“Music and Health: Understanding And Developing Music Medicine (R01 Clinical Trial Optional),” (PAR-21-100, National Institute on Aging, in conjunction with other agencies, application deadlines February 5, 2021, February 5, 2022, February 5, 2023). Note: There is a companion funding announcement (follow the link under “Companion Funding Opportunity”): “Music and Health: Understanding And Developing Music Medicine (R21 Clinical Trial Optional),” (PAR-21-099).
December 30, 2020
CAAR – US National Institutes of Health Funding Opportunity – December 30, 2020
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CAAR – Center for Economic Studies/Ifo Institute for Economic Research (CESifo) [Munich, Bavaria, Germany] Working Paper – December
“Technology, Labour Market Institutions and Early Retirement: Evidence from Finland,” by Naomitsu Yashiro, Tomi Kyyrä, Hyunjeong Hwang, and Juha Tuomala (Discussion Paper No. 13990, December 2020, .pdf format, 33p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
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CAAR – Tables of Contents – December 30, 2020
Journal of Applied Gerontology (Vol. 40, No. 1, January 2021).
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December 29, 2020
CAAR – US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Brief – December 29, 2020
“Out-of-Pocket Spending for Retail Prescribed Drugs by Age and Type of Prescription Drug Coverage, 2009 to 2018,” by William A. Carroll, G. Edward Carroll, and Steven C. Hill (Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief No. 532, December 2020, .pdf and HTML format, 11p.).
meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/Pub_ProdResults_Details.jsp?pt=Statistical+Brief&opt=2&id=1271
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CAAR – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Article Abstract – December 29, 2020
“Biotin rescues mitochondrial dysfunction and neurotoxicity in a tauopathy model,” by Kelly M. Lohr, Bess Frost, Clemens Scherzer, and Mel B. Feany (Vol. 117, No. 52, December 29, 2020, p. 33608-33618).
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CAAR – Nature Neuroscience Article – December 29, 2020
Note: Check with your organization’s library for availability. “Neuroblast senescence in the aged brain augments natural killer cell cytotoxicity leading to impaired neurogenesis and cognition,” by Wei-Na Jin, Kaibin Shi, Wenyan He, Jun-Hong Sun, Luc Van Kaer, Fu-Dong Shi & Qiang Liu (Vol. 24, No. 1, January 2021, p. 61-73).
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CAAR – Tables of Contents – December 29, 2020
Journals of Gerontology (A): Biological Sciences (Vol. 76A, No. 1, January 2021).
academic.oup.com/biomedgerontology/issue/76/1?browseBy=volume
Journals of Gerontology (B): Psychological Sciences (Vol. 76B, No. 1, January 2021).
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December 28, 2020
CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General Reports – December 28, 2020
A. “Onsite Surveys of Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: March 23-May 30, 2020,” (OEI-01-20-00430, December 2020, .pdf format, 51p.).
oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/OEI-01-20-00430.asp
B. “Despite Savings on Many Lab Tests in 2019, Total Medicare Spending Increased Slightly Because of Increased Utilization for Certain High-Priced Tests,” (OEI-09-20-00450,” December 2020, .pdf format, p.).
oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/OEI-09-20-00450.asp
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CAAR – Proceedings of the National Academy of Science Article Abstract – December 28, 2020
“Clinically approved IVIg delivered to the hippocampus with focused ultrasound promotes neurogenesis in a model of Alzheimer’s disease,” by Sonam Dubey, Stefan Heinen, Slavica Krantic, JoAnne McLaurin, Donald R. Branch, Kullervo Hynynen, and Isabelle Aubert (Vol. 117, No. 51, December 23, 2020, p. 32691-32700).
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CAAR – Table of Contents – December 28, 2020
Journal of Gerontological Social Work (Vol. 63, Nos. 6, 7, & 8, 2020).
Nos. 6 & 7:
www.tandfonline.com/toc/wger20/63/6-7?nav=tocList
No. 8:
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December 23, 2020
CAAR – US National Center for Health Statistics Report – December 23, 2020
“Mortality in the United States, 2019,” by Kenneth D. Kochanek, Jiaquan Xu, and Elizabeth Arias (Data Brief No. 395, December 2020, .pdf and HTML format, 7p.).
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – December 23, 2020
A. “Stagnation of life expectancy in Korea in 2018: A cause-specific decomposition analysis,” by Taejae Kim, Jinwook Bahk, Hwa Kyung Lim, and Young-Ho Khang (PLoS ONE 15(12): e0244380. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244380, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0244380
B. “Effects of fitness qigong and tai chi on middle-aged and elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus,” by Xiaoyuan Li, Hongyu Si, Yamin Chen, Shouhao Li, Ningning Yin, and Zhenlong Wang (PLoS ONE 15(12): e0243989. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243989, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 16p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0243989
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CAAR – Table of Contents – December 23, 2020
European Journal of Ageing (Vol. 16, No. 4, December 2020).
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December 22, 2020
CAAR – Urban Institute Report – December 22, 2020
“The Effects of Medicare Buy-In Policies for Older Adults on Health Insurance Coverage and Health Care Spending,” by Bowen Garrett, Jessica Banthin, Anuj Gangopadhyaya, Matthew Buettgens, Adele Shartzer, John Holahan, and Diane Arnos (December 2020, .pdf format, 43p.).
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CAAR – United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Report – December 22, 2020
“Measuring household and living arrangements of older persons around the world: The United Nations Database on the Households and Living Arrangements of Older Persons 2019,” by Yumiko Kamiya and Sara Hertog (Technical Paper No. 2020/03, December 2020, .pdf format, 44p.).
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CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Papers – December 22, 2020
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library.
A. “Understanding Debt in the Older Population,” by Annamaria Lusardi, Olivia S. Mitchell & Noemi Oggero (w28236, December 2020, .pdf format, 30p.).
B. “A Unified Model of Cohort Mortality for Economic Analysis,” by Adriana Lleras-Muney & Flavien E. Moreau (w28193, December 2020, .pdf format, 50p.).
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CAAR – Human Mortality Database Data Release – December 22, 2020
– Canada revised and updated through 2018 (December 21, 2020).
– Taiwan revised and updated through 2019 (December 21, 2020).
www.mortality.org/Public/WhatsNew.php
Data access:
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December 21, 2020
CAAR – US Administration on Community Living Funding Opportunities – December 21, 2020
A. “2021 Empowering Communities to Reduce Falls and Falls Risk,” (HHS-2021-ACL-AOA-FPSG-0015, application deadline February 2, 2020).
www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=329763
B. “2021 Integrated Networks to Deliver and Sustain Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs,” (HHS-2021-ACL-AOA-FPSG-0017, application deadline February 2, 2020).
www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=329762
C. “2021 Integrated Networks to Deliver and Sustain Evidence-Based Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Programs,” (HHS-2021-ACL-AOA-CSSG-0014, application deadline February 2, 2020).
www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=329804
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CAAR – Employee Benefit Research Institute Issue Brief – December 21, 2020
“Who Is Most Vulnerable to the Ticking Debt Time Bomb in Retirement: Families With the Oldest, Black/African American, and Hispanic Family Heads,” by Craig Copeland (December 2020, .pdf format, 25p.). Note: EBRI requires free registration to access full-text issue brief.
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CAAR – AGing, Independence, and Disability (AGID) Program Data Portal Data Release – December 21, 2020
Version 2.61: NEW National Ombudsman Reporting System (NORS) Data and AGing, Independence, and Disability (AGID) Program Data Portal Functionality Webinars (Dec. 2, 2020).
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CAAR – Tables of Contents – December 21, 2020
Journal of the American Geriatric Society (Vol. 68, No. 12, December 2020).
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15325415/2020/68/12
Journal of Pension Economics & Finance (Vol. 21, No. 1, January 2021).
Journal of Women and Aging (Vol. 32, No. 6, 2020).
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December 17, 2020
CAAR – US Senate Finance Committee, Subcommittee on Health Hearing Testimony – December 17, 2020
“The Alzheimer’s Crisis: Examining Testing and Treatment Pipelines and Fiscal Implications,” a hearing held December 16, 2020 (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 32:29 mark.
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CAAR – AARP Public Policy Institute Reports – December 17, 2020
A. “Managing a Paid Job and Family Caregiving Is a Growing Reality: Nearly 30 Million Family Caregivers of Adults Are in the Labor Force,” by Lynn Friss Feinberg and Laura Skufca (December 2020, .pdf format, 8p.).
www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2020/managing-a-paid-job-and-family-caregiving.html
B. “Modernizing Demand-Responsive Transportation for the Age of New Mobility,” by Jana Lynott (December 2020, .pdf format, 41p.).
www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2020/modernizing-demand-responsive-transportation.html
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CAAR – Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [University of Bonn, Germany] Working Paper – December 17, 2020
“Elderly’s Mobility to and from Work in the US: Metropolitan Status and Population Size,” by J. Ignacio Gimenez-Nadal, José Alberto Molina, and Jorge Velilla (Discussion Paper No. 13949, December 2020, .pdf format, 37p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
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CAAR – The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing/Staidear Fadaimseartha na h Eireann um Dhul in Aois [TILDA] (Trinity College, Ireland] Report – December 17, 2020
“The Older Population Of Ireland on The Eve of The Covid-19 Pandemic,” edited by Rose Anne Kenny, Siobhan Scarlett and Paul O’Mahoney (December 2020, .pdf format, 144p.).
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CAAR – Tables of Contents – December 17, 2020
Ageing and Society (Vol. 41, No. 1, January 2021).
www.cambridge.org/core/journals/ageing-and-society/issue/ECE1F444391217A625252C69344B3844
Educational Gerontology (Vol. 47, No. 1, 2021).
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December 15, 2020
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Working Paper – December 15, 2020
“Financial Security at Older Ages,” by Barbara A. Butrica and Stipica Mudrazija (WP No. 2020-19, December 2020, .pdf format, 59p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
crr.bc.edu/working-papers/financial-security-at-older-ages/
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CAAR – Table of Contents – December 15, 2020
Annual Review of Gerontology (Vol. 40, No. 1, 2020).
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December 14, 2020
CAAR – US Census Bureau Website of Interest – December 14, 2020
“An Aging World: 2020 Story Map,” (2020) Note: All maps use data from the Census Bureau’s International Database.
www.census.gov/library/visualizations/2020/demo/aging_story_map.html
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – December 14, 2020
A. “Geographic distribution of hospice, homecare, and nursing home facilities and access to end-of-life care among persons living with HIV/AIDS in Appalachia,” by Sadie P. Hutson, Ashley Golden, and Agricola Odoi (PLoS ONE 15(12): e0243814. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243814, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 14p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0243814
B. “Association between objectively measured walking steps and sleep in community-dwelling older adults: A prospective cohort study,” by Noriyuki Kimura, Yasuhiro Aso, Kenichi Yabuuchi, and Etsuro Matsubara (PLoS ONE 15(12): e0243910. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243910, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0243910
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CAAR – Employee Benefits Research Institute Issue Brief – December 14, 2020
“Older Americans’ Spending Profiles: One Size Does Not Fit All,” by Zahra Ebrahimi (December 2020, .pdf format, 25p.). Note: EBRI requires free registration prior to providing access at full-text.
www.ebri.org/content/summary/older-americans'-spending-profiles-one-size-does-not-fit-all
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CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper – December 14, 2020
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library. “A Unified Model of Cohort Mortality for Economic Analysis,” by Adriana Lleras-Muney & Flavien E. Moreau (w28193, December 2020, .pdf format, 50p.).
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CAAR – Table of Contents – December 14, 2020
Research on Aging (Vol. 43, No. 1, January 2021).
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December 11, 2020
CAAR – US National Institutes of Health Funding Opportunity – December 11, 2020
“Aging Effects on Osteoimmunology (R01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed),” (RFA-AG-22-002, National Institute on Aging, application deadline June 15, 2021).
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CAAR – Demographic Research Article – December 11, 2020
“Looking after grandchildren: gender differences in ‘when,’ ‘what,’ and ‘why’: Evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing ,” by Giorgio Di Gessa, Paola Zaninotto, and Karen Glaser (Vol. 43, Article 54, December 2020, .pdf format, p. 1465-1482).
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CAAR – Institute for Fiscal Studies [UK] Working Paper – December 11, 2020
“Long-term care spending and hospital use among the older population in England,” by Rowena Crawford, George Stoye and Ben Zaranko (W20/40, December 2020, .pdf format, 50p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
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CAAR – Table of Contents – December 11, 2020
Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (Vol. 78, No. 4, 2020).
content.iospress.com/journals/journal-of-alzheimers-disease/78/4
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December 10, 2020
CAAR – AARP Public Policy Institute Report – December 10, 2020
“LTSS Choices: COVID-19 and Nursing Home Residents,” by Susan C. Reinhard and Jane Tilly (December 2020, .pdf format, 17p.).
www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2020/covid-and-nursing-home-residents.html
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CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief – December 10, 2020
“Options to Make Medicare More Affordable For Beneficiaries Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond,” by Juliette Cubanski, Meredith Freed, Tricia Neuman, and Anthony Damico (December 2020, .pdf and HTML format, 30p.).
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CAAR – Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [University of Bonn, Germany] Working Paper – December 10, 2020
“Pension Policies, Retirement and Human Capital Depreciation in Late Adulthood,” by Plamen Nikolov and Alan Adelman (Discussion Paper No. 13932, December 2020, .pdf format, 37p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
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CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Issue Brief – December 10, 2020
“How Much Taxes Will Retirees Owe on Their Retirement Income?” by Anqi Chenand and Alicia H. Munnell (IB No. 20-16, December 2020, .pdf and Excel format, 8p.).
crr.bc.edu/briefs/how-much-taxes-will-retirees-owe-on-their-retirement-income-2/
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December 9, 2020
CAAR – US Social Security Administration Funding Opportunity – December 9, 2020
“Interventional Cooperative Agreement Program Social Security Administration,” (ICAP-ICA-21-001, application deadline April 16, 2021).
www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=329609
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CAAR – US Senate Committee on Finance, Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy Hearing Testimony – December 9, 2020
“Investigating Challenges to American Retirement Security,” a hearing held December 9, 2020 (witness statement available in .pdf format, video of the full hearing available at the site, running time 1 hour 59 minutes). Note: The hearing begins at the 30:56 mark.
www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/investigating-challenges-to-american-retirement-security
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CAAR – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Article Abstract – December 9, 2020
“Design of a multivalent bifunctional chelator for diagnostic 64Cu PET imaging in Alzheimer’s disease,” by Hong-Jun Cho, Truc T. Huynh, Buck E. Rogers, and Liviu M. Mirica (Vol. 117, No. 49, December 8, 2020, p. 30928-30933).
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