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| K M PrestwoodSummaryAffiliation: University of Connecticut Health Center Country: USA Publications
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A comparison of the effects of raloxifene and estrogen on bone in postmenopausal womenK M Prestwood
Center on Aging and Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington 06030 5215, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 85:2197-202. 2000..Thus, raloxifene is an alternative to CEE for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women...- Complementary and alternative medicine for the management of osteoarthritis in older adultsKaren M Prestwood
University of Connecticut Center on Aging, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT, USA
Conn Med 67:465-8. 2003 - Ultralow-dose micronized 17beta-estradiol and bone density and bone metabolism in older women: a randomized controlled trialKaren M Prestwood
Center on Aging, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington 06030, USA
JAMA 290:1042-8. 2003..Estrogen therapy is known to prevent osteoporosis, but studies have shown that conventional doses increase adverse events. Whether lower doses, one quarter of standard treatment, prevent bone loss is not known... - Determinants of bone density in healthy older men with low testosterone levelsA M Kenny
Center on Aging, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington 06030 5215, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 55:M492-7. 2000..The purpose of this study was to define the predictors of bone mass ill healthy older men with low testosterone levels but without symptomatic osteoporosis... - Short-term effects of intramuscular and transdermal testosterone on bone turnover, prostate symptoms, cholesterol, and hematocrit in men over age 70 with low testosterone levelsA M Kenny
University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington 06030 5215, USA
Endocr Res 26:153-68. 2000..8 +/- 0.9 ng/dl following treatment. Cholesterol profiles were also not affected by either transdermal or intramuscular testosterone. Similarly hemoglobin and hematocrit remained unchanged in men receiving either testosterone preparation... - Prevalence of sarcopenia and predictors of skeletal muscle mass in healthy, older men and womenMichele Iannuzzi-Sucich
Center on Aging, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington 06030, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 57:M772-7. 2002..These data suggest that interventions to target nutrition, strength training, and testosterone replacement therapy should be further investigated for their role in preventing muscle loss with age... - Bone health and aging: implications for menopauseFaryal S Mirza
Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USA
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 33:741-59. 2004..This article reviews the use of low-dose estrogen to promote bone health in postmenopausal women... - Osteoporosis in older men and womenAnne M Kenny
University of Connecticut Center on Aging, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Farmington, CT, USA
Conn Med 67:481-6. 2003..Recommendations for treatment and prevention of osteoporosis based on bone mineral density score published by the World Health Organization and the National Osteoporosis Foundation are outlined... - Changes in urinary excretion of helical peptide during therapy for osteoporosis in older adultsPamela Taxel
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA
Clin Chem 50:747-50. 2004 - Comparison of the effects of calcium loading with calcium citrate or calcium carbonate on bone turnover in postmenopausal womenAnne M Kenny
Center on Aging, MC 5215, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030 5215, USA
Osteoporos Int 15:290-4. 2004..05). Calcium citrate decreased markers of bone resorption significantly more than calcium carbonate in postmenopausal women, although no differences in their effects in calcium excretion or PTH were detected... - Effects of ultra-low-dose estrogen therapy on muscle and physical function in older womenAnne M Kenny
Center on Aging, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 53:1973-7. 2005..To determine the effects of ultra-low-dose hormone therapy on muscle mass and physical function in community-dwelling women... - Prevention and treatment of osteoporosisKaren M Prestwood
Division of Geriatrics, University of Connecticut Center on Aging, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
Clin Cornerstone 4:31-41. 2002.... - Effects of transdermal testosterone on lipids and vascular reactivity in older men with low bioavailable testosterone levelsAnne M Kenny
Center on Aging, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 57:M460-5. 2002..Similarly, clinical studies suggest that testosterone may be vasodilatory, but few studies have directly evaluated the effects of testosterone on vascular tone... - Effects of transdermal testosterone on cognitive function and health perception in older men with low bioavailable testosterone levelsAnne M Kenny
Center on Aging, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington 06030 5215, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 57:M321-5. 2002..Many men older than 50 years have bioavailable testosterone levels below the reference range for young adult men. The impact of the decreased androgen levels on cognition and health perception has received little attention... - The effect of different doses of micronized 17beta-estradiol on C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, and lipids in older womenKaren M Prestwood
Center on Aging, University of Connecticut Health Center, 265 Farmington Ave, Farmington, CT 06030 5215, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 59:827-32. 2004..25 mg/day, 0.5 mg/day, and 1 mg/day) of micronized 17beta-estradiol (E2) on C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and lipids, compared with placebo, in healthy older women participating in an osteoporosis study... - Effects of transdermal testosterone on bone and muscle in older men with low bioavailable testosterone levelsA M Kenny
Center on Aging, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, 06030 5215, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 56:M266-72. 2001..The impact of this on musculoskeletal health and the potential for improvement in function in this group with testosterone supplementation require investigation... 
Soy proteins and isoflavones affect bone mineral density in older women: a randomized controlled trialAnne M Kenny
Center on Aging, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 90:234-42. 2009..Few long-term, large clinical trials of soy as a means of improving bone mineral density (BMD) in late postmenopausal women have been conducted...- Low-dose estradiol alters brain activityMichael C Stevens
Clinical Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center, Whitehall Building, The Institute of Living Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT 06106, USA
Psychiatry Res 139:199-217. 2005..These findings suggest that estrogen may facilitate the efficiency of brain function during the performance of sustained attention tasks in post-menopausal elderly women... - Multicultural medication adherence: a comparative studyBertha Robbins
Clinical Trials Unit, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford 06106, USA
J Gerontol Nurs 30:25-32. 2004..The use of electronic monitors had a positive effect on adherence for the minority women... - Editorial: The search for alternative therapies for menopausal women: estrogenic effects of herbsKaren M Prestwood
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 88:4075-6. 2003
Research Grants
- Exploratory Program Grant for Frontier MedicineKaren Prestwood; Fiscal Year: 2004..Theresa Smith) The effect of therapeutic touch on human fibroblast biology; and Project #4 (Dr. Susan Lutgendorf) Healing touch in advanced cervical cancer: immune effects and mechanisms. ..