This is a selection of articles from the December 2006 archive. Click here for this month's Geriatrics headlines.
Heterogeneity in Risk Factors for Cognitive Impairment, No Dementia: Population-Based Longitudinal Study From the Kungsholmen Project.
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychia... - December 31, 2006 Source Type: journals
Prevalence of International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision Common Mental Disorders in the Elderly in a Brazilian Community: The Bambui Health Ageing Study.
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychia... - December 31, 2006 Source Type: journals
Preliminary findings: behavioral worsening on donepezil in patients with frontotemporal dementia.
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychia... - December 31, 2006 Source Type: journals
The Construct of Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Alzheimer Disease.
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychia... - December 31, 2006 Source Type: journals
The Effects of Postoperative Pain and Its Management on Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction.
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychia... - December 31, 2006 Source Type: journals
New Target For Alzheimer's Vaccine
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Source: Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today - December 30, 2006 Source Type: journals
Patients with Lewy body dementia use more resources than those with Alzheimer's disease
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Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - December 30, 2006 Authors: Fredrik Boström, Linus Jönsson, Lennart Minthon, Elisabet Londos Source Type: journals
ELEVENTH ANNUAL EUROPEAN MEETING ON THE NEUROGENETICS OF iDROSOPHILA/i
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Source: Journal of Neurogenetics - December 29, 2006 Source Type: journals
Low-Income Preschoolers Prone to Obesity
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - December 29, 2006 Source Type: journals
New Imaging Compound Shows Promise For Early Detection Of Alzheimer's Disease
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - December 28, 2006 Source Type: journals
[Position Statement] AJGP Editorial Board - Disclosure of Competing Interests
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - December 28, 2006 Source Type: journals
[Regular Research Articles] The Construct of Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Alzheimer Disease
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - December 28, 2006 Authors: Starkstein, S. E., Jorge, R., Petracca, G., Robinson, R. G. Source Type: journals
[Brief Reports] Impact of Early Lifetime Trauma in Later Life: Depression Among Holocaust Survivors 60 Years After the Liberation of Auschwitz
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - December 28, 2006 Authors: Trappler, B., Cohen, C. I., Tulloo, R. Source Type: journals
Longevity Gene May Protect Mind
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - December 28, 2006 Source Type: journals
[Commentary] Etiologies, Environments, and Genes--Challenges for Psychiatric Diagnosis During an Era of Scientific Transition
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - December 28, 2006 Authors: Caine, E. D. Source Type: journals
[In This Issue] In This Issue
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - December 28, 2006 Source Type: journals
[Regular Research Articles] Correlates of Late-Life Major Depression: A Comparison of Urban and Rural Primary Care Patients
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - December 28, 2006 Authors: Friedman, B., Conwell, Y., Delavan, R. L. Source Type: journals
Sudden Death Genes Strike Women Most
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - December 28, 2006 Source Type: journals
[Regular Research Articles] The Effects of Postoperative Pain and Its Management on Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - December 28, 2006 Authors: Wang, Y., Sands, L. P., Vaurio, L., Mullen, E. A., Leung, J. M. Source Type: journals
[Brief Reports] Preliminary Findings: Behavioral Worsening on Donepezil in Patients With Frontotemporal Dementia
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - December 28, 2006 Authors: Mendez, M. F., Shapira, J. S., McMurtray, A., Licht, E. Source Type: journals
Controlled trial of dementia training with a peer support group for aged care staff
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Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - December 28, 2006 Authors: Tanya E. Davison, Marita P. McCabe, Sarah Visser, Catherine Hudgson, Greg Buchanan, Kuruvilla George Source Type: journals
[Regular Research Articles] Prevalence of International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision Common Mental Disorders in the Elderly in a Brazilian Community: The Bambui Health Ageing Study
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - December 28, 2006 Authors: Costa, E., Barreto, S. M., Uchoa, E., Firmo, J. O. A., Lima-Costa, M. F., Prince, M. Source Type: journals
Nitrates Lower Blood Pressure
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - December 28, 2006 Source Type: journals
The prevalence of psychiatric symptoms and behavioural disturbances and the use of psychotropic drugs in Norwegian nursing homes
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Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - December 28, 2006 Authors: Geir Selbæk, Øyvind Kirkevold, Knut Engedal Source Type: journals
Knowledge of dementia among South Asian (Indian) older people in Manchester, UK
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Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - December 28, 2006 Authors: Nitin Purandare, Vikram Luthra, Caroline Swarbrick, Alistair Burns Source Type: journals
Utility of the Algase Wandering Scale in an outpatient Alzheimer's disease sample
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Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - December 28, 2006 Authors: Jacqueline F. Marcus, Janet S. Cellar, Farzaneh Pour Ansari, Donald L. Bliwise Source Type: journals
Asymptomatic spontaneous cerebral emboli and cognitive decline in a cohort of older people: a prospective study
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Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - December 28, 2006 Authors: Richard C. Oude Voshaar, Nitin Purandare, Jayne Hardicre, Charles McCollum, Alistair Burns Source Type: journals
Deadline For Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Days Away
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - December 27, 2006 Source Type: journals
Longevity Gene Delays Alzheimer's And Preserves Faculties
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - December 27, 2006 Source Type: journals
A Flu Pandemic Could Kill 62 Million
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - December 27, 2006 Source Type: journals
Fosamax Break Won't Up Fracture Risk
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - December 27, 2006 Source Type: journals
Happy Holidays, Without the Weight Gain
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - December 26, 2006 Source Type: journals
Keep a Close Watch on Those Holiday Blues
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - December 26, 2006 Source Type: journals
Cognitive Training For Older Adults May Help Slow Decline Of Daily Functioning Abilities
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - December 25, 2006 Source Type: journals
Height Loss In Older Men Associated With Increased Risk Of Heart Disease, Death
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - December 24, 2006 Source Type: journals
Seniors' Physical And Mental Functioning Enhanced By Exercise
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - December 24, 2006 Source Type: journals
Congenital bilateral anorchia: hormonal, molecular and imaging study of a case.
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Source: Genet Mol Res - December 23, 2006 Source Type: journals
Genetic correlation between heifer pregnancy and scrotal circumference measured at 15 and 18 months of age in Nellore cattle.
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Source: Genet Mol Res - December 23, 2006 Source Type: journals
'Ovar-Mhc' - ovine major histocompatibility complex: structure and gene polymorphisms.
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Source: Genet Mol Res - December 23, 2006 Source Type: journals
Comparison of simple sequence repeats in 19 Archaea.
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Source: Genet Mol Res - December 23, 2006 Source Type: journals
Genetic variability in species of bats revealed by RAPD analysis.
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Source: Genet Mol Res - December 23, 2006 Source Type: journals
Personalized diagnosis by cached solutions with hypertension as a study model.
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Source: Genet Mol Res - December 23, 2006 Source Type: journals
Identification of a new Schistosoma mansoni membrane-bound protein through bioinformatic analysis.
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Source: Genet Mol Res - December 23, 2006 Source Type: journals
Estimation of genetic parameters for a new model for defining body structure scores (frame scores) in Nellore cattle.
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Source: Genet Mol Res - December 23, 2006 Source Type: journals
New evidence for nucleolar dominance in hybrids of Drosophila arizonae and Drosophila mulleri.
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Source: Genet Mol Res - December 23, 2006 Source Type: journals
Microsporogenesis in Brachiaria dictyoneura (Fig. & De Not.) Stapf (Poaceae: Paniceae).
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Source: Genet Mol Res - December 23, 2006 Source Type: journals
Use of RAPD fingerprinting for delineating populations of hilsa shad Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822).
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Source: Genet Mol Res - December 23, 2006 Source Type: journals
The Candida albicans AAA ATPase homologue of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Rix7p (YLL034c) is essential for proper morphology, biofilm formation and activity of secreted aspartyl proteinases.
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Source: Genet Mol Res - December 23, 2006 Source Type: journals
Evidence of allopolyploidy in Brachiaria brizantha (Poaceae: Paniceae) through chromosome arrangement at metaphase plate during microsporogenesis.
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Source: Genet Mol Res - December 23, 2006 Source Type: journals
Responses to selection for milk traits in dairy buffaloes.
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Source: Genet Mol Res - December 23, 2006 Source Type: journals
Genuine Bayesian multiallelic significance test for the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium law.
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Source: Genet Mol Res - December 23, 2006 Source Type: journals
Genetic diversity in wild (Sus scrofa scrofa) and domestic (Sus scrofa domestica) pigs and their hybrids based on polymorphism of a fragment of the D-loop region in the mitochondrial DNA.
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Source: Genet Mol Res - December 23, 2006 Source Type: journals
Rapid and efficient protocol for DNA extraction and molecular identification of the basidiomycete Crinipellis perniciosa.
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Source: Genet Mol Res - December 23, 2006 Source Type: journals
Phylogeography of Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii (Siluriformes - Pimelodidae) in the Amazon Basin offers preliminary evidence for the first case of "homing" for an Amazonian migratory catfish.
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Source: Genet Mol Res - December 23, 2006 Source Type: journals
Construction and partial characterization of a Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis bacterial artificial chromosome library through genomic survey sequencing.
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Source: Genet Mol Res - December 23, 2006 Source Type: journals
Potential Alzheimer's Disease Treatment Discovered In Wales, UK
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - December 22, 2006 Source Type: journals
The changing dynamics of systolic hypertension and accompanying treatments
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Source: Geriatrics Magazine - December 22, 2006 Source Type: journals
Unfunded Retiree Health Benefits Liability In Local Governments 'Foreshadows' Larger Federal Problem, NYT Columnist Says
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - December 21, 2006 Source Type: journals
Donepezil in Alzheimer's Disease: What to Expect after 3 Years of Treatment in a Routine Clinical Setting
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Source: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders - December 21, 2006 Source Type: journals
Obesity Alters Digestive-Tract Bacteria
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - December 21, 2006 Source Type: journals
Statins
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - December 21, 2006 Source Type: journals
Dosing Commenced In Phase IIa PBT2 Trial Of Alzheimer's Patients
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Source: Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today - December 20, 2006 Source Type: journals
Holiday Visits Provide Opportunity To Review Health, Lifestyle Needs Of Older Adults
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - December 19, 2006 Source Type: journals
Nearly 80% Of Large U.S. Employers Will Maintain Retiree Prescription Drug Coverage In 2007, Survey Finds
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - December 19, 2006 Source Type: journals
Many U.S. Residents Unaware Of Actual Costs Of Extended Care, AARP Survey Finds
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - December 18, 2006 Source Type: journals
Small Molecule Increases Lifespan and "Healthspan" of Obese Mice
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Source: Harvard Medical Research: Aging - December 18, 2006 Source Type: journals
Study Says "Widower Effect" is Real
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Source: Harvard Medical Research: Aging - December 18, 2006 Source Type: journals
An intervention to improve depression care in older adults with COPD
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Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - December 18, 2006 Authors: Jo Anne Sirey, Patrick J. Raue, George S. Alexopoulos Source Type: journals
Early-life risk factors for late-onset depression
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Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - December 18, 2006 Authors: Joel R. Sneed, Stephanie Kasen, Patricia Cohen Source Type: journals
Dementia care mapping as a research tool
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Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - December 18, 2006 Authors: Philip D. Sloane, Dawn Brooker, Lauren Cohen, Carolinda Douglass, Perry Edelman, Bradley R. Fulton, Shannon Jarrott, Roseann Kasayka, Daniel Kuhn, John S. Preisser, Christianna S. Williams, Sheryl Zimmerman Source Type: journals
Nursing Home Or Hospital: State Policy Has Big Impact On Elderly
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - December 17, 2006 Source Type: journals
Alzheimer's Vaccine Under Development
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Source: Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today - December 16, 2006 Source Type: journals
The Diagnosis of Dementia: Diagnostic Accuracy of an Instrument Measuring Activities of Daily Living in a Clinic-Based Population
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Source: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders - December 16, 2006 Source Type: journals
Is inflammaging an auto[innate]immunity subclinical syndrome?