“Frailty, markers of immune activation and oxidative stress in HIV infected elderly,” by Susana Álvarez, Fátima Brañas, Matilde Sánchez-Conde, Santiago Moreno, Juan Carlos López-Bernaldo de Quirós, and Ma Ángeles Muñoz-Fernández (PLoS ONE 15(3): e0230339. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230339, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 19p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0230339
“Elderly in India, 2016,” (April 2016, .pdf format, 95p.).
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library. “Which Models Can We Trust to Evaluate Consumer Decision Making? Comment on “Choice Inconsistencies among the Elderly,” by Jonathan D. Ketcham, Nicolai V. Kuminoff, and Christopher A. Powers (w21387, July 2015, .pdf format, 66p.).
“Elderly Statistics 2014,” (April 2015, .pdf format, 91p.).
www.turkstat.gov.tr/Kitap.do?metod=KitapDetay&KT_ID=11&KITAP_ID=265
EBRI Notes (Vol. 36, No. 1, January 2015, .pdf format, 15p.). Note: The title article of this issue is “Debt of the Elderly and Near Elderly, 1992–2013,” by Craig Copeland; and, “Maximizing Contributions to an HSA: Findings from the EBRI HSA Database,” by Paul Fronstin.
www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=5480
“A multistate model to project elderly disability in case of limited data,” by Nicole Van der Gaag, Govert Bijwaard, Joop De Beer, and Luc Bonneux (Vol. 32, Article 3, January 2015, .pdf format, p. 75-106).
A. “Sound credit scores and financial decisions despite cognitive aging,” by Ye Li, Jie Gao, A. Zeynep Enkavi, Lisa Zaval, Elke U. Weber, and Eric J. Johnson (Vol. 112, No. 1, January 6, 2015, p. 65-69). Note: PNAS is providing open access to the full-text of this article.
www.pnas.org/content/112/1/65.abstract
B. “Effects of income supplementation on health of the poor elderly: The case of Mexico,” by Emma Aguila, Arie Kapteyn, and James P. Smith (Vol. 112, No. 1, January 6, 2015, p. 70-75).
www.pnas.org/content/112/1/70.abstract
C. “Osteopetrosis in TAK1-deficient mice owing to defective NF-?B and NOTCH signaling,” by Gaurav Swarnkar, Kannan Karuppaiah, Gabriel Mbalaviele, Tim (Hung-Po) Chen, and Yousef Abu-Amer (Vol. 112, No. 1, January 6, 2015, p. 154-159).
“The Amyloidogenic V122I Transthyretin Variant in Elderly Black Americans,” by C. Cristina Quarta, Joel N. Buxbaum, Amil M. Shah, Rodney H. Falk, Brian Claggett, Dalane W. Kitzman, Thomas H. Mosley, Kenneth R. Butler, Eric Boerwinkle, and Scott D. Solomon (Vol. 372, No. 1, January 1, 2015, p. 21-29).
“Elderly People in Lithuania,” (December 2014, .pdf format, 90p.).
osp.stat.gov.lt/en/statistikos-leidiniu-katalogas?publication=3030
“Crimes Against the Elderly, 2003-2013,” by Britney J. Mason and Rachel E. Morgan (NCJ 248339, November 2014, .pdf, ASCII text, and zipped comma-delimited format, 23p.).
“Planning for the Better Care Fund,” (November 2014, .pdf format, 44p.).
A. “Correlation between Muscle Strength and Muscle Mass, and Their Association with Walking Speed, in Community-Dwelling Elderly Japanese Individuals,” by Itsushi Hayashida, Yoshimi Tanimoto, Yuka Takahashi, Toshiyuki Kusabiraki, and Junko Tamaki (PLoS ONE 9(11): e111810. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0111810, HTML, XML, and .pdf format, 6p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0111810
B. “Elevation of Peripheral BDNF Promoter Methylation Links to the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease,” by Lan Chang, Yunliang Wang, Huihui Ji, Dongjun Dai, Xuting Xu, Danjie Jiang, Qingxiao Hong, Huadan Ye, Xiaonan Zhang, Xiaohui Zhou, Yu Liu, Jinfeng Li, Zhongming Chen, Ying Li, Dongsheng Zhou, Renjie Zhuo, Yuzheng Zhang, Honglei Yin, Congcong Mao, Shiwei Duan, and Qinwen Wang (PLoS ONE 9(11): e110773. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0110773, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0110773
“Reducing the High Rate of Poverty Among the Elderly in Korea,” by Randall S. Jones and Satoshi Urasawa (OECD Economics Department Working Paper No. 1163, September 2014, .pdf format, p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
“Coresidence with Elderly Parents in Contemporary China: The Role of Filial Piety, Reciprocity, Socioeconomic Resources, and Parental Needs,” by Zhenmei Zhang, Danan Gu, and Ye Luo (PSC Research Report No. 14-824, August 2014, .pdf format, 24p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
“Validation of a Pre-Coded Food Diary Used among 60–80 Year Old Men: Comparison of Self-Reported Energy Intake with Objectively Recorded Energy Expenditure,” by Tonje H. Stea, Lene F. Andersen, Goran Paulsen, Ken J. Hetlelid, Hilde Lohne-Seiler, Svanhild Adnanes, Thomas Bjornsen, Svein Salvesen, and Sveinung Berntsen (PLoS ONE 9(7): e102029. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0102029, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 6p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0102029
“The Adherence to Initial Processes of Care in Elderly Patients with Acute Venous Thromboembolism,” by Anna K. Stuck, Marie Méan, Andreas Limacher, Marc Righini, Kurt Jaeger, Hans-Jurg Beer, Joseph Osterwalder, Beat Frauchiger, Christian M. Matter, Nils Kucher, Michael Egloff, Markus Aschwanden, Marc Husmann, Anne Angelillo-Scherrer, Nicolas Rodondi, and Drahomir Aujesky (PLoS ONE 9(7): e100164. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0100164, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0100164
“The Relationship between Obesity and Diabetes among Mexican Elderly: Results from MHAS 2001-2014,” by Guido Pinto (Working Paper No. 2014-04, 2014, .pdf format, 21p.).
Abstract:
Objective. To assess the magnitude of the relationship between obesity and type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) among Mexican elderly population. Material and
Methods. Data from the 2001, 2003, and 2012 Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS) was used and estimates were obtained using multivariate logit regression methods for panel data.
Results. Logit models produced positive, strong, and significant estimates of the relationship between obesity and T2DM at the population-level, after adjusting for respondent’s individual traits and thus, show that obese individuals, particularly those with abdominal obesity, are more likely to develop diabetes.
Conclusion. The empirical findings gleaned in this paper provide additional evidence of the role of obesity as the primary driver of diabetes. This means that reductions in obesity rates, especially waist obesity, may lead to important declines in morbidity and mortality from diabetes, which consequently may lead to cost reductions for the health system.
“Elderly Statistics, 2013,” (2014, .pdf format, 91p.).
www.turkstat.gov.tr/Kitap.do?metod=KitapDetay&KT_ID=11&KITAP_ID=265
A. “Specific Changes of Serum Proteins in Parkinson’s Disease Patients,” by Wenwen Lu, Xinhua Wan, Bin Liu, Xianfang Rong, Lei Zhu, Pingping Li, Jiang Li, Ling Wang, Liying Cui, and Xiaoliang Wang (PLoS ONE 9(4): e95684. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0095684, HTML, XML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0095684
B. “The Effects of Physical Exercise with Music on Cognitive Function of Elderly People: Mihama-Kiho Project,” by Masayuki Satoh, Jun-ichi Ogawa, Tomoko Tokita, Noriko Nakaguchi, Koji Nakao, Hirotaka Kida, and Hidekazu Tomimoto (PLoS ONE 9(4): e95230. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0095230, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0095230
A. “The Relevance of Short-Range Fibers to Cognitive Efficiency and Brain Activation in Aging and Dementia,” by Junling Gao, Raymond T. F. Cheung, Ying-Shing Chan, Leung-Wing Chu, Henry K. F. Mak, and Tatia M. C. Lee (PLoS ONE 9(4): e90307. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0090307, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0090307
B. “Trends in Severity of Illness on ICU Admission and Mortality among the Elderly,” by Lior Fuchs, Victor Novack, Stuart McLennan, Leo Anthony Celi, Yael Baumfeld, Shinhyuk Park, Michael D. Howell, and Daniel S. Talmor (PLoS ONE 9(4): e93234. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0093234, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0093234
“Education, Elderly Health, and Differential Population Aging in South Korea: A Demographic Approach,” by Bongoh Kye, Erika Arenas, Graciela Teruel, and Luis Rubalcava (Vol. 30, Article 26, March 2014, .pdf format, p. 753-794).
A. “Changes in Oxidative Stress Markers and Biological Markers of Muscle Injury with Aging at Rest and in Response to an Exhaustive Exercise,” by Mohamed Amine Bouzid, Omar Hammouda, Regis Matran, Sophie Robin, and Claudine Fabre (PLoS ONE 9(3): e90420. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0090420, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0090420
B. “Profile and Response to Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment among Elderly Tuberculosis Patients Treated under the TB Control Programme in South India,” by Banu Rekha Vaithilingam Velayutham, Dina Nair, Vedachalam Chandrasekaran, Balambal Raman, Gomathy Sekar, Basilea Watson, Niruparani Charles, Muniyandi Malaisamy, Aleyamma Thomas, and Soumya Swaminathan (PLoS ONE 9(3): e88045. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0088045, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0088045
“Income Security and the Elderly: Securing Gains made in the War on Poverty,” a hearing held March 5, 2014 (witness statements available in .pdf format, video of the full-hearing available at the site, running time 1 hour 27 minutes). Note: The hearing begins at the 22:56 mark.
“Living Arrangements of the Elderly in China and Consequences for their Emotional Well-being,” by Qiang Ren and Donald J. Treiman (CCPR-2013-014, January 2014, .pdf format, 51p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
“Diversity in Old Age: The Elderly in Changing Economic and Family Contexts,” by Judith A. Seltzer and Jenjira J. Yahirun (CCPR-2014-002, January 2014, .pdf format, 51p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
“Living Arrangements of the Elderly in China and Consequences for their Emotional Well-being,” by Qiang Ren and Donald J. Treiman (PSC Research Report No. 14-814, January 2014, .pdf format, 51p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
“Relationship between Changes in Body Fat and a Decline of Renal Function in the Elderly,” by Se Won Oh, Shin Young Ahn, Xu Jianwei, Ki Woong Kim, Sejoong Kim, Ki Young Na, Dong Wan Chae, Suhnggwon Kim, and Ho Jun Chin (PLoS ONE 9(1): e84052. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0084052, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0084052
“Physical Stature Decline and the Health Status of the Elderly Population in England,” by Alan Fernihough and Mark E. McGovern (PGDA Working Paper No. 112, January 2014, .pdf format, 35p.).
Abstract:
Few research papers in economics have examined the extent, causes or consequences of physical stature decline in aging populations. Using repeated observations on objectively measured data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), we document that reduction in height is an important phenomenon among respondents aged 50 and over. On average, physical stature decline occurs at an annual rate of between 0.08% and 0.10% for males, and 0.12% and 0.14% for females-which approximately translates into a 2cm to 4cm reduction in height over the life course. Since height is commonly used as a measure of long-run health, our results demonstrate that failing to take age-related height loss into account substantially overstates the health advantage of older birth cohorts relative to their younger counterparts. We also show that there is an absence of consistent predictors of physical stature decline at the individual level. However, we demonstrate how deteriorating health and reductions in height occur simultaneously. We document that declines in muscle mass and bone density are likely to be the mechanism through which these effects are operating. If this physical stature decline is determined by deteriorating health in adulthood, the coefficient on a measured height when used as an input in a typical empirical health production function will be affected by reverse causality. While our analysis details the inherent difficulties associated with measuring height in older populations, we do not find that significant bias arises in typical empirical health production functions from the use of height which has not been adjusted for physical stature decline. Therefore, our results validate the use of height among the population aged over 50.
www.hsph.harvard.edu/pgda/WorkingPapers/2014/PGDA_WP_112.pdf
“Trends in Health Care Expenditures for the Elderly, Age 65 and Over: 2001, 2006, and 2011,” by Lisa B. Mirel and Kelly Carper (Statistical Brief No. 429, January 2014, .pdf and HTML format, 7p.).
meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/Pub_ProdResults_Details.jsp?pt=Statistical+Brief&opt=2&id=1129
“Demystifying non-mortgage borrowing in older age: a longtudinal approach,” (December 2013, .pdf format, 28p.).
“Providing Income Security for the Elderly,” (MPDD Policy Briefs No.18, December 2013, .pdf format, 3p.).
A. “Health Status, Disability and Retirement Incentives in Belgium,” by Alain Jousten, Mathieu Lefebvre, and Sergio Perelman (Discussion Paper No. 7783, November 2013, .pdf format, 40p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=7783
B. “Old-Age Government Transfers and the Crowding Out of Private Gifts: The 70 and Above Program for the Rural Elderly in Mexico,” by Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Laura Juarez (Discussion Paper No. 7786, November 2013, .pdf format, 39p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=7786
“Diversity in Old Age: The Elderly in Changing Economic and Family Contexts,” by Judith A. Seltzer and Jenjira J. Yahirun (November 2013, .pdf format, 57p.).
“Care for money? Mortality improvements, increasing intergenerational transfers, and time devoted to the elderly,” by (WP-2013-014, October 2013, .pdf format, 23p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
“The changing well-being of Thai Elderly: An update from the 2011 Survey of Older Persons in Thailand,” by John Knodel, Vipan Prachuabmoh and Napaporn Chayovan (October 2013, .pdf format, 93p.).
“Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC): Thematic Report on the Elderly 2004, 2009, 2010 (revised) and 2011,” (August 2013, .pdf format, 22p.).
www.cso.ie/en/media/csoie/releasespublications/documents/silc/2011/elderly040910and11.pdf
A. “Feasibility of Image-Guided Radiotherapy for Elderly Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer,” by Nam P. Nguyen, Misty Ceizyk, Jacqueline Vock, Paul Vos, Alexander Chi, Vincent Vinh-Hung, Judy Pugh, Rihan Khan, Christina Truong, Gabby Albala, Angela Locke, Ulf Karlsson, Steve Gelumbauskas, and Lexie Smith-Raymond (PLoS ONE 8(8): e71250. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071250, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 5p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0071250
B. “Association of Body Mass Index with Cause Specific Deaths in Chinese Elderly Hypertensive Patients: Minhang Community Study,” by Yan Wang, Yajuan Wang, Yuesheng Qain, Jin Zhang, Xiaofeng Tang, Junlei Sun, and Dingliang Zhu (PLoS ONE 8(8): e71223. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071223, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0071223
C. “Aging, Estrogen Loss and Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acids (EETs),” by Alison R. Lee, Angela S. Pechenino, Hua Dong, Bruce D. Hammock, and Anne A. Knowlton (PLoS ONE 8(8): e70719. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0070719, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0070719
D. “Application of Artificial Neural Networks to Investigate One-Carbon Metabolism in Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Matched Individuals,” by Fabio Coppede, Enzo Grossi, Massimo Buscema, and Lucia Migliore (PLoS ONE 8(8): e74012. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0074012, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0074012
E. “Interactions between A{beta} and Mutated Tau Lead to Polymorphism and Induce Aggregation of A{beta}-Mutated Tau Oligomeric Complexes,” by Yoav Raz and Yifat Miller (PLoS ONE 8(8): e73303. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0073303, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 14p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0073303
A. “Associations of Proanthocyanidin Intake with Renal Function and Clinical Outcomes in Elderly Women,” by Kerry L. Ivey, Joshua R. Lewis, Wai H. Lim, Ee M. Lim, Jonathan M. Hodgson, and Richard L. Prince (PLoS ONE 8(8): e71166. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071166, HTML, XML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0071166
B. “Adverse Drug Events in Older Hospitalized Patients: Results and Reliability of a Comprehensive and Structured Identification Strategy,” by Joanna E. Klopotowska, Peter C. Wierenga, Clementine C. M. Stuijt, Lambertus Arisz, Marcel G. W. Dijkgraaf, Paul F. M. Kuks, Henk Asscheman, Sophia E. de Rooij, Loraine Lie-A-Huen, and Susanne M. Smorenburg, on behalf of the WINGS Study Group (PLoS ONE 8(8): e71045. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071045, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0071045
C. “Dynamic Parameters of Balance Which Correlate to Elderly Persons with a History of Falls,” by Jesse W. Muir, Douglas P. Kiel, Marian Hannan, Jay Magaziner, and Clinton T. Rubin (PLoS ONE 8(8): e70566. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0070566, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0070566
Note: Lancet requires free registration before providing content. “Exercise for depression in elderly residents of care homes: a cluster-randomised controlled trial,” by Martin Underwood, Sarah E. Lamb, Sandra Eldridge, Bart Sheehan, Anne-Marie Slowther, Anne Spencer, Margaret Thorogood, Nicky Atherton, Stephen A. Bremner, Angela Devine, Karla Diaz-Ordaz, David R Ellard, Rachel Potter, Kathleen Spanjers,Stephanie J.C. Taylor (Vol. 382, No. 9886, Jul. 6, 2013, p. 41-49).
www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2813%2960649-2/abstract
A. “Rising Demand for Long-Term Services and Supports for Elderly People,” by Stuart Hagen (June 2013, .pdf format, 40p.).
B. “Optimal Annuitization with Stochastic Mortality Probabilities,” by Felix Reichling and Kent Smetters (WP 2013-05, .pdf format, 44p.).
“Chronic Diseases Knowledge and Related Factors among the Elderly in Jinan, China,” by Yapei Song, Wei Ma, Xiangren Yi, Shumei Wang, Xiaojie Sun, Jiming Tian, Shukang Wang, Chunmei Zheng, Bingyin Zhang, Zhijian Xu, and Gifty Marley (PLoS ONE 8(6): e68599. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0068599, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0068599
“Off-Pump versus On-Pump Coronary-Artery Bypass Grafting in Elderly Patients,” by Anno Diegeler, Jochen Borgermann, Utz Kappert, Martin Breuer, Andreas Boning, Adrian Ursulescu, Ardawan Rastan, David Holzhey, Hendrik Treede, Friedrich-Christian Riess, Philippe Veeckmann, Amjad Asfoor, Wilko Reents, Michael Zacher, and Michael Hilker, for the GOPCABE Study Group (Vol. 368, No. 13, March 28, 2013, p. 1189-1198).
EBRI Notes (Vol. 34, No. 2, February 2013, .pdf format). Note: There are two articles in this issue: “Debt of the Elderly and Near Elderly, 1992-2010,” by Craig Copeland; and, “Employer and Worker Contributions to Health Reimbursement Arrangements and Health Savings Accounts, 2006-2012,” by Paul Fronstin.
www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=5166
A. “Determinants of Microdamage in Elderly Human Vertebral Trabecular Bone,” by Helene Follet, Delphine Farlay, Yohann Bala, Stephanie Viguet-Carrin, Evelyne Gineyts, Brigitte Burt-Pichat, Julien Wegrzyn, Pierre Delmas, Georges Boivin, and Roland Chapurlat (PLoS ONE 8(2): e55232. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0055232, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0055232
B. “Impaired Lung Function Is Associated with Increased Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Middle-Aged and Elderly Chinese,” by Zhimin Ma, Yu Liu, Yu Xu, Yun Huang, Min Xu, Xiaolin Zhu, Huijie Zhang, Baihui Xu, Fei Huang, Zhi Yang, Xiaoying Li, Weiqing Wang, and Yufang Bi (PLoS ONE 8(2): e53153. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0053153, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0053153
A. “Spatial Distribution of Cerebral White Matter Lesions Predicts Progression to Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia,” by Marion Mortamais, Christelle Reynes, Adam M. Brickman, Frank A. Provenzano, Jordan Muraskin, Florence Portet, Claudine Berr, Jacques Touchon, Alain Bonafe, Emmanuelle le Bars, Jerome J. Maller, Chantal Meslin, Robert Sabatier, Karen Ritchie, and Sylvaine Artero (PLoS ONE 8(2): e56972. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056972, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0056972
B. “Diminished Vision in Healthy Aging Is Associated with Increased Retinal L-Type Voltage Gated Calcium Channel Ion Influx,” by David Bissig, Dennis Goebel, and Bruce A. Berkowitz (PLoS ONE 8(2): e56340. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056340, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 15p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0056340
C. “Insomnia, Daytime Sleepiness and Cardio-Cerebrovascular Diseases in the Elderly: A 6-Year Prospective Study,” by Isabelle Jaussent, Jean-Philippe Empana, Marie-Laure Ancelin, Alain Besset, Catherine Helmer, Christophe Tzourio, Karen Ritchie, Jean Bouyer, and Yves Dauvilliers (PLoS ONE 8(2): e56048. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056048, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0056048
D. “Selection of Appropriate Reference Genes for RT-qPCR Analysis in a Streptozotocin-Induced Alzheimer’s Disease Model of Cynomolgus Monkeys (Macaca fascicularis),” by Sang-Je Park, Young-Hyun Kim, Youngjeon Lee, Kyoung-Min Kim, Heui-Soo Kim, Sang-Rae Lee, Sun-Uk Kim, Sang-Hyun Kim, Ji-Su Kim, Kang-Jin Jeong, Kyoung-Min Lee, Jae-Won Huh, and Kyu-Tae Chang (PLoS ONE 8(2): e56034. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056034, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0056034
E. “Dissociating Memory Networks in Early Alzheimer’s Disease and Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration – A Combined Study of Hypometabolism and Atrophy,” by Stefan Frisch, Juergen Dukart, Barbara Vogt, Annette Horstmann, Georg Becker, Arno Villringer, Henryk Barthel, Osama Sabri, Karsten Muller, and Matthias L. Schroeter (PLoS ONE 8(2): e55251. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0055251, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0055251
“Food Stamps, Food Sufficiency, and Diet-Related Disease among the Elderly,” by Nadia Greenhalgh-Stanley and Katie Fitzpatrick (DP 1407-13, February 2013, .pdf format, 44p.).
Abstract:
In 2010, more than 2.3 million households (7.9 percent) with an elderly member were food insecure and even more reported some difficulties with obtaining adequate resources for food (Coleman-Jensen et al. 2010). It is widely acknowledged that any food insufficiency contributes to poor health and increases the likelihood of diet-related disease. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly the Food Stamp Program, is the primary nutrition assistance program aimed at reducing food-related hardship. Yet, participation rates for the eligible elderly are estimated at 35 percent (Cunnyngham 2010). This low take-up rate among the elderly and its effects on food insufficiency and diet-related disease is relatively unexplored. This paper uses restricted-use Health and Retirement Study (HRS) data to examine the effect of SNAP participation on reported food insufficiency, health measures, and diet-related disease to better understand potential long-term health consequences of the elderly. To address the endogeneity of the SNAP participation decision and identify the causal effects of SNAP use on the elderly, we instrument for SNAP participation with state and county-level variables related to SNAP outreach, including radio and television advertisements, and state SNAP rules. We find that the causal effect of SNAP participation results in higher levels of preventative health care, some improved diet-related outcomes, but a higher incidence of food distress, which has potential policy implications about the generosity of SNAP benefits for the elderly.
“Expenditures for Trauma-Related Disorders among the Elderly and Non-Elderly, 2009: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population,” by Susan Yeh, Namrata Uberoi, and Joel Cohen (Statistical Brief No. 397, January 2013, .pdf and HTML format, 7p.).
meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/Pub_ProdResults_Details.jsp?pt=Statistical+Brief&opt=2&id=1092
“Monetary Transfers from Children and the Labour Supply of Elderly Parents: Evidence from Vietnam,” by Trong-Ha Nguyen, Amy Y.C. Liu, and Alison L. Booth (Discussion Paper No. 6974, November 2012, .pdf format, 28p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=6974
A. “Extreme Levels of Noise Constitute a Key Neuromuscular Deficit in the Elderly,” by Navrag B. Singh, Niklas Konig, Adamantios Arampatzis, Markus O. Heller, and William R. Taylor (PLoS ONE 7(11): e48449. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0048449, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0048449
B. “HLA-DRB1 Alleles Are Associated with the Susceptibility to Sporadic Parkinson’s Disease in Chinese Han Population,” by Congcong Sun, Lei Wei, Feifei Luo, Jiaobiao Li, Feiqi Zhu, Ping Kang, Rensi Xu, LuLu Xiao, Zhuolin Liu, and Pingyi Xu (PLoS ONE 7(11): e48594. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0048594, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0048594
C. “The Importance of Group-Wise Registration in Tract Based Spatial Statistics Study of Neurodegeneration: A Simulation Study in Alzheimer’s Disease,” by Shiva Keihaninejad, Natalie S. Ryan, Ian B. Malone, Marc Modat, David Cash, Gerard R. Ridgway, Hui Zhang, Nick C. Fox, and Sebastien Ourselin (PLoS ONE 7(11): e45996. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0045996, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 13p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0045996
ICPSR’s National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging announced the release of the following new dataset that may be of interest to researchers of aging on Oct. 28, 2012. 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/ICPSR/administration/institutions
– Well Elderly 2, Los Angeles, California, 2004-2008
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