Recent publications on Aging & Brain Health

Newton KM, Lacroix AZ, Levy L, Li SS, Qu P, Potter JD, Lampe JW Soy protein and bone mineral density in older men and women: A randomized trial. Maturitas. 2006;55(3):270-7. Epub 2006 May 26. PubMed

Wang L, Larson EB, Bowen JD, van Belle G. Performance-based physical function and future dementia in older people.  Arch Intern Med. 2006;166(10):1115-20. PubMed

Pearte CA, Furberg CD, O'Meara ES, Psaty BM, Kuller L, Powe NR, Manolio T. Characteristics and baseline clinical predictors of future fatal versus nonfatal coronary heart disease events in older adults: the Cardiovascular Health Study.  Circulation. 2006;113(18):2177-85. PubMed

O'Sullivan J, Risques RA, Mandelson MT, Chen L, Brentnall TA, Bronner MP, Macmillan MP, Feng Z, Siebert JR, Potter JD, Rabinovitch PS. Telomere length in the colon declines with age: a relation to colorectal cancer?  Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2006;15(3):573-7. PubMed

Katon WJ, Fan MY, Lin EH, Unutzer J. Depressive symptom deterioration in a large primary care-based elderly cohort.  Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2006;14(3):246-54. PubMed

Shadlen MF, Larson EB. Predictors of Alzheimer’s Disease Mortality. Alzheimer Actualites 2006 (Mar-Jun):8-12. PubMed

Gray SL, Lacroix AZ, Hanlon JT, Penninx BW, Blough DK, Leveille SG, Artz MB, Guralnik JM, Buchner DM. Benzodiazepine use and physical disability in community-dwelling older adults.  J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006;54(2):224-30. PubMed

Hunkeler EM, Katon WJ, Tang L, Williams JW Jr, Kroenke K, Lin EH, Harpole LH, Arean P, Levine S, Grypma LM, Hargreaves WA, Unutzer J. Long term outcomes from the IMPACT randomised trial for depressed elderly patients in primary care. BMJ. 2006;332(7536):259-63. Epub 2006 Jan 20. PubMed

Larson EB, Wang L, Bowen JD, McCormick WC, Teri L, Crane P, Kukull W. Exercise is associated with reduced risk for incident dementia among persons 65 years of age and older. Ann Intern Med. 2006;144(2):73-81. PubMed

Larson E. Summaries for patients. Exercise in people age 65 years and older is associated with lower risk for dementia. Ann Intern Med. 2006 Jan 17;144(2):I20. PubMed

Chi RC, Jackson LA, Neuzil KM. Characteristics and outcomes of older adults with community-acquired pneumococcal bacteremia.  J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006;54(1):115-20. PubMed

Jenny NS, Arnold AM, Kuller LH, Sharrett AR, Fried LP, Psaty BM, Tracy RP. Soluble intracellular adhesion molecule-1 is associated with cardiovascular disease risk and mortality in older adults. J Thromb Haemost. 2006;4(1):107-13. PubMed

Mukamal KJ, Chung H, Jenny NS, Kuller LH, Longstreth WT Jr, Mittleman MA, Burke GL, Cushman M, Psaty BM, Siscovick DS. Alcohol consumption and risk of coronary heart disease in older adults: the cardiovascular health study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006;54(1):30-7. PubMed

Jackson LA, Nelson JC, Benson P, Neuzil KM, Reid RJ, Psaty BM, Heckbert SR, Larson EB, Weiss NS. Functional status is a confounder of the association of influenza vaccine and risk of all cause mortality in seniors. Int J Epidemiol. 2006;35(2):345-52. Epub 2005 Dec 20. PubMed

Jackson LA, Jackson ML, Nelson JC, Neuzil KM, Weiss NS. Evidence of bias in estimates of influenza vaccine effectiveness in seniors. Int J Epidemiol. 2006;35(2):337-44. Epub 2005 Dec 20. PubMed

Bond GE, Burr R, McCurry SM, Rice MM, Borenstein AR, Larson EB. Alcohol and cognitive performance: a longitudinal study of older Japanese Americans: the Kame Project. Int Psychogeriatr. 2005;17(4):653-68. Epub 2005 Sep 27. PubMed

Katon WJ, Schoenbaum M, Fan MY, Callahan CM, Williams J Jr, Hunkeler E, Harpole L, Zhou XH, Langston C, Unutzer J. Cost-effectiveness of improving primary care treatment of late-life depression. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2005;62(12):1313-20 PubMed

Shlipak MG, Katz R, Cushman M, Sarnak MJ, Stehman-Breen C, Psaty BM, Siscovick D, Tracy RP, Newman A, Fried L. Cystatin-C and inflammatory markers in the ambulatory elderly.  Am J Med. 2005;118(12):1416. PubMed

Simon SR, Andrade SE, Ellis JL, Nelson WW, Gurwitz JH, Lafata JE, Davis RL, Feldstein A, Raebel MA. Baseline laboratory monitoring of cardiovascular medications in elderly health maintenance organization enrollees. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005;53(12):2165-9. PubMed

Levine S, Unutzer J, Yip JY, Hoffing M, Leung M, Fan MY, Lin EH, Grypma L, Katon W, Harpole LH, Langston CA. Physicians' satisfaction with a collaborative disease management program for late-life depression in primary care.  Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2005;27(6):383-91. PubMed