ADRC News

The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health launched the UW Center for Health Disparities Research in April 2021. The new center seeks to examine how a person’s environment and social conditions impact their health down to the molecular level.

The Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center will host the inaugural Dr. Daniel I. Kaufer Lecture on June 1, 4–5:15 p.m. on Zoom. Guest lecturer Bradley F. Boeve, MD, Mayo Clinic, will present "Diagnosis and Management of Dementia with Lewy Bodies." 

African American leaders from local churches, civic organizations, academia and health groups are lending their insight — their lived experience — to UW Alzheimer’s disease research. The committee, Black Leaders for Brain Health, is a collaboration between the Nehemiah Center for Urban Leadership Development and the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC)

Gina Green-Harris, Dr. Carey Gleason and Dr. Shenikqua Bouges join episodes of "Super Aging," a new podcast hosted by Fatou Ceesay, owner of Cairasu Home Care in Madison, Wisconsin.

A new study from the Puglielli Lab opens a door to potential treatments for diseases of age, such as Alzheimer’s disease, by defining the roles of two enzymes that are imperative to protein production.

Researchers report finding a correlation between living in neighborhoods with the fewest social and economic advantages and experiencing changes in brain structure and function that are characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

"6 Ways to Reduce Your Risk for Alzheimer's Disease” will premiere on PBS Wisconsin Monday, May 3, at 8 a.m. on the Wisconsin Channel and replay throughout the months ahead.

Dorothy Farrar-Edwards, PhD, faculty director of the UW Collaborative Center for Health Equity and investigator in the Wisconsin ADRC, is the recipient of the Addressing Health Equity Through Partnership and Innovation Award from the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS).

Physician and author Dr. Jason Karlawish joins the Dementia Matters podcast for four fascinating, informative installments centered around his new book, The Problem of Alzheimer's: How Science, Culture, and Politics Turned a Rare Disease Into a Crisis and What We Can Do About It. Each episode runs approximately 30 minutes, and you can pause and resume listening at any time.

The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) selected Leonardo Rivera-Rivera, PhD, as a 2021 junior fellow. Wisconsin ADRC congratulates Dr. Rivera-Rivera on the prestigious accomplishment.