ADRC News

Alzheimer's Poetry Project is launching a weekly Poetry for Life: Call-in Show on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. CT starting February 25. Join Gary Glazner and Dr. Fabu Carter for a 30-minute-long event that sounds like an old-fashioned radio show. They will share funny poems, happy poems, well-loved poems, poems that make you want to dance, love poems, silly poems and more. The program is suitable for all ages.

The National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC) recently hosted "COVID-19 and Diverse Communities: A Panel Discussion on ORE Efforts." Speakers from four Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers presented on outreach, recruitment and engagement (ORE) activities from their centers. Topics included the impact of COVID-19 in diverse communities; ORE efforts in the age of COVID, particularly associated with misinformation and distrust; and efforts regarding the COVID-19 vaccines.

People with dementia are twice as likely to seek emergency care compared to older adults who don’t have dementia. The emergency department can be a loud, bright, fast-paced environment, which can amplify cognitive issues and present communication challenges for someone with dementia. But there are steps you can take to improve an emergency department visit for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or another cause of dementia.

Thursdays in January, the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center will host Alzheimer's Disease Research Updates on Facebook Live. Presenters will offer short presentations and answer questions in a Q&A session in the comments. "Like" the Wisconsin ADRC Facebook page to receive notifications when the page goes live, or view archived Facebook Live presentations.

The following is a list of presenters and their topics:

January 7 at noon CST — Shenikqua Bouges, MD, assistant professor in the UW Department...

Megan Zuelsdorff, PhD, was a guest on Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) where she discussed recent developments in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias research. Zuelsdorff is assistant professor in the UW School of Nursing and an Alzheimer's disease researcher. 

MPR host Kerri Miller featured developments in Alzheimer’s disease research in the interview, including a potential blood test to help detect Alzheimer’s disease, factors like sleep in cognitive health, and the devastating, larger impact of Alzheimer’s disease on Black...

With the holiday season upon us, it is important to keep in mind the risks of COVID-19 and the threat it has on our elderly population. To put in perspective the amount of risk it has on elderly people, a Wisconsin statistic estimates that about 77% of all those who have died from the virus are over the age of 70. With this in mind, Dr. Nathaniel Chin, UW Health geriatrician and Wisconsin ADRC investigator...

Investigator Nicole Rogus-Pulia, PhD, CCC-SLP, speech-language pathologist and an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, specializes in a subset of swallowing disorders known as dysphagia. Additionally, her work focuses on how dementia and related cognitive decline comes hand-in-hand with symptoms of dysphagia. She suggests that cognitive impairments and attention deficits can negatively impact swallow functioning.

Rogus-Pulia was recently featured in two articles by Being Patient, an online source for Alzheimer's disease and brain...

An emerging field in Alzheimer's disease research is focused on the role of location in disease risk. Using government and medical data, researchers are looking for patterns that may affect risk in counties and neighborhoods with increased and reduced rates of Alzheimer's disease. This line of work looks at Alzheimer's disease beyond the context of biological roots and looks for answers about the disease related to social determinants of health. 

The article references a recent study from Amy...

Penn Park on Madison’s South Side was abuzz on Saturday, November 14, with a socially distanced drive-through resource fair focused on healthy aging and winter safety. Nearly 200 people attended “Keeping Families & Elders Safe this Winter.” Event staff reported serving visitors who arrived via various transportation methods, including 80 cars, one motor scooter, and three walk-ups.

Attendees received information about healthy aging, eating well, and participating in Alzheimer’s disease research. Additional resources included free...

Cairasu Alzheimer’s and Dementia Center Inc. will host the Aging Well Summit: Healthy Brains, Healthy Caregivers November 21-22, 2020. The free, online, two-day event is designed to support caregivers with brain health information and caregiver education and resources. Several Alzheimer's disease and caregiver experts from UW-Madison are scheduled to present at the event.

The event will take place November 21, 10 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. and November 22, 11 a.m. - 2:50 p.m.

Find event details and registration information online...