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A new study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health suggests a link between gut inflammation and changes in the brain and declines in memory, further supporting a connection between the gut and brain in Alzheimer’s disease.

On the show, host Rob Ferrett asked Drs. Nathaniel Chin and Kimberly Mueller questions regarding the connections between hearing loss and a person’s risk for dementia.

The annual award was created by former Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and the Common Council to honor Madison residents who exemplify Jeff Erlanger’s model of fairness, openness and civility in public discourse.

The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) has been awarded funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a nationwide research initiative to investigate the neurobiology of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

Celebrating its sixth year of production, Dementia Matters released 26 episodes with 33 guests from the world of Alzheimer’s disease and caregiving research. See which episodes resonated with listeners the most.

Sanjay Asthana, MD, weighed in on Medicare’s recent decision to lift coverage restrictions on PET scans for detecting amyloid deposits in the brain.

Research led by Manish Shah, MD, MPH, is part of a national effort to improve health outcomes for people living with dementia by investigating multiple strategies for advancing health care delivery during and after visits to an emergency department.

Barbara Fischer, PsyD, and Carey Gleason, PhD, MS, recently published research findings about a blood biomarker and a method of testing cognitive processes that could hold promise for identifying middle-aged Black people who are at risk for later developing Alzheimer’s disease.

Lauren W. Yowelunh McLester-Davis, PhD, a University of Wisconsin–Madison neuroscientist and researcher, has joined the Native American Center for Health Professions (NACHP) in the UW School of Medicine and Public Health as its first director of Indigenous science advocacy.

Cynthia Carlsson, MD, MS, is leading a research team at UW–Madison investigating a drug that could one day prevent Alzheimer’s disease.