2016
A Culture–Brain Link: Negative Age Stereotypes Predict Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers
Levy BR, Ferrucci L, Zonderman AB, Slade MD, Troncoso J, Resnick SM. A Culture–Brain Link: Negative Age Stereotypes Predict Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers. Psychology And Aging 2016, 31: 82-88. PMID: 26641877, PMCID: PMC4853823, DOI: 10.1037/pag0000062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseDementia-free participantsHippocampal volume lossAlzheimer's disease biomarkersBaltimore Longitudinal StudyDisease biomarkersAdverse outcomesBrain autopsiesNeurofibrillary tanglesBrain changesOlder individualsMagnetic resonance imagesRelevant covariatesDiseasePotential interventionsLongitudinal studyResonance imagesNegative age stereotypesAutopsiesPlaquesPathologyBiomarkers
2007
Older Persons' Exclusion From Sexually Transmitted Disease Risk-Reduction Clinical Trials
Levy BR, Ding L, Lakra D, Kosteas J, Niccolai L. Older Persons' Exclusion From Sexually Transmitted Disease Risk-Reduction Clinical Trials. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2007, 34: 541-544. PMID: 17297381, DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000253342.75908.05.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Exclusion of elderly persons from health-risk behavior clinical trials
Levy B, Kosteas J, Slade M, Myers L. Exclusion of elderly persons from health-risk behavior clinical trials. Preventive Medicine 2006, 43: 80-85. PMID: 16690108, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.03.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsHealth risk behaviorsElderly personsOverweight/obesityHealthy People 2010Medical journalsPhysical inactivityLifestyle behaviorsHeart diseaseTobacco useExclusion criteriaElderly populationMajor medical journalsSubstance abuseTrialsIrresponsible sexual behaviorDisease treatmentSexual behaviorAgeDiseaseSignificant findingsPersonsObesityMEDLINEMajority