From the National Resource Center on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Aging:

April 29, 2005: Biweekly Highlights
This notice provides announcements and links to new nutrition and aging information.

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Of Special Interest

• May is Older Americans Month. The AoA will celebrate with a Long-Term Living Walk on the National Mall in Washington, DC on May 4. HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt will kick-off this walk and will join the Assistant Secretary for Aging, Josefina G. Carbonell, organizations serving older people, and older Americans for this fun physical activity event.
  

• Medicare Partnership Campaign. A Call to Action from Assistant Secretary for Aging, Josefina G. Carbonell. The AoA has developed a special website, www.aoa.gov/medicare, that will provide up to date information and resources to help Medicare beneficiaries access new benefits under the Medicare Modernization and Improvement Act of 2003.
  

• ANSA 2005 Conference. The Power of Collaboration.

 

Resources and Web links

• Obesity threatens to cut U.S. life expectancy, new analysis suggests. USDHHS National Institute of Aging.
  
  

• The NIH, NIDDK, FDA and the Federal Consumer Information Center offer free information about excessive weight and solutions for losing weight.
  

• Get the Facts on Prevention. Live Stronger, Longer: Injury Prevention. Preventing accidents in the home or workplace can add on more healthy years. Falls are the most common cause of injuries to older adults.
  
  

Research and Reports

• Aldana SG, Greenlaw RL, Diehl HA, Salberg A, Merrill RM, Ohmine S,Thomas C. Effects of an intensive diet and physical activity modification program on the health risks of adults. J Am Dietet Assoc. 2005;105:3.

• Braun KL, Cheang M, Shigeta D. Increasing knowledge, skills, and empathy among direct care workers in elder care: A preliminary study of an active-learning mode. Gerontologist 2005;45:118-124.
  

• Dharmarajan TS, Ngai Y, George R, Samuel A, Ghazinouri A, Kanagala M, Norkus EP. Relationship of age, gender, and race to anemia of nutritonal origin in 1276 older, inner-city adults. International Academy Nutrition and Aging Newsletter. April 2005;61.
  
  

• Engelman HM, Alekel DL, Hanson LN, Kanthasamy AG, Reddy MB. Blood lipid and oxidative stress responses to soy protein with isoflavones and phytic acid in postmenopausal women. Am J Clin Nutr. 2005;81(3):590-596.
  
  

• Herd P. Ensuring a minimum: Social security reform and women. Gerontologist. 2005;45:12-25.
  

• Sarazin M, SternY, Berr C, Riba A, Albert M, Brandt J, Dubois B. Neuropsychological predictors of dependency in patients with Alzheimer disease. Neurology. 2005;64:1027-1031.
  

• Steen E, Terry BM, Rivera EJ, Cannon JL, Neely TR, Tavares R, Xu XJ, Wands JR, de la Monte SM. Impaired insulin and insulin-like growth factor expression and signaling mechanisms in Alzheimer's disease---is this type 3 diabetes? J Alzheimers Disease. 2005;7(1):63-80.
  

• Monte SM, Wands JR. Review of insulin and insulin-like growth factor expression, signaling, and malfunction in the central nervous system: Relevance to Alzheimer's disease. J Alzheimers Disease. 2005;7(1):45-61.
  

• Sherwood PR, Given CW, Given BA, von Eye A. Caregiver burden and depressive symptoms: Analysis of common outcomes in caregivers of elderly patients. J Aging Health. 2005;17(2):125-147.
  

• Luo Y, Waite LJ. The impact of childhood and adult ses on physical, mental, and cognitive well-being in later life. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci.2005;60:S93-S101.
  

• Vacanti LJ, Negrão CE, Sposito AC. Hypercholesterolaemia is associated with an exaggerated elevation in blood ressure during exercise in very elderly subjects. Age Ageing. 2005;34:182-184.
  

• Castle NG, Lowe TJ. Report cards and nursing homes. Gerontologist. 2005;45:48-67.
  

• Suominen M, Muurinen S, Routasalo P, Soini H, Suur-Uski I, Peiponen A. Malnutrition and associated factors among aged residents in all nursing homes in Helsinki . Eur J Clin Nutr. 2005;59(4):578-583.
  

• Khouzam HR, Battista MA, Emes R, Ahles S. Psychoses in late life:Evaluation and management of disorders seen in primary care. Geriatrics. 2005;60(3):26-33.
  

• Davison J, Bond J, Dawson P, Steen IN, Kenny RA. Patients with recurrent falls attending Accident & Emergency benefit from multifactorial intervention—a randomised controlled trial. Age Ageing.2005;34(2):162-168.
  

• Riediger M, Freund AM, Baltes PB. Managing life through personal goals: Intergoal facilitation and intensity of goal pursuit in younger and older adulthood. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2005;60:P84-P91.
  

• Fukunaga A, Uematsu H, Sugimoto K. Influences of aging on taste perception and oral somatic sensation. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2005;60:109-113.
  


 

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