Recent publications on Aging & Brain Health

Li G, Shofer JB, Kukull WA, Peskind ER, Tsuang DW, Breitner JC, McCormick W, Bowen JD, Teri L, Schellenberg GD, Larson EB. Serum cholesterol and risk of Alzheimer disease: a community-based cohort study.  Neurology. 2005;65(7):1045-50. PubMed

Kaplan RC, Tirschwell DL, Longstreth WT Jr, Manolio TA, Heckbert SR, Lefkowitz D, El-Saed A, Psaty BM. Vascular events, mortality, and preventive therapy following ischemic stroke in the elderly.  Neurology. 2005;65(6):835-42. PubMed

Woltjer RL, Cimino PJ, Boutte AM, Schantz AM, Montine KS, Larson EB, Bird T, Quinn JF, Zhang J, Montine TJ. Proteomic determination of widespread detergent insolubility, including Abeta but not tau, early in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease. FASEB J. 2005;19(13):1923-5. Epub 2005 Aug 29. PubMed

Fugate Woods N, Lacroix AZ, Gray SL, Aragaki A, Cochrane BB, Brunner RL, Masaki K, Murray A, Newman AB. Frailty: emergence and consequences in women aged 65 and older in the Women's Health Initiative observational study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005;53(8):1321-30. PubMed

Jackson LA, Neuzil KM, Whitney CG, Starkovich P, Dunstan M, Yu O, Nelson JC, Feikin DR, Shay DK, Baggs J, Carste B, Nahm MH, Carlone G. Safety of varying dosages of 7-valent pneumococcal protein conjugate vaccine in seniors previously vaccinated with 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine. Vaccine. 2005;23(28):3697-703. PubMed

Jackson LA, Benson P, Neuzil KM, Grandjean M, Marino JL. Burden of community-onset Escherichia coli bacteremia in seniors. J Infect Dis. 2005;191(9):1523-9. Epub 2005 Mar 22. PubMed

Phelan EA, Williams B, Logerfo JP, Lacroix AZ, Grothaus L, Wagner EH. Response letter to Dr. Sachs. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005;53(5):922-3. PubMed

Tsuang D, Simpson KL, Li G, Barnhart RL, Edland SD, Bowen J, McCormick W, Teri L, Nochlin D, Larson EB, Thompson ML, Leverenz JB. Evaluation of selection bias in an incedent-based dementia autopsy case series. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2005;19(2):67-73. PubMed

Arean PA, Ayalon L, Hunkeler E, Lin EH, Tang L, Harpole L, Hendrie H, Williams JW Jr, Unutzer J. Improving depression care for older, minority patients in primary care. Med Care. 2005;43(4):381-390. PubMed

Borenstein AR, Wu Y, Mortimer JA, Schellenberg GD, McCormick WC, Bowen JD, McCurty S, Larson EB. Developmental and vascular risk factors for Alzheimer’s Disease. Neurobiol Aging. 2005;26:325-34. PubMed

Watson DE, Reid R, Roos N, Heppner P. Growing old together: the influence of population and workforce aging on supply and use of family physicians.  Can J Aging. 2005;24(Suppl 1):s37-45. PubMed

Callahan CM, Kroenke K, Counsell SR, Hendrie HC, Perkins AJ, Katon W, Noel PH, Harpole L, Hunkeler EM, Unutzer J. Treatment of depression improves physical functioning in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005;53(3):367-73. PubMed

Hegel MT, Unutzer J, Tang L, Arean PA, Katon W, Noel PH, Williams JW Jr, Lin EH. Impact of comorbid panic and posttraumatic stress disorder on outcomes of collaborative care for late-life depression in primary care. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2005;13(1):48-58. PubMed

Shadlen MF, Larson EB, Wang L, Phelan EA, McCormick WC, Jolley L, Teri L, van Belle G. Education modifies the effect of APOE4 on cognitive decline. Neurobiol Aging. 2005;26(1):17-24. PubMed

Firestone JA, Smith-Weller T, Franklin G, Swanson P, Longstreth WT Jr, Checkoway H. Pesticides and risk of Parkinson disease: a population-based case-control study.  Arch Neurol. 2005;62(1):91-5. PubMed

Langa KM, Foster NL, Larson EB. Mixed dementia: emerging concepts and therapeutic implications. JAMA. 2004;292(23):2901-8. PubMed

Wang L, van Belle G, Crane PK, Kukull WA, Bowen JD, McCormick WC, Larson EB. Subjective memory deterioration and future dementia in people aged 65 and older. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004;52(12):2045-51. PubMed

Bond GE, Burr R, McCurry SM, Rice MM, Borenstein AR, Kukull WA, Teri L, Bowen JE, McCormick WC, Larson EB. Alcohol, gender and cognitive performance: a longitudinal study comparing older japanese and non-hispanic white americans. J Aging Health. 2004;16(5):615-40. PubMed

Unutzer J, Ferrell B, Lin EH, Marmon T. Pharmacotherapy of pain in depressed older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004;52(11):1916-22. PubMed

Tencer AF, Koepsell TD, Wolf ME, Frankenfeld CL, Buchner DM, Kukull WA, LaCroix AZ, Larson EB, Tautvydas M. Biomechanical properties of shoes and risk of falls in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004;52(11):1840-6. PubMed