Recent publications on Aging & Geriatrics

Li G, Larson EB, Sonnen JA, Shofer JB, Petrie EC, Schantz A, Peskind ER, Raskind MA, Breitner JC, Montine TJ. Statin therapy is associated with reduced neuropathologic changes of Alzheimer disease. Neurology. 2007;69(9):878-85. PubMed

Sonnen JA, Larson EB, Crane PK, Haneuse S, Li G, Schellenberg GD, Craft S, Leverenz JB, Montine TJ. Pathological correlates of dementia in a longitudinal, population-based sample of aging. Ann Neurol. 2007;62(4):406-13. Epub 2007 Aug 20. PubMed

Li G, Rhew IC, Shofer JB, Kukull WA, Breitner JC, Peskind E, Bowen JD, McCormick W, Teri L, Crane PK, Larson EB. Age-varying association between blood pressure and risk of dementia in those aged 65 and older: a community-based prospective cohort study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007;55(8):1161-7. PubMed

Lash TL, Fox MP, Buist DS, Wei F, Field TS, Frost FJ, Geiger AM, Quinn VP, Yood MU, Silliman RA. Mammography surveillance and mortality in older breast cancer survivors. J Clin Oncol. 2007;25(21):3001-6. Epub 2007 Jun 4. PubMed

Morden NE, Zerzan JT, Larson EB. Alzheimer's disease medication: use and cost projections for medicare part d.  J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007;55(4):622-4. PubMed

Zakai NA, Katz R, Jenny NS, Psaty BM, Reiner AP, Schwartz SM, Cushman M. Inflammation and hemostasis biomarkers and cardiovascular risk in the elderly: the cardiovascular health study. J Thromb Haemost. 2007;5(6):1128-35. PubMed

Jackson LA, Neuzil KM, Nahm MH, Whitney CG, Yu O, Nelson JC, Starkovich PT, Dunstan M, Carste B, Shay DK, Baggs J, Carlone GM. Immunogenicity of varying dosages of 7-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccine in seniors previously vaccinated with 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine. Vaccine. 2007;25(20):4029-37. Epub 2007 Mar 12. PubMed

Berke EM, Koepsell TD, Moudon AV, Hoskins RE, Larson EB. Association of the built environment with physical activity and obesity in older persons. Am J Public Health. 2007;97(3):486-92. Epub 2007 Jan 31. PubMed

Larson E, McCurry S. Olanzapine, quetiapine, or risperidone did not differ from placebo for Alzheimer disease. ACP J Club. 2007;146(2):35. PubMed

Berke EM, Gottlieg LM, Moudon AV, Larson EB. Protective association between neighborhood walkability and depression in older men. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007;55(4):526-33. Epub 2007 Feb 26. PubMed

Nguyen HQ, Ackermann RT, Berke EM, Cheadle A, Williams B, Lin E, Maciejewski ML, Logerfo JP. Impact of a managed-medicare physical activity benefit on health care utilization and costs in older adults with diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2007;30(1):43-8. PubMed

Tsuang D, Simpson K, Larson EB, Peskind E, Kukull W, Bowen JB, McCormick W, Teri L, Montine T, Thompson ML, Leverenz JB. Predicting lewy body pathology in a community-based sample with clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 2006;19(4):195-201. PubMed

Kurland BF, Gill TM, Patrick DL, Larson EB, Phelan EA. Longitudinal change in positive affect in community-dwelling older persons.  J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006;54(12):1846-53. PubMed

Jenny NS, Arnold AM, Kuller LH, Tracy RP, Psaty BM. Serum amyloid p and cardiovascular disease in older men and women. results from the Cardiovascular Health Study. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27(2):352-8. Epub 2006 Nov 30. PubMed

Kronmal RA, Barzilay JI, Smith NL, Psaty BM, Kuller LH, Burke GL, Furberg C. Mortality in pharmacologically treated older adults with diabetes: the Cardiovascular Health Study, 1989-2001. PLoS Med. 2006;3(10):e400. Epub 2006. PubMed

Unutzer J, Tang L, Oishi S, Katon W, Williams JW Jr, Hunkeler E, Hendrie H, Lin EH, Levine S, Grypma L, Steffens DC, Fields J, Langston C. Reducing suicidal ideation in depressed older primary care patients.  J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006;54(10):1550-6. PubMed

Levine M, Phelan EA, Balderson BHK, Wagner EH. Collaborative treatment planning for older patients in primary care. Generations. 2006;30(3):83-5. PubMed

Enger SM, Thwin SS, Buist DS, Field T, Frost F, Geiger AM, Lash TL, Prout M, Yood MU, Wei F, Silliman RA. Breast cancer treatment of older women in integrated health care settings. J Clin Oncol. 2006;24(27):4377-83. PubMed

Dai Q, Borenstein AR, Wu Y, Jackson JC, Larson EB. Fruit and vegetable juices and Alzheimer's disease: the Kame Project. Am J Med. 2006;119(9):751-9. PubMed

Simon GE, Ludman EJ. Outcome of new benzodiazepine prescriptions to older adults in primary care. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2006;28(5):374-8. PubMed