Recent publications on Aging & Geriatrics

Ott SM, Lacroix AZ, Scholes D, Ichikawa LE, Wu K. Effects of three years of low-dose thiazides on mineral metabolism in healthy elderly persons.  Osteoporos Int. 2008;19(9):1315-22. Epub 2008 Apr 19. PubMed

Psaty BM, Kronmal RA. Reporting mortality findings in trials of rofecoxib for Alzheimer disease or cognitive impairment: a case study based on documents from rofecoxib litigation.  JAMA. 2008;299(15):1813-7. PubMed

Langa KM, Larson EB, Karlawish JH, Cutler DM, Kabeto MU, Kim SY, Hu HM, Rosen AB. Trends in the prevalence and mortality of cognitive impairment in the United States: 1993-2004. Alzheimer Dement, 2008:4(2):134-44. PubMed

Kaplan RC, McGinn AP, Pollak MN, Kuller L, Strickler HD, Rohan TE, Xue X, Kritchevsky SB, Newman AB, Psaty BM. Total insulinlike growth factor 1 and insulinlike growth factor binding protein levels, functional status, and mortality in older adults.  J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008;56(4):652-60. Epub 2008 Feb 27. PubMed

McGinn AP, Kaplan RC, Verghese J, Rosenbaum DM, Psaty BM, Baird AE, Lynch JK, Wolf PA, Kooperberg C, Larson JC, Wassertheil-Smoller S. Walking speed and risk of incident ischemic stroke among postmenopausal women.  Stroke. 2008;39(4):1233-9. Epub 2008 Feb 21. PubMed

Spangler L, Scholes D, Brunner RL, Robbins J, Reed SD, Newton KM, Melville JL, LaCroix AZ. Depressive symptoms, bone loss, and fractures in postmenopausal women.  J Gen Intern Med. 2008;23(5):567-74. Epub 2008 Feb 20. PubMed

Mittalhenkle A, Stehman-Breen CO, Shlipak MG, Fried LF, Katz R, Young BA, Seliger S, Gillen D, Newman AB, Psaty BM, Siscovick D. Cardiovascular risk factors and incident acute renal failure in older adults: the cardiovascular health study.  Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008;3(2):450-6. Epub 2008 Feb 6. PubMed

Moore EE, Jackson SL, Boyko EJ, Scholes D, Fihn SD. Urinary incontinence and urinary tract infection: temporal relationships in postmenopausal women.  Obstet Gynecol. 2008;111(2):317-323. PubMed

 Nachgefragt: Interview mit Eric B. Larson. DeSS orientiert. 2008:41-43. PubMed

Leverenz JB, Hamilton R, Tsuang DW, Schantz A, Vavrek D, Larson EB, Kukull WA, Lopez O, Galasko D, Masliah E, Kaye J, Nixon R, Clark C, Trojanowski J, Montine TJ. Empiric refinement of the pathologic assessment of lewy-related pathology in the dementia patient.  Brain Pathol. 2008;18(2):220-4. Epub 2008 Jan 29. PubMed

Nguyen HQ, Ackermann RT, Maciejewski M, Berke E, Patrick M, Williams B, LoGerfo JP. Managed-Medicare health club benefit and reduced health care costs among older adults. Prev Chronic Dis 2008;5(1). PubMed

Hawkins V, Foster-Schubert K, Chubak J, Sorensen B, Ulrich CM, Stancyzk FZ, Plymate S, Stanford J, White E, Potter JD, McTiernan A. Effect of exercise on serum sex hormones in men: a 12-month randomized clinical trial. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2008;40(2):223-233. PubMed

Sawchuk CN, Bogart A, Charles S, Goldberg J, Forquera R, Roy-Byrne P, Buchwald D. Education is associated with physical activity among American Indian elders. Am Indian Alsk Native Ment Health Res. 2008;15(1):1-17. PubMed

Vannoy SD, Duberstein P, Cukrowicz K, Lin E, Fan MY, Unutzer J. The relationship between suicide ideation and late-life depression. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2007;15(12):1024-33. PubMed

Larson EB, Wang L. Exercise reduces risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Nutr Geriatr. 2007;17(3):4-6. PubMed

Gray SL, Anderson ML, Crane PK, Breitner JC, McCormick W, Bowen JD, Teri L, Larson E. Antioxidant vitamin supplement use and risk of dementia or Alzheimer's disease in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Feb;56(2):291-5. Epub 2007 Nov 27. PubMed

Phelan EA, Balderson B, Levine M, Erro JH, Jordan L, Grothaus L, Sandhu N, Perrault PJ, Logerfo JP, Wagner EH. Delivering effective primary care to older adults: a randomized, controlled trial of the senior resource team at Group Health Cooperative. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007;55(11):1748-56. PubMed

Simonsen L, Taylor RJ, Viboud C, Miller MA, Jackson LA. Mortality benefits of influenza vaccination in elderly people: an ongoing controversy. Lancet Infect Dis. 2007;7(10):658-66. PubMed

Rajpathak SN, McGinn AP, Strickler HD, Rohan TE, Pollak M, Cappola AR, Kuller L, Xue X, Newman AB, Strotmeyer ES, Psaty BM, Kaplan RC. Insulin-like growth factor-(IGF)-axis, inflammation, and glucose intolerance among older adults. Growth Horm IGF Res. 2008;18(2):166-73. Epub 2007 Sep 27. PubMed

Cao JJ, Biggs ML, Barzilay J, Konen J, Psaty BM, Kuller L, Bleyer AJ, Olson J, Wexler J, Summerson J, Cushman M. Cardiovascular and mortality risk prediction and stratification using urinary albumin excretion in older adults ages 68-102: the Cardiovascular Health Study. Atherosclerosis. 2008;197(2):806-13. Epub 2007 Sep 17. PubMed