Recent publications on Aging & Brain Health

Liu HC, Wang SJ, Fuh JL, Liu CY, Lin KP, Lin CH, Wang PN, Lin KN, Wang HC, Chen HM, Chang R, Larson EB, Wu GS, Chou P, Teng EL. The Kinmen Neurological Disorders Survey (KINDS): a study of a Chinese population. Neuroepidemiology. 1997;16(2):60-8. PubMed

Larson EB. Successful aging: An overview. West J Med Special Issue. 1997:167:204-205. PubMed

Teri L, Logsdon R, Yesavage J. Measuring behavior, mood, and psychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer disease.  Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 1997;11 Suppl 6:50-9. PubMed

Teri L. Behavior and caregiver burden: behavioral problems in patients with Alzheimer disease and its association with caregiver distress. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 1997;11 Suppl 4:S35-8. PubMed

Larson EB, Bruce RA. Exercise. In Geriatric Medicine, edited by Cassel CK, Riesenberg DE, Sorensen LB, Walsh JR, New York: Springer-Verlag, third edition, 555-561, 1997. PubMed

Larson EB. Shedding light on sundowning. Mature Outlook. 1997. PubMed

Buchner DM, Cress ME, Esselman PC, Margherita AJ, de Lateur BJ, Campbell AJ, Wagner EH. Factors associated with changes in gait speed in older adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 1996;51(6):M297-302. PubMed

Schable B, Chu SY, Diaz T. Characteristics of women 50 years of age or older with heterosexually acquired AIDS. Am J Public Health. 1996;11:1616-1618. PubMed

Graves AB, Larson EB, Edland SD, Bowen JD, McCormick WC, McCurry SM, Rice MM, Wenzlow A, Uomoto JM. Prevalence of dementia and its subtypes in the Japanese American population of King County, Washington state. The Kame Project. Am J Epidemiol. 1996;144(8):760-71. PubMed

Wagner EH. The promise and performance of HMOs in improving outcomes in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1996;44(10):1251-7. PubMed

Kukull WA, Schellenberg GD, Bowen JD, McCormick WC, Yu CE, Teri L, Thompson JD, O'Meara ES, Larson EB. Apolipoprotein E in Alzheimer's disease risk and case detection: a case-control study. J Clin Epidemiol. 1996;49(10):1143-8. PubMed

Buchner DM, Larson EB, Wagner EH, Koepsell TD, de Lateur BJ. Evidence for a non-linear relationship between leg strength and gait. Age Ageing. 1996;25(5):386-91. PubMed

Cushman M, Psaty BM, Macy E, Bovill EG, Cornell ES, Kuller LH, Tracy RP. Correlates of thrombin markers in an elderly cohort free of clinical cardiovascular disease. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 1996;16(9):1163-9. PubMed

Larson EB, Kukull WA. Prevention of Alzheimer disease: a perspective based on successes in the prevention of other chronic diseases. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 1996;10 Suppl 1:9-12. PubMed

Bowen JD, Malter AD, Sheppard L, Kukull WA, McCormick WC, Teri L, Larson EB. Predictors of mortality in patients diagnosed with probable Alzheimer's disease. Neurology. 1996;47(2):433-9. PubMed

Fuh JL, Wang SJ, Larson EB, Liu HC. Prevalence of stroke in Kinmen. Stroke. 1996;27(8):1338-41. PubMed

Scheuner D, Eckman C, Jensen M, Song X, Citron M, Suzuki N, Bird TD, Hardy J, Hutton M, Kukull W, Larson E, Levy-Lahad E, Viitanen M, Peskind E, Poorkaj P, Schellenberg G, Tanzi R, Wasco W, Lannfelt L, Selkoe D, Younkin S. Secreted amyloid beta-protein similar to that in the senile plaques of Alzheimer's disease is increased in vivo by the presenilin 1 and 2 and APP mutations linked to familial Alzheimer's disease. Nat Med. 1996;2(8):864-70. PubMed

Jonas HA, Kronmal RA, Psaty BM, Manolio TA, Meilahn EN, Tell GS, Tracy RP, Robbins JA, Anton-Culver H. Current estrogen-progestin and estrogen replacement therapy in elderly women: association with carotid atherosclerosis. CHS Collaborative Research Group. Cardiovascular Health Study. Ann Epidemiol. 1996;6(4):314-23. PubMed

McCormick WC, Uomoto J, Young H, Graves AB, Vitaliano P, Mortimer JA, Edland SD, Larson EB. Attitudes toward use of nursing homes and home care in older Japanese-Americans. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1996;44(7):769-77. PubMed

Graves AB, Mortimer JA, Larson EB, Wenzlow A, Bowen JD, McCormick WC. Head circumference as a measure of cognitive reserve. Association with severity of impairment in Alzheimer's disease. Br J Psychiatry. 1996;169(1):86-92. PubMed