ADRC News

November is National Family Caregivers Month, a time to bring awareness to caregivers' commitment, compassion and courage in tending to the needs of those affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Throughout the month, Badger Talks will hold a series of programs about caregiving and related topics with UW–Madison experts.

Goals scored by the Wisconsin men’s and women’s hockey teams this year will not only help them win more games, but will also help raise money to support important Alzheimer’s research and treatment at the University of Wisconsin.

Research participants have begun volunteering for brain scans at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health for a national study on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias called Clarity in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Research Through Imaging, or CLARiTI.

Reisa Sperling, MD, recently joined host Nathaniel Chin, MD, on the 'Dementia Matters' podcast for a two-part series covering her research detecting and treating Alzheimer’s disease at the earliest possible stage.

On Tuesday, September 10, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) will present the 2024 Fall Community Conversation: The Impact of Social Connections on Brain Health. Free and open to all, the event will provide information to help people stay connected, improve brain health, support memory and live healthier, happier lives.

Maria Mora Pinzon, MD, MS, helped develop a newly released toolkit with support from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and others.

The article includes interviews with several scientists and faculty members from UW–Madison, including Cynthia Carlsson, MD, MS, and Nathaniel Chin, MD.

The IEA Innovation Fund launched in 2023 to advance promising new ideas in UW–Madison Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) research and programming, enhance resources available to researchers and respond to innovative and emerging needs of this area of medicine.

The UW South Madison Partnership (UWSMP) is a community hub in the heart of Madison's south side that fosters collaboration between dozens of local groups, University of Wisconsin programs and other organizations. Annik Dupaty, MA, highlights the partnership's importance in making resources available to the community.

Nathaniel Chin, MD, and Claire M. Erickson, PhD, MPA, co-wrote a guest essay recently featured in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) asserting that primary care currently lacks the training and resources for biomarker testing and that more support is needed through infrastructural changes.