Note: Check with your organization’s library for availability. “Supplemental Vitamin D and Incident Fractures in Midlife and Older Adults,” by Meryl S. LeBoff, Sharon H. Chou, Kristin A. Ratliff, Nancy R. Cook, Bharti Khurana, Eunjung Kim, Peggy M. Cawthon, Douglas C. Bauer, Dennis Black, J. Chris Gallagher, I-Min Lee, and Julie E. Buring (Vol. 387, No. 4, July 28, 2022, p. 299-309).
July 28, 2022
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article – July 28, 2022
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November 11, 2020
CAAR – Journal of the American Medical Association Article Abstracts – November 11, 2020
A. “Association of Skilled Nursing Facility Participation in a Bundled Payment Model With Institutional Spending for Joint Replacement Surgery,” by Michael L. Barnett, Karen E. Joynt Maddox,E. John Orav, David C. Grabowski, and Arnold M. Epstein (Vol. 324, No. 18, November 10, 2020, p. 1869-1877).
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B. “Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation, Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation, or a Strength-Training Exercise Program on Clinical Outcomes in Older Adults: The DO-HEALTH Randomized Clinical Trial,” by Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari, Bruno Vellas, René Rizzoli, Reto W. Kressig, José A. P. da Silva, Michael Blauth, David T. Felson, Eugene V. McCloskey, Bernhard Watzl, Lorenz C. Hofbauer, Dieter Felsenberg, Walter C. Willett, Bess Dawson-Hughes, JoAnn E. Manson, Uwe Siebert, Robert Theiler, Hannes B. Staehelin, Caroline de Godoi Rezende Costa Molino, Patricia O. Chocano-Bedoya, Lauren A. Abderhalden, Andreas Egli, John A. Kanis, and Endel J. Orav, for the DO-HEALTH Research Group (Vol. 324, No. 18, November 10, 2020, p. 1855-1868).
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July 8, 2020
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – July 8, 2020
A. “Inadequate calcium and vitamin D intake and osteoporosis risk in older Americans living in poverty with food insecurities,” by Keri Marshall, Lynn Teo, Christopher Shanahan, LeeCole Legette, and Susan Hazels Mitmesser (PLoS ONE 15(7): e0235042. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235042, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 27p.).
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B. “Formal and informal care received by middle-aged and older adults with chronic conditions in Canada: CLSA data,” by Wei Zhang and Huiying Sun ( PLoS ONE 15(7): e0235774. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235774, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 16p.).
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C. “Choosing between the UN’s alternative views of population aging,” by Warren C. Sanderson and Sergei Scherbov (PLoS ONE 15(7): e0233602. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233602, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
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April 8, 2020
CAAR – The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing/Staidear Fadaimseartha na h Eireann um Dhul in Aois [TILDA] (Trinity College, Ireland] Report – April 8, 2020
“Vitamin D Deficiency In Ireland – Implications For Covid-19. Results From The Irish Longitudinal Study On Ageing,” by Eamon Laird and Rose Anne Kenny (April 2020, .pdf format, 25p.).
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March 5, 2020
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – March 5, 2020
A. “Improving osteoarthritis care by digital means – Effects of a digital self-management program after 24- or 48-weeks of treatment,” by Leif E. Dahlberg, Andrea Dell’Isola, L. Stefan Lohmander, and Hakan Nero ( PLoS ONE 15(3): e0229783. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229783, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, p.).
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B. “Sleep duration is associated with vitamin D deficiency in older women living in Macao, China: A pilot cross-sectional study,” by Xiaoying Liu, Liang Ke, Jacky Ho, Myriam Abboud, Elias Mpofu, Tara C. Brennan-Speranza, Rebecca S. Mason, and Kaye E. Brock (PLoS ONE 15(3): e0229642. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229642, HTML, XML, and .pdf format, 16p.).
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August 28, 2019
CAAR – Journal of the American Medical Association Article Abstract – August 28, 2019
“Effect of High-Dose Vitamin D Supplementation on Volumetric Bone Density and Bone Strength: A Randomized Clinical Trial,” by Lauren A. Burt, Emma O. Billington, Marianne S. Rose, Duncan A. Raymond, David A. Hanley, and Steven K. Boyd (Vol. 322, No. 8, August 27, 2019, p. 736-745).
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April 17, 2018
CAAR – Journal of the American Medical Association Article Abstract – April 17, 2018
“Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement,” by US Preventive Services Task Force (Vol. 319, No. 15, April 17, 2018, p. 1592-1599).
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January 3, 2018
CAAR – Journal of the American Medical Association Article Abstracts – January 3, 2017
Note: The link below is to the table of contents for the current issue of JAMA (Vol. 318, No. 24, December 26, 2017). Check with your organization’s information center for availability.
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“Association of Short-term Exposure to Air Pollution With Mortality in Older Adults,” by Qian Di, Lingzhen Dai, Yun Wang, Antonella Zanobetti, Christine Choirat, Joel D. Schwartz, and Francesca Dominici (p. 2446-2456).
“Association Between Calcium or Vitamin D Supplementation and Fracture Incidence in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis,” by Jia-Guo Zhao, Xian-Tie Zeng, Jia Wang, and Lin Liu (p. 2466-2482).
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September 5, 2017
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – September 5, 2017
“Vitamin D supplementation to palliative cancer patients shows positive effects on pain and infections—Results from a matched case-control study,” by Maria Helde-Frankling, Jonas Höijer, Jenny Bergqvist, and Linda Bjorkhem-Bergman (PLoS ONE 12(8): e0184208. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184208, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 14p.).
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April 2, 2017
CAAR – Journal of the American Medical Association Article – April 2, 2017
Note: The link below is to the table of contents for the current issue of JAMA (Vol. 317, No. 12, March 28, 2017). Check with your organization’s information center for availability.
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“Effect of Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation on Cancer Incidence in Older Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial,” by Joan Lappe, Patrice Watson, Dianne Travers-Gustafson, Robert Recker, Cedric Garland, Edward Gorham, Keith Baggerly, and Sharon L. McDonnell (p. 1234-1243).
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March 8, 2016
CAAR – Journal of the American Medical Association Articles – March 8, 2016
Note: The link below is to the table of contents for the current issue of JAMA (Vol. 315, No. 10, March 8, 2016). Check with your organization’s information center for availability.
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A. “Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Tibial Cartilage Volume and Knee Pain Among Patients With Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial,” by Xingzhong Jin, Graeme Jones, Flavia Cicuttini, Anita Wluka, Zhaohua Zhu, Weiyu Han, Benny Antony, Xia Wang, Tania Winzenberg, Leigh Blizzard, and Changhai Ding (p. 1005-1013).
B. “Polypharmacy in the Aging Patient: A Review of Glycemic Control in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes,” by Kasia J. Lipska, Harlan Krumholz, Tacara Soones, and Sei J. Lee (p. 1034-1045).
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April 13, 2015
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – April 13, 2015
“The Vitamin D, Ionised Calcium and Parathyroid Hormone Axis of Cerebral Capillary Function: Therapeutic Considerations for Vascular-Based Neurodegenerative Disorders,” by Virginie Lam, Ryusuke Takechi, Menuka Pallabage-Gamarallage, Corey Giles, and John C. L. Mamo (PLoS ONE 10(4): e0125504. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0125504, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 20p.).
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October 14, 2014
CAAR – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Article Abstract – October 14, 2014
A. “Tissue injury and hypoxia promote malignant progression of prostate cancer by inducing CXCL13 expression in tumor myofibroblasts,” by Massimo Ammirante, Shabnam Shalapour, Youngjin Kang, Christina A. M. Jamieson, and Michael Karin (Vol. 111, No. 41, October 14, 2014, p. 14776-14781).
www.pnas.org/content/111/41/14776.abstract
B. “Modulation of age-related insulin sensitivity by VEGF-dependent vascular plasticity in adipose tissues,” by Jennifer Honek, Takahiro Seki, Hideki Iwamoto, Carina Fischer, Jingrong Li, Sharon Lim, Nilesh J. Samani, Jingwu Zang, and Yihai Cao (Vol. 111, No. 41, October 14, 2014, p. 14906-14911).
www.pnas.org/content/111/41/14906.abstract
C. “Vitamin D prevents cognitive decline and enhances hippocampal synaptic function in aging rats,” by Caitlin S. Latimer, Lawrence D. Brewer, James L. Searcy, Kuey-Chu Chen, Jelena Popovic, Susan D. Kraner, Olivier Thibault, Eric M. Blalock, Philip W. Landfield, and Nada M. Porter (Vol. 111, No. 41, October 14, 2014, p. E4359–E4366). Note: PNAS is providing open access to the full-text of this article.
www.pnas.org/content/111/41/E4359.abstract
D. “Proteopathic tau seeding predicts tauopathy in vivo,” by Brandon B. Holmes, Jennifer L. Furman, Thomas E. Mahan, Tritia R. Yamasaki, Hilda Mirbaha, William C. Eades, Larisa Belaygorod, Nigel J. Cairns, David M. Holtzman, and Marc I. Diamond (Vol. 111, No. 41, October 14, 2014, p. E4376–E4385).
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June 20, 2014
CAAR – British Medical Journal Article – June 20, 2014
“Vitamin D and mortality: meta-analysis of individual participant data from a large consortium of cohort studies from Europe and the United States,” by Ben Schottker, Rolf Jorde, Anne Peasey, Barbara Thorand, Eugene H. J. M. Jansen, Lisette de Groot, Martinette Streppel, Julian Gardiner, Jose Manuel Ordonez-Mena, Laura Perna, Tom Wilsgaard, Wolfgang Rathmann, Edith Feskens, Ellen Kampman, Galatios Siganos, Inger Njolstad, Ellisiv Bogeberg Mathiesen, Ruzena Kubínova, Andrzej Pajak, Roman Topor-Madry, Abdonas Tamosiunas, Maria Hughes, Frank Kee, Martin Bobak, Antonia Trichopoulou, Paolo Boffetta, Hermann Brenner, on behalf of the Consortium on Health and Ageing: Network of Cohorts in Europe and the United States (CHANCES) (Vol. 348, No. 7963, BMJ 2014;348:g3656, .pdf and HTML format).
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November 21, 2013
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract – November 21, 2013
“Vitamin D-Binding Protein and Vitamin D Status of Black Americans and White Americans,” by Camille E. Powe, Michele K. Evans, Julia Wenger, Alan B. Zonderman,Anders H. Berg, Michael Nalls, Hector Tamez, Dongsheng Zhang, Ishir Bhan, S. Ananth Karumanchi, Neil R. Powe, and Ravi Thadhani (Vol. 369, No. 21, November 21, 2013, p. 1991-2000).
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1306357?query=TOC#t=abstract
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July 30, 2013
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – July 30, 2013
A. “Circulating miRNA Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease,” by Pavan Kumar, Zoltan Dezso, Crystal MacKenzie, Judy Oestreicher, Sergei Agoulnik, Michael Byrne, Francois Bernier, Mamoru Yanagimachi, Ken Aoshima, and Yoshiya Oda (PLoS ONE 8(7): e69807. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069807, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0069807
B. “The Association between Plasma 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Subgroups in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Cross-Sectional Study,” by Amardeep Singh, Mads Kruger Falk, Yousif Subhi, and Torben Lykke Sorensen (PLoS ONE 8(7): e70948. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0070948, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0070948
C. “Drawing to Remember: External Support of Older Adults’ Eyewitness Performance,” by Coral J. Dando (PLoS ONE 8(7): e69937. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069937, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
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July 12, 2013
CAAR – US National Institutes of Health Funding Opportunity – July 12, 2013
“Dose Response and Efficacy Studies on the Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation on Functional Outcomes in Elderly (U01),” (RFA-AG-14-001, National Institute on Aging, deadline for applications is Sept. 23, 2013).
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March 19, 2013
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – March 19, 2013
A. “Receiving Palliative Treatment Moderates the Effect of Age and Gender on Demoralization in Patients with Cancer,” by Sigrun Vehling, Karin Oechsle, Uwe Koch, and Anja Mehnert (PLoS ONE 8(3): e59417. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059417, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059417
B. “Prevalence of Symptomatic Heart Failure with Reduced and with Normal Ejection Fraction in an Elderly General Population-The CARLA Study,” by Daniel Tiller, Martin Russ, Karin Halina Greiser, Sebastian Nuding, Henning Ebelt, Alexander Kluttig, Jan A. Kors, Joachim Thiery, Mathias Bruegel, Johannes Haerting, and Karl Werdan (PLoS ONE 8(3): e59225. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059225, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059225
C. “Atrophy Rates in Asymptomatic Amyloidosis: Implications for Alzheimer Prevention Trials,” by K. Abigail Andrews, Marc Modat, Kate E. Macdonald, Tom Yeatman, M. Jorge Cardoso, Kelvin K. Leung, Josephine Barnes, Victor L. Villemagne, Christopher C. Rowe, Nick C. Fox, Sebastien Ourselin, and Jonathan M. Schott, the Australian Imaging Biomarkers , Lifestyle Flagship Study of Ageing (PLoS ONE 8(3): e58816. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058816, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0058816
D. “Age-Dependent Neuroplasticity Mechanisms in Alzheimer Tg2576 Mice Following Modulation of Brain Amyloid-{beta} Levels,” by Anna M. Lilja, Jennie Rojdner, Tamanna Mustafiz, Carina M. Thome, Elisa Storelli, Daniel Gonzalez, Christina Unger-Lithner, Nigel H. Greig, Agneta Nordberg, and Amelia Marutle (PLoS ONE 8(3): e58752. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058752, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0058752
E. “Mitral and Tufted Cells Are Potential Cellular Targets of Nitration in the Olfactory Bulb of Aged Mice,” by Myung Jae Yang, Sooyeon Sim, Ji Hyun Jeon, Eojin Jeong, Hyoung-Chin Kim, Yong-Jin Park, and In-Beom Kim (PLoS ONE 8(3): e59673. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059673, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059673
F. “Incident Hip Fractures among Community Dwelling Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease in a Finnish Nationwide Register-Based Cohort,” by Anna-Maija Tolppanen, Piia Lavikainen, Hilkka Soininen, and Sirpa Hartikainen (PLoS ONE 8(3): e59124. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059124, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 6p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059124
G. “Make Vitamin D While the Sun Shines, Take Supplements When It Doesn’t: A Longitudinal, Observational Study of Older Adults in Tasmania, Australia,” by Jane K. Pittaway, Kiran D. K. Ahuja, Jeffrey M. Beckett, Marie-Louise Bird, Iain K. Robertson, and Madeleine J. Ball (PLoS ONE 8(3): e59063. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059063, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059063
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July 5, 2012
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstracts – July 5, 2012
A. “A Pooled Analysis of Vitamin D Dose Requirements for Fracture Prevention,” by Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari, Walter C. Willett, Endel J. Orav, Paul Lips, Pierre J. Meunier, Ronan A. Lyons, Leon Flicker, John Wark, Rebecca D. Jackson, Jane A. Cauley, Haakon E. Meyer, Michael Pfeifer, Kerrie M. Sanders, Hannes B. Stahelin, Robert Theiler, and Bess Dawson-Hughes (Vol. 367, No. 1, July 5, 2012, p. 40-49).
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1109617?query=TOC#t=abstract
B. “Cognitive Trajectories after Postoperative Delirium,” by Jane S. Saczynski, Edward R. Marcantonio, Lien Quach, Tamara G. Fong, Alden Gross, Sharon K. Inouye, and Richard N. Jones (Vol. 367, No. 1, July 5, 2012, p. 30-39).
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1112923?query=TOC#t=abstract
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April 25, 2012
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – April 25, 2012
A. “Vitamin D and Physical Performance in Elderly Subjects: The Pro.V.A Study,” by Elena D. Toffanello, Egle Perissinotto, Giuseppe Sergi, Sabina Zambon, Estella Musacchio, Stefania Maggi, Alessandra Coin, Leonardo Sartori, Maria-Chiara Corti, Giovannella Baggio, Gaetano Crepaldi, and Enzo Manzato (PLoS ONE 7(4): e34950. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0034950, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0034950
B. “Assessing Corpus Callosum Changes in Alzheimer’s Disease: Comparison between Tract-Based Spatial Statistics and Atlas-Based Tractography,” by Maria Giulia Preti, Francesca Baglio, Maria Marcella Lagana, Ludovica Griffanti, Raffaello Nemni, Mario Clerici, Marco Bozzali, and Giuseppe Baselli (PLoS ONE 7(4): e35856. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0035856, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0035856
C. “Diammonium Glycyrrhizinate Upregulates PGC-1a and Protects against A{beta}1-42-Induced Neurotoxicity,” by Xiaolei Zhu, Cong Chen, Dan Ye, Dening Guan, Lan Ye, Jiali Jin, Hui Zhao, Yanting Chen, Zhongyuan Wang, Xin Wang, and Yun Xu (PLoS ONE 7(4): e35823. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0035823, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0035823
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