Recent publications on Aging & Geriatrics

Paul KJ, Walker RL, Dublin S. Anticholinergic medications and risk of community-acquired pneumonia in elderly adults: a population-based case-control study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015 Mar;63(3):476-85. doi: 10.1111/jgs.13327. Epub 2015 Mar 2. PubMed

Gray SL, Anderson ML, Dublin S, Hanlon JT, Hubbard R, Walker R, Yu O, Crane PK, Larson EB. Cumulative use of strong anticholinergics and incident dementia: a prospective cohort study. JAMA Intern Med. 2015;175(3):401-7. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.7663. Epub 2015 Jan 26. PubMed

Freeman EW, Ensrud KE, Larson JC, Guthrie KA, Carpenter JS, Joffe H, Newton KM, Sternfeld B, LaCroix AZ. Placebo improvement in pharmacologic treatment of menopausal hot flashes: time course, duration, and predictors. Psychosom Med. 2015 Feb-Mar;77(2):167-75. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000143. PubMed

Jones SM, LaCroix AZ, Li W, Zaslavsky O, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Weitlauf J, Brenes GA, Nassir R, Ockene JK, Caire-Juvera G, Danhauer SC. Depression and quality of life before and after breast cancer diagnosis in older women from the Women's Health Initiative.  J Cancer Surviv. 2015 Feb 24. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed

Miyawaki CE. A review of ethnicity, culture, and acculturation among Asian caregivers of older adults (2000-2012). SageOpen. 2015. February 17. DOI: 10.1177/2158244014566365. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed

Walsh TJ, Shores MM, Fox AE, Forsberg CW, Kinsey CE, Heckbert SR, Zeliadt S, Thompson ML, Smith NL, Matsumoto AM. Recent trends in testosterone testing, low testosterone levels, and testosterone treatment among Veterans. Andrology. 2015 Feb 13. doi: 10.1111/andr.12014. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed

Jones SM, Amtmann D, Gell NM. A psychometric examination of multimorbidity and mental health in older adults.  Aging Ment Health. 2015 Feb 12:1-9 [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed

Hussein AA, Bartz TM, Gottdiener JS, Sotoodehnia N, Heckbert SR, Lloyd-Jones D, Kizer JR, Christenson R, Wazni O, deFilippi C. Serial measures of cardiac troponin-T levels by a highly sensitive assay and incident atrial fibrillation in a prospective cohort of ambulatory older adults. Heart Rhythm. 2015 Jan 17. pii: S1547-5271(15)00070-3. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.01.020. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed

Bellettiere J, Carlson JA, Rosenberg D, Singhania A, Natarajan L, Berardi V, LaCroix AZ, Sears DD, Moran K, Crist K, Kerr J. Gender and age differences in hourly and daily patterns of sedentary time in older adults living in retirement communities.  PLoS One. 2015 Aug 21;10(8):e0136161. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136161. eCollection 2015.  PubMed

Greenwood-Hickman MA, Rosenberg DE, Phelan EA, Fitzpatrick AL. Participation in older adult physical activity programs and risk for falls requiring medical care, Washington State, 2005-2011. Prev Chronic Dis. 2015 Jun 11;12:E90. doi: 10.5888/pcd12.140574.  PubMed

Gell NM, Rosenberg DE, Carlson J, Kerr J, Belza B. Built environment attributes related to GPS measured active trips in mid-life and older adults with mobility disabilities. Disabil Health J. 2015 Apr;8(2):290-5. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2014.12.002. Epub 2014 Dec 23. PubMed

Wang L, Naj AC, Graham RR, Crane PK, Kunkle BW, Cruchaga C, Murcia JD, Cannon-Albright L, Baldwin CT, Zetterberg H, Blennow K, Kukull WA, Faber KM, Schupf N, Norton MC, Tschanz JT, Munger RG, Corcoran CD, Rogaeva E, Lin C, Dombroski BA, Cantwell LB, Partch A, Valladares O, Hakonarson H, St George-Hyslop P, Green RC, Goate AM, Foroud TM, Carney RM, Larson EB, Behrens TW, Kauwe JS, Haines JL, Farrer LA, Pericak-Vance MA, Mayeux R, Schellenberg GD; for the National Institute on Aging–Late-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease (NIA-LOAD) Family Study; Alzheimer’s Disease Genetics Consortium, Albert MS, Albin RL, Apostolova LG, Arnold SE, Barber R, Barmada MM, Barnes LL, Beach TG, Becker JT, Beecham GW, Beekly D, Bennett DA, Bigio EH, Bird TD, Blacker D, Boeve BF, Bowen JD, Boxer A, Burke JR, Buxbaum JD, Cairns NJ, Cao C, Carlson CS, Carroll SL, Chui HC, Clark DG, Cribbs DH, Crocco EA, DeCarli C, DeKosky ST, Demirci FY, Dick M, Dickson DW, Duara R, Ertekin-Taner N, Fallon KB, Farlow MR, Ferris S, Frosch MP, Galasko DR, Ganguli M, Gearing M, Geschwind DH, Ghetti B, Gilbert JR, Glass JD, Graff-Radford NR, Growdon JH, Hamilton RL, Hamilton-Nelson KL, Harrell LE, Head E, Honig LS, Hulette CM, Hyman BT, Jarvik GP, Jicha GA, Jin L, Jun G, Kamboh MI, Karydas A, Kaye JA, Kim R, Koo EH, Kowall NW, Kramer JH, Kramer P, LaFerla FM, Lah JJ, Leverenz JB, Levey AI, Li G, Lieberman AP, Lopez OL, Lunetta KL, Lyketsos CG, Mack WJ, Marson DC, Martin ER, Martiniuk F, Mash DC, Masliah E, McCormick WC, McCurry SM, McDavid AN, McKee AC, Mesulam MM, Miller BL, Miller CA, Miller JW, Montine TJ, Morris JC, Murrell JR, Olichney JM, Parisi JE, Perry W, Peskind E, Petersen RC, Pierce A, Poon WW, Potter H, Quinn JF, Raj A, Raskind M, Reiman EM, Reisberg B, Reitz C, Ringman JM, Roberson ED, Rosen HJ, Rosenberg RN, Sano M, Saykin AJ, Schneider JA, Schneider LS, Seeley WW, Smith AG, Sonnen JA, Spina S, Stern RA, Tanzi RE, Thornton-Wells TA, Trojanowski JQ, Troncoso JC, Tsuang DW, Van Deerlin VM, Van Eldik LJ, Vardarajan BN, Vinters HV, Vonsattel JP, Weintraub S, Welsh-Bohmer KA, Williamson J, Wishnek S, Woltjer RL, Wright CB, Younkin SG, Yu C, Yu L. Rarity of the Alzheimer disease-protective APP A673T variant in the United States. JAMA Neurol. 2015 Feb;72(2):209-16. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2014.2157. Epub 2014 Dec 22. PubMed

International Genomics of Alzheimer’s Disease Consortium (IGAP). Convergent genetic and expression data implicate immunity in Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimers Dement. 2015 Jun;11(6):658-71. doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2014.05.1757. Epub 2014 Dec 20. PubMed

Zaslavsky O, LaCroix AZ, Hale L, Tindle H, Shochat T. Longitudinal changes in insomnia status and incidence of physical, emotional, or mixed impairment in postmenopausal women participating in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study. Sleep Med. 2015 Mar;16(3):364-71. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2014.11.008. Epub 2014 Dec 15. PubMed

Singer A, Exuzides A, Spangler L, O'Malley C, Colby C, Johnston K, Agodoa I, Baker J, Kagan R. Burden of illness for osteoporotic fractures compared with other serious diseases among postmenopausal women in the United States. Mayo Clin Proc. 2015 Jan;90(1):53-62. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2014.09.011. Epub 2014 Dec 4. PubMed

Debette S, Ibrahim Verbaas CA, Bressler J, Schuur M, Smith A, Bis JC, Davies G, Wolf C, Gudnason V, Chibnik LB, Yang Q, deStefano AL, de Quervain DJ, Srikanth V, Lahti J, Grabe HJ, Smith JA, Priebe L, Yu L, Karbalai N, Hayward C, Wilson JF, Campbell H, Petrovic K, Fornage M, Chauhan G, Yeo R, Boxall R, Becker J, Stegle O, Mather KA, Chouraki V, Sun Q, Rose LM, Resnick S, Oldmeadow C, Kirin M, Wright AF, Jonsdottir MK, Au R, Becker A, Amin N, Nalls MA, Turner ST, Kardia SL, Oostra B, Windham G, Coker LH, Zhao W, Knopman DS, Heiss G, Griswold ME, Gottesman RF, Vitart V, Hastie ND, Zgaga L, Rudan I, Polasek O, Holliday EG, Schofield P, Choi SH, Tanaka T, An Y, Perry RT, Kennedy RE, Sale MM, Wang J, Wadley VG, Liewald DC, Ridker PM, Gow AJ, Pattie A, Starr JM, Porteous D, Liu X, Thomson R, Armstrong NJ, Eiriksdottir G, Assareh AA, Kochan NA, Widen E, Palotie A, Hsieh YC, Eriksson JG, Vogler C, van Swieten JC, Shulman JM, Beiser A, Rotter J, Schmidt CO, Hoffmann W, Nöthen MM, Ferrucci L, Attia J, Uitterlinden AG, Amouyel P, Dartigues JF, Amieva H, Räikkönen K, Garcia M, Wolf PA, Hofman A, Longstreth WT Jr, Psaty BM, Boerwinkle E, DeJager PL, Sachdev PS, Schmidt R, Breteler MM, Teumer A, Lopez OL, Cichon S, Chasman DI, Grodstein F, Müller-Myhsok B, Tzourio C, Papassotiropoulos A, Bennett DA, Ikram AM, Deary IJ, van Duijn CM, Launer L, Fitzpatrick AL, Seshadri S, Mosley TH Jr; Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology Consortium. Genome-wide studies of verbal declarative memory in nondemented older people: the Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology Consortium. Biol Psychiatry. 2015 Apr 15;77(8):749-63. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2014.08.027. Epub 2014 Nov 25. PubMed

Caan B, LaCroix AZ, Joffe H, Guthrie KA, Larson JC, Carpenter JS, Cohen LS, Freeman EW, Manson JE, Newton K, Reed S, Rexrode K, Shifren J, Sternfeld B, Ensrud K. Effects of estrogen and venlafaxine on menopause-related quality of life in healthy postmenopausal women with hot flashes: a placebo-controlled randomized trial.  Menopause. 2015 Jun;22(6):607-15. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000000364. Epub 2014 Nov 17. PubMed

Shrira A, Zaslavsky O, LaCroix AZ, Seguin R, Post S, Tindle H, Hingle M, Woods N, Cochrane B, Garcia L, Schnall E, Rillamas-Sun E, Palgi Y. Global quality of life modifies terminal change in physical functioning among older adult women. Age Ageing. 2015 May;44(3):520-4. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afu176. Epub 2014 Nov 7. PubMed

Newton KM, Reed SD, Uchiyama S, Qu C, Ueno T, Iwashita S, Gundersen G, Fuller S, Lampe JW. A cross-sectional study of equol producer status and self-reported vasomotor symptoms. Menopause. 2015 May;22(5):489-95. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000000363. Epub 2014 Nov 6. PubMed

Shadyab AH, LaCroix AZ. Genetic factors associated with longevity: a review of recent findings.  Ageing Res Rev. 2015 Jan;19:1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.arr.2014.10.005. Epub 2014 Nov 5. PubMed