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| J D WilliamsonSummaryAffiliation: Wake Forest University School of Medicine Country: USA Publications
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Alterations in the red blood cell membrane proteome in alzheimer's subjects reflect disease-related changes and provide insight into altered cell morphologyJoy G Mohanty
National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
Proteome Sci 8:11. 2010....- The Intensive Diet and Exercise for Arthritis (IDEA) trial: design and rationaleStephen P Messier
Department of Health and Exercise Science, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC, USA
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 10:93. 2009..This article describes the intervention, the empirical evidence to support it, and test-retest reliability data... - Changes in cognitive function in a randomized trial of physical activity: results of the lifestyle interventions and independence for elders pilot studyJeff D Williamson
Roena Kulynych Center for Memory and Cognition Research, Department of Medicine, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27151, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 64:688-94. 2009.... 
Forecasting health service needs for older adults: some sun, some cloudsJeff D Williamson
Roena Kulnuch Dementia Research Center and the Sticht Center on Aging, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27006, USA
Med Care 41:25-7. 2003- Comparison of the design differences between the Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory study and the GuidAge studyJ D Williamson
Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Roena Kulynych Center for Memory and Cognition Research, Sticht Center on Aging, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC 27151, USA
J Nutr Health Aging 12:73S-9S. 2008..We present here the first comparative design and baseline data fromGEM and Guidage, two of the largest dementia primary prevention trials to date... - Therapeutic benefits of ACE inhibitors and other antihypertensive drugs in patients with type 2 diabetesM Pahor
Sticht Center on Aging, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA
Diabetes Care 23:888-92. 2000..To assess whether ACE inhibitors are superior to alternative agents for the prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes... - Physical exercise and the prevention of disability in activities of daily living in older persons with osteoarthritisB W Penninx
Sticht Center on Aging, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA
Arch Intern Med 161:2309-16. 2001..However, proved preventive strategies for ADL disability are lacking. A sedentary lifestyle is an important cause of disability. This study examines whether an exercise program can prevent ADL disability... - Treatment of minor depression in older adults: a pilot study comparing sertraline and exerciseG A Brenes
Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Winston Salem, NC 25157, USA
Aging Ment Health 11:61-8. 2007..Both sertraline and exercise show promise as treatments for late-life minor depression. However, exercise has the added benefit of improving physical functioning as well... - Cognitive function, gait speed decline, and comorbidities: the health, aging and body composition studyHal H Atkinson
Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Claude D Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 62:844-50. 2007..This study examines the relationship between cognitive function and subsequent gait speed decline among high-functioning older adults... - Age and racial differences in the presentation and treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder in primary careGretchen A Brenes
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA
J Anxiety Disord 22:1128-36. 2008..Further research is needed to better understand the causes of racial differences in treatment... - Physical activity in prefrail older adults: confidence and satisfaction related to physical functionW Jack Rejeski
Department of Health and Exercise Science, Box 7868, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC 27109, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 63:P19-26. 2008..This is an important finding in light of the importance of these process variables in behavior change and quality of life... - Insomnia in older adults with generalized anxiety disorderGretchen A Brenes
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 17:465-72. 2009.... - Predictors of combined cognitive and physical declineHal H Atkinson
Roena Kulynych Center for Memory and Cognition Research, Sticht Center on Aging, Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 53:1197-202. 2005..To determine the incidence and correlates of combined declines in cognitive and physical performance... - The influence of anxiety on the progression of disabilityGretchen A Brenes
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Wake Forest University, School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina 25157, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 53:34-9. 2005..To determine the influence of anxiety on the progression of disability and examine possible mediators of the relationship... - The relationship between cognitive function and physical performance in older women: results from the women's health initiative memory studyHal H Atkinson
Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Sticht Center on Aging, Roena Kulynych Center for Memory and Cognition Research, and Department of Internal Medicine Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 65:300-6. 2010..Cognitive function and physical performance are associated, but the common sequence of cognitive and physical decline remains unclear... - Effect of Ginkgo biloba on blood pressure and incidence of hypertension in elderly men and womenTina E Brinkley
Sticht Center on Aging, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA
Am J Hypertens 23:528-33. 2010..Accumulating evidence suggests that Ginkgo biloba is cardioprotective, in part, through its vasodilatory and antihypertensive properties. However, definitive data on its blood pressure (BP)-lowering effects in humans is lacking... - Impact of hospitalization on blood pressure control in Italy: results from the Italian Group of Pharmacoepidemiology in the Elderly (GIFA)Graziano Onder
Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Stricht Center on Aging, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA
Pharmacotherapy 23:240-7. 2003..To evaluate whether hospitalization affects blood pressure control in hypertensive patients, and to identify factors associated with attainment of adequate blood pressure control and with aggressive pharmacologic treatment... - Health outcomes associated with calcium antagonists compared with other first-line antihypertensive therapies: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trialsM Pahor
Sticht Center on Aging, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA
Lancet 356:1949-54. 2000..The aim of this meta-analysis was to compare the effects of calcium antagonists and other antihypertensive drugs on major cardiovascular events... - Sexual satisfaction and risk of disability in older womenGraziano Onder
Sticht Center on Aging, Section on Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, N C, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 64:1177-82. 2003.... - Antihypertensive medications and differences in muscle mass in older persons: the Health, Aging and Body Composition StudyMauro Di Bari
Department of Internal Medicine, Sticht Center on Aging, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 52:961-6. 2004..To evaluate whether older persons using angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors have a larger lower extremity muscle mass (LEMM) than users of other antihypertensive drugs... - Untangling the concepts of disability, frailty, and comorbidity: implications for improved targeting and careLinda P Fried
Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 59:255-63. 2004.... - Glucosamine/chondroitin combined with exercise for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a preliminary studyS P Messier
Department of Health and Exercise Science, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC 27109, United States
Osteoarthritis Cartilage 15:1256-66. 2007.... - Exercise and dietary weight loss in overweight and obese older adults with knee osteoarthritis: the Arthritis, Diet, and Activity Promotion TrialStephen P Messier
Claude D Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC 27109, USA
Arthritis Rheum 50:1501-10. 2004.... - The Arthritis, Diet and Activity Promotion Trial (ADAPT): design, rationale, and baseline resultsGary D Miller
Department of Health and Exercise Science Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27109, USA
Control Clin Trials 24:462-80. 2003..The results from ADAPT will provide approaches clinicians should recommend for behavioral therapies that effectively reduce the incidence of disability associated with knee OA... - Associations of gait speed and other measures of physical function with cognition in a healthy cohort of elderly personsAnnette L Fitzpatrick
Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, NE, Seattle, WA 98115, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 62:1244-51. 2007..Recent evidence suggests that physical decline and slower gait may be associated with early signs of dementia, but more information on healthy older adults is needed... - Use of herbal medicine and other dietary supplements in community-dwelling older people: Baseline data from the ginkgo evaluation of memory studyRichard L Nahin
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 54:1725-35. 2006..To analyze baseline data from the Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory (GEM) study, in which information was collected on the use of all dietary supplements... - Depressive symptoms, vascular disease, and mild cognitive impairment: findings from the Cardiovascular Health StudyDeborah E Barnes
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco 94121, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 63:273-9. 2006..It has been hypothesized that depressive symptoms and dementia may be attributable to underlying vascular disease in some older persons...