Recent publications on Aging & Brain Health

Miyawaki CE. Association of social isolation and health across different racial and ethnic groups of older Americans. Ageing Soc. 2014 Nov;35(10):2201-28. doi: 10.1017/S0144686X14000890. Epub 2014 August 27. PubMed

Newton KM. But does it work in women like me? Menopause. 2014 Aug;21(8):786-7. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000000289. PubMed

Grembowski D, Ralston JD, Anderson ML. Hemoglobin A1c, comorbid conditions and all-cause mortality in older patients with diabetes: a retrospective 9-year cohort study. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2014 Nov;106(2):373-82. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2014.07.017. Epub 2014 Jul 29. PubMed

Tom SE, Hubbard RA, Crane PK, Haneuse SJ, Bowen J, McCormick WC, McCurry S, Larson EB. Characterization of dementia and Alzheimer's disease in an older population: updated incidence and life expectancy with and without dementia. Am J Public Health. 2015 Feb;105(2):408-13. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.301935. Epub 2014 Jul 17. PubMed

Zheng C, Beresford SA, Van Horn L, Tinker LF, Thomson CA, Neuhouser ML, Di C, Manson JE, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Seguin R, Manini T, LaCroix AZ, Prentice RL. Simultaneous association of total energy consumption and activity-related energy expenditure with risks of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes among postmenopausal women. Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Sep 1;180(5):526-35. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwu152. Epub 2014 Jul 12. PubMed

Reed SD, Mitchell CM, Joffe H, Cohen L, Shifren JL, Newton KM, Freeman EW, Larson JC, Manson JE, LaCroix AZ, Guthrie KA. Sexual function in women on estradiol or venlafaxine for hot flushes: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug;124(2 Pt 1):233-41. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000386. PubMed

Miedema MD, Maziarz M, Biggs ML, Zieman SJ, Kizer JR, Ix JH, Mozaffarian D, Tracy RP, Psaty BM, Siscovick DS, Mukamal KJ, Djousse L. Plasma-free fatty acids, fatty acid-binding protein 4, and mortality in older adults (from the Cardiovascular Health Study). Am J Cardiol. 2014 Sep 15;114(6):843-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.06.012. Epub 2014 Jul 1. PubMed

Rosenberg DE, Grothaus L, Arterburn D. Characteristics of older adult physical activity program users. Am J Manag Care. 2014 Jul 1;20(7):e245-9. PubMed

Newton KM. Isoflavones hold limited promise for the treatment of menopausal vasomotor symptoms. Evid Based Med. 2014 Oct;19(5):178. doi: 10.1136/ebmed-2014-110000. Epub 2014 Jun 17. PubMed

Ennis SK, Larson EB, Grothaus L, Helfrich CD, Balch S, Phelan EA. Association of living alone and hospitalization among community-dwelling elders with and without dementia.  J Gen Intern Med. 2014 Nov;29(11):1451-9. doi: 10.1007/s11606-014-2904-z. Epub 2014 Jun 4. PubMed

Nelson PT, Estus S, Abner EL, Parikh I, Malik M, Neltner JH, Ighodaro E, Wang WX, Wilfred BR, Wang LS, Kukull WA, Nandakumar K, Farman ML, Poon WW, Corrada MM, Kawas CH, Cribbs DH, Bennett DA, Schneider JA, Larson EB, Crane PK, Valladares O, Schmitt FA, Kryscio RJ, Jicha GA, Smith CD, Scheff SW, Sonnen JA, Haines JL, Pericak-Vance MA, Mayeux R, Farrer LA, Van Eldik LJ, Horbinski C, Green RC, Gearing M, Poon LW, Kramer PL, Woltjer RL, Montine TJ, Partch AB, Rajic AJ, Richmire K, Monsell SE; Alzheimer’ Disease Genetic Consortium, Schellenberg GD, Fardo DW. ABCC9 gene polymorphism is associated with hippocampal sclerosis of aging pathology.  Acta Neuropathol. 2014;127(6):825-43. doi: 10.1007/s00401-014-1282-2. Epub 2014 Apr 27.  PubMed

Joffe H, Guthrie KA, LaCroix AZ, Reed SD, Ensrud KE, Manson JE, Newton KM, Freeman EW, Anderson GL, Larson JC, Hunt JR, Shifren J, Rexrode KM, Caan B, Sternfeld B, Carpenter JS, Cohen LS. Low-dose estradiol and the serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor venlafaxine for vasomotor symptoms: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Int Med. 2014 Jul;174(7):1058-66. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.1891. Epub 2014 May 26. PubMed

Trentham-Dietz A, Sprague BL, Hampton JM, Miglioretti DL, Nelson HD, Titus LJ, Egan KM, Remington PL, Newcomb PA. Modification of breast cancer risk according to age and menopausal status: a combined analysis of five population-based case-control studies.  Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2014;145(1):165-75. doi: 10.1007/s10549-014-2905-y. PubMed

Dublin S, Anderson ML, Heckbert SR, Hubbard RA, Sonnen JA, Crane PK, Montine TJ, Larson EB. Neuropathologic changes associated with atrial fibrillation in a population-based autopsy cohort.  J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2014 May;69(5):609-15. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glt141. Epub 2013 Sep 28. PubMed

Kizer JR, Benkeser D, Arnold AM, Ix JH, Mukamal KJ, Djousse L, Tracy RP, Siscovick DS, Psaty BM, Zieman SJ. Advanced glycation/glycoxidation endproduct carboxymethyl-lysine and incidence of coronary heart disease and stroke in older adults.  Atherosclerosis. 2014 Jul;235(1):116-21. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.04.013. Epub 2014 Apr 30. PubMed

Zaslavsky O, Cochrane BB, Woods NF, LaCroix AZ, Liu J, Herting JR, Goveas JS, Johnson KC, Kuller LH, Martin LW, Michael YL, Robinson JG, Stefanick M, Tinker LF. Trajectories of positive aging: observations from the Women's Health Initiative study. Int Psychogeriatr. 2014 Aug;26(8):1351-62. doi: 10.1017/S1041610214000593. Epub 2014 Apr 17. PubMed

Sternfeld B, Guthrie KA, Ensrud KE, LaCroix AZ, Larson JC, Dunn AL, Anderson GL, Seguin RA, Carpenter JS, Newton KM, Reed SD, Freeman EW, Cohen LS, Joffe H, Roberts M, Caan BJ. Efficacy of exercise for menopausal symptoms: a randomized controlled trial.  Menopause. 2014 Apr;21(4):330-8. doi: 10.1097/GME.0b013e31829e4089. Epub 2013 Aug 12. PubMed

Rustagi AS, Kamineni A, Weinmann S, Reed SD, Newcomb P, Weiss NS. Cervical screening and cervical cancer death among older women: a population-based, case-control study.  Am J Epidemiol. 2014 May 1;179(9):1107-14. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwu035. Epub 2014 Mar 30. PubMed

Goins RT, Jones J, Schure M, Rosenberg DE, Phelan EA, Dodson S, Jones DL. Older adults' perceptions of mobility: a metasynthesis of qualitative studies.  Gerontologist. 2014 Mar 17 [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed

Blondon M, Van Hylckama Vlieg A, Wiggins KL, Harrington LB, McKnight B, Rice KM, Rosendaal FR, Heckbert SR, Psaty BM, Smith NL. Differential associations of oral estradiol and conjugated equine estrogen with hemostatic biomarkers. J Thromb Haemost. 2014 Jun;12(6):879-86. doi: 10.1111/jth.12560. Epub 2014 Mar 15. PubMed