper No. 12790, November 2019, .pdf format, 73p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
“What it’s worth – Revisiting the value of financial advice,” by Brian Beach (November 2019, .pdf format, 15p.).
– Norway revised and updated through 2018 (November 27, 2019).
www.mortality.org/Public/WhatsNew.php
Data access:
Caregiving Policy Digest (Vol. 19, No. 9, November 27, 2019).
myemail.constantcontact.com/Caregiving-Policy-Digest—Vol–19–No–9.html
Ageing and Society (Vol. 40, No. 1, January 2020).
www.cambridge.org/core/journals/ageing-and-society/issue/36273477566473153C0117D63D7AB5FB
“2020 Empowering Communities to Reduce Falls and Falls Risk,” (HHS-2020-ACL-AOA-FPSG-0372, application deadline January 31, 2020).
www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=322423
“Hospitals Received Millions in Excessive Outlier Payments Because CMS Limits the Reconciliation Process,” (A-05-16-00060, November 2019, .pdf format, 19p.).
“Pensions at a Glance 2019: OECD and G20 Indicators,” (November 2019, .pdf format, 221p.).
www.oecd.org/pensions/public-pensions/oecd-pensions-at-a-glance-19991363.htm
“A Look at Recent Proposals to Control Drug Spending by Medicare and its Beneficiaries,” by Meredith Freed, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman (November 2019, .pdf and HTML format, 27p.).
“Average Annual Morphine Milligram Equivalents (MMEs) of Outpatient Prescription Opioids and Share of Total MMEs among Elderly and Non-Elderly Adults in 2015-2016,” by Asako S. Moriya and G. Edward Miller (Research Findings 45, November 2019, .pdf and HTML format, 25p.).
meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/Pub_ProdResults_Details.jsp?pt=Research+Findings&opt=2&id=1263
International Journal of Aging and Human Development (Vol. 90, No. 1, January 2020).
journals.sagepub.com/toc/ahdb/90/1
Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (Vol. 72, No. 3, 2019).
content.iospress.com/journals/journal-of-alzheimers-disease/72/3
“Unpaid eldercare in the United States,” (November 2019, .pdf and HTML format, 20p.).
Note: For full text availability check your organization’s library.
A. “Single-cell transcriptomics of the human retinal pigment epithelium and choroid in health and macular degeneration,” by Andrew P. Voigt, Kelly Mulfaul, Nathaniel K. Mullin, Miles J. Flamme-Wiese, Joseph C. Giacalone, Edwin M. Stone, Budd A. Tucker, Todd E. Scheetz, and Robert F. Mullins (Vol. 116, No. 48, November 26, 2019, p. 24100-24107).
www.pnas.org/content/116/48/24100
B. “Elovanoids counteract oligomeric {beta}-amyloid-induced gene expression and protect photoreceptors,” by Khanh V. Do, Marie-Audrey I. Kautzmann, Bokkyoo Jun, William C. Gordon, Robert Nshimiyimana, Rong Yang, Nicos A. Petasis, and Nicolas G. Bazan (Vol. 116, No. 48, November 26, 2019, p. 24317-24325).
A. “Life Expectancy and Mortality Rates in the United States, 1959-2017,” by Steven H. Woolf and Heidi Schoomaker (Vol. 322, No. 20, November 26, 2019, p. 1996-2016).
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2756187
B. “Association Between Levothyroxine Treatment and Thyroid-Related Symptoms Among Adults Aged 80 Years and Older With Subclinical Hypothyroidism,” by Simon P. Mooijaart, Robert S. Du Puy, David J. Stott, Patricia M. Kearney, Nicolas Rodondi, Rudi G. J. Westendorp, Wendy P. J. den Elzen, Iris Postmus, Rosalinde K. E. Poortvliet, Diana van Heemst, Barbara C. van Munster, Robin P. Peeters, Ian Ford, Sharon Kean13; Claudia-Martina Messow, Manuel R. Blum, Tinh-Hai Collet, Torquil Watt, Olaf M. Dekkers, J. Wouter Jukema, Johannes W. A. Smit, Peter Langhorne, and Jacobijn Gussekloo (Vol. 322, No. 20, November 26, 2019, p. 1977-1986).
Ageing International (Vol. 44, No. 4, December 2019).
link.springer.com/journal/12126/44/4
Journal of Aging Studies (Vol. 51, December 2019).
www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-aging-studies/vol/51/suppl/C
Journal of Women and Aging (Vol. 31, No. 6, 2019).
A. “Clinical Trials Planning for Symptomatic Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia (VCID) (R34 Clinical Trial Not Allowed),” (RFA-NS-20-012, National Institute on Aging, in conjunction with other agenices, application receipt date March 31, 2020).
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-20-012.html
B. “NIH Blueprint Program for Enhancing Neuroscience Diversity through Undergraduate Research Education Experiences (BP-ENDURE) (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed),” (RFA-NS-20-015, National Institute on Aging, in conjunction with other agencies, application receipt date February 19, 2020).
“Implications of the Expiration of Medicaid Long-Term Care Spousal Impoverishment Rules for Community Integration,” by MaryBeth Musumeci, Priya Chidambaram, and Molly O’Malley Watts (November 2019, .pdf and HTML format, 15p.).
Educational Gerontology (Vol. 45, No. 12, 2019).
www.tandfonline.com/toc/uedg20/45/12?nav=tocList
Journal of Aging and Physical Activity (Vol. 27, No. 6, December 2019).
journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/japa/27/6/japa.27.issue-6.xml
Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect (Vol. 31, No. 4 & 5, 2019).
www.tandfonline.com/toc/wean20/31/4-5?nav=tocList
Research on Aging (Vol. 42, No. 1, January 2020).
“Registered Nurses Did Not Always Visit Medicare Beneficiaries’ Homes At Least Once Every 14 Days To Assess The Quality of Care and Services Provided by Hospice Aides,” (A-09-18-03022, November 2019, .pdf format, 14p.).
“Retirement Income Review: Consultation Paper,” (November 2019, .pdf and Word format, 31p.).
“Disaster Assistance for State Units on Aging (SUAs) and Tribal Organizations in Major Disasters Declared by the President,” (HHS-2020-ACL-AOA-DASG-0364, application deadline September 7, 2020).
www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=322431
“Participation and Leakages in Oregon’s Auto-IRA,” by Laura D. Quinby, Wenliang, Hou Anek Belbase, and Geoffrey T. Sanzenbacher (WP 2019-15, November 2019, .pdf and Excel format, 20p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
crr.bc.edu/working-papers/participation-and-leakages-in-oregons-auto-ira/
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library. “Does One Medicare Fit All? The Economics of Uniform Health Insurance Benefits,” by Mark Shepard, Katherine Baicker, and Jonathan S. Skinner (w26472, November 2019, .pdf format, 43p.).
“Medicare for 50-to-64-Year-Olds: Assessing the Effects of Allowing Older Adults to Buy Into the Medicare Program,” by Christine Eibner, Raffaele Vardavas, Sarah A. Nowak, Jodi L. Liu, and Preethi Rao (RR4246, 2019, .pdf format, 54p.).
Alzheimer’s and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association (Vol. 15, No. 11, Novembe 2019).
www.alzheimersanddementia.com/issue/S1552-5260(18)X0014-4
Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (Vol. 72, No. 2, 2019).
content.iospress.com/journals/journal-of-alzheimers-disease/72/2
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology (Vol. 34, No. 4, December 2019).
“Alzheimer’s Awareness: Barriers to Diagnosis, Treatment and Care Coordination,” a hearing held November 20, 2019 (witness statements available in .pdf format, video of the full hearing available at the site, running time 1 hour 53 minutes). Note: Hearing begins at the 21:31 mark.
“Cost of Care Survey 2019,” (November 2019, .pdf format).
– Home Page:
www.genworth.com/aging-and-you/finances/cost-of-care.html
– National and State Tables (.pdf format, 7p.).
pro.genworth.com/riiproweb/productinfo/pdf/282102.pdf
– Key Findings and Methodology (.pdf format, 5p.).
A. “Latent Work Capacity and Retirement Expectations,” by Italo Lopez Garcia, Nicole Maestas, and Kathleen J. Mullen (WP 2019-400, September 2019, .pdf format, 46p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
mrdrc.isr.umich.edu/pubs/latent-work-capacity-and-retirement-expectations/
B. “How Reliant are Older Americans on State and Local Government Pensions?” by Philip Armour, Michael Hurd, and Susann Rohwedder (WP 2019-399, September 2019, .pdf format, 29p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
mrdrc.isr.umich.edu/pubs/how-reliant-are-older-americans-on-state-and-local-government-pensions/
Educational Gerontology (Vol. 45, No. 11, 2019).
www.tandfonline.com/toc/uedg20/45/11?nav=tocList
European Journal of Ageing (Vol. 16, No. 4, December 2019).
link.springer.com/journal/10433/16/4
Gerontologist (Vol. 59, No. 6, December 2019).
“Caring for Aging Americans,” a hearing held November 14, 2019 (witness statements available in .pdf format, video of the full hearing available at the Committee’s YouTube channel, running time 3 hours 35 minutes). Note: Hearing begins at the 8:45 mark.
waysandmeans.house.gov/legislation/hearings/caring-aging-americans
A. “Impact of Alcohol on the Onset and Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease and Its Related Dementias (R01 – Clinical Trial Optional),” (RFA-AA-20-006, National Institute on Aging, in conjunction with other agencies, application deadline March 24, 2020).
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AA-20-006.html
B. “BRAIN Initiative Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed),” (RFA-NS-19-043, National Institute on Aging, in conjunction with other agencies, application deadlines New February 10, 2020, June 10, 2020, October 9, 2020; February 10, 2021; June 9, 2021; October 6, 2021; February 10, 2022; June 8, 2022; October 11, 2022 Resubmission March 10, 2020, July 10, 2020, November 10, 2020; March 10, 2021; July 8, 2021; November 08, 2021; March 10, 2022; July 8, 2022; November 11, 2022). Note: There is a companion funding announcement (follow the link under “Companion Funding Opportunity”): “BRAIN Initiative Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Required),” (RFA-NS-19-044).
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-19-043.html
ICPSR/NACDA announced the release of a new dataset on November 18, 2019. Note: Some ICPSR studies are available only to ICPSR member institutions. To find out whether your organization is a member, and whether or not it supports ICPSR Direct downloading, see:
www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/membership/administration/institutions
– Midlife in the United States (MIDUS Refresher): Biomarker Project, 2012-2016 (ICPSR 36901)
www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/NACDA/studies/36901/versions/V6
Note: Check with you organization’s library for availability.
A. “N,N′-Diacetyl-p-phenylenediamine restores microglial phagocytosis and improves cognitive defects in Alzheimer’s disease transgenic mice,” by Min Hee Park, Misun Lee, Geewoo Nam, Mingeun Kim, Juhye Kang, Byung Jo Choi, Min Seock Jeong, Kang Ho Park, Wan Hui Han, Eunyoung Tak, Min Sun Kim, Juri Lee, Yuxi Lin, Young-Ho Lee, Im-Sook Song, Min-Koo Choi, Joo-Yong Lee, Hee Kyung Jin, Jae-sung Bae, and Mi Hee Lim (Vol. 116, No. 47, November 19, 2019, p. 23426-23436).
www.pnas.org/content/116/47/23426
B. “Genetic LAMP2 deficiency accelerates the age-associated formation of basal laminar deposits in the retina,” by Shoji Notomi, Kenji Ishihara, Nikolaos E. Efstathiou, Jong-Jer Lee, Toshio Hisatomi, Takashi Tachibana, Eleni K. Konstantinou, Takashi Ueta, Yusuke Murakami, Daniel E. Maidana, Yasuhiro Ikeda, Shinji Kume, Hiroto Terasaki, Shozo Sonoda, Judith Blanz, Lucy Young, Taiji Sakamoto, Koh-Hei Sonoda, Paul Saftig, Tatsuro Ishibashi, Joan W. Miller, Guido Kroemer, and Demetrios G. Vavvas (Vol. 116, No. 47, November 19, 2019, p. 23724-23734).
www.pnas.org/content/116/47/23724
C. “Swim exercise in Caenorhabditis elegans extends neuromuscular and gut healthspan, enhances learning ability, and protects against neurodegeneration,” by Ricardo Laranjeiro, Girish Harinath, Jennifer E. Hewitt, Jessica H. Hartman, Mary Anne Royal, Joel N. Meyer, Siva A. Vanapalli, and Monica Driscoll (Vol. 116, No. 47, November 19, 2019, p. 23829-23839).
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Vol. 67, No. 11, November 2019).
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15325415/2019/67/11
Journal of Population Aging (Vol. 12, No. 3, September 2019).
“Medicare Hospice Care: Opportunities Exist to Strengthen CMS Oversight of Hospice Providers,” (GAO-20-10, October 2019, .pdf format, 41p.).
“Medicare Part D: A First Look at Prescription Drug Plans in 2020,” by Juliette Cubanski and Anthony Damico (November 2019, .pdf and HTML format, 18p.).
www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/medicare-part-d-a-first-look-at-prescription-drug-plans-in-2020/
“Interfaces between the aged care and health systems in Australia—first results,” (November 2019, .pdf format, 15p.).
“Serum neurofilament light chain in genetic frontotemporal dementia: a longitudinal, multicentre cohort study,” by Emma L. van der Ende, Lieke H. Meeter, Jackie M. Poos, Jessica L. Panman, Lize C. Jiskoot, Elise G. P. Dopper, Janne M. Papma, Frank Jan de Jong, Inge M. W. Verberk, Charlotte Teunissen, Dimitris Rizopoulos, Carolin Heller, Rhian S. Convery, Katrina M. Moore, Martina Bocchetta, Mollie Neason, David M. Cash, Barbara Borroni, Daniela Galimberti, Raquel Sanchez-Valle, Robert Laforce Jr., Fermin Moreno, Matthis Synofzik, Caroline Graff, Mario Masellis, Maria Carmela Tartaglia, James B. Rowe, Rik Vandenberghe, Elizabeth Finger, Fabrizio Tagliavini, Alexandre de Mendonça, Isabel Santana, Chris Butler, Simon Ducharme, Alex Gerhard, Adrian Danek, Johannes Levin, Markus Otto, Giovanni B. Frisoni, Stefano Cappa, Yolande A. L. Pijnenburg, Jonathan D. Rohrer, and John C. van Swietenon behalf of the Genetic Frontotemporal dementia Initiative (GENFI) (Vol. 18, No. 12, December 2019, p. 1103-1111). Note: Check with you organization’s library for availability.
www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(19)30354-0/fulltext
“National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP) Caregiver Issue Briefs and Data Profiles: Posting Information,” (Nov. 8, Version 2.53).
“Caring for Aging Americans,” a hearing held November 14, 2019 (witness statement available in .pdf format, video of the full hearing available on YouTube, running time 3 hours 33 minutes). Note: Hearing begins at the 8:48 mark.
waysandmeans.house.gov/legislation/hearings/caring-aging-americans
“Nursing Homes: Better Oversight Needed to Protect Residents from Abuse,” (GAO-20-259T, November 2019, .pdf format, 19p.).
“Valuing the Invaluable 2019 Update: Charting a Path Forward,” by Susan Reinhard, Lynn Friss Feinberg, Rita Choula, Ari Houser, and Molly Evans (November 2019, .pdf format, 32p.).
www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2015/valuing-the-invaluable-2015-update.html
A. “An antibody against HK blocks Alzheimer’s disease peptide {beta}-amyloid-induced bradykinin release in human plasma,” by Zu-Lin Chen, Pradeep Singh, Jyen Wong, Katharina Horn, Sidney Strickland, and Erin H. Norris (Vol. 116, No. 46, November 12, 2019, p. 22921-22923).
www.pnas.org/content/116/46/22921
B. “SERF engages in a fuzzy complex that accelerates primary nucleation of amyloid proteins,” by Ben A. Meinen, Varun V. Gadkari, Frederick Stull, Brandon T. Ruotolo, and James C. A. Bardwell (Vol. 116, No. 46, November 12, 2019, p. 23040-23049). Note: Check with you organization’s library for availability.
“The impact of the choice of life table statistics when forecasting mortality,” by Marie-Pier Bergeron-Boucher, Søren Kjærgaard, Jim Oeppen, and James W. Vaupel (Vol. 41, No. 43, November 2019, .pdf format, p. 1235-1268).
A. “Early Life Environments and Frailty in Old Age among Chinese Older Adults,” by Yaxi Li, Qian-Li Xue, Michelle C. Odden, Xi Chen, and Chenkai Wu (Discussion Paper No. 12764, November 2019, .pdf format, 29p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
www.iza.org/publications/dp/12764
B. “The Effect of Increasing the Early Retirement Age on Savings Behavior Before Retirement,” by Stefan Etgeton, Björn Fischer, and Han Ye (Discussion Paper No. 12764, November 2019, .pdf format, 39p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (Vol. 27, No. 12, December 2019).
www.ajgponline.org/issue/S1064-7481(19)X0012-3
Journals of Gerontology (A): Biological Sciences (Vol. 74A, No. 12, December 2019).
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