ADRC News

The Wisconsin ADRC was featured in Brava Magazine’s recent article on Alzheimer’s disease in the Madison area. In Wisconsin, Alzheimer’s currently affects 120,000 people and took 2,085 lives in 2016. Nationally, Alzheimer’s and other dementias will cost $259 billion in 2017, and this sum is expected to reach $1.1 trillion by 2050. Yet, researchers at UW are optimistic, as there has been great advances in Alzheimer’s research in the last five years and believe they...

Dr. Barbara Bendlin, principal investigator with the Wisconsin ADRC, recently appeared on Carol Koby’s radio show “All about Living” to talk about recent research linking Alzheimer’s disease and sleep.

Dr. Bendlin’s recent sleep study aimed to examine the relationships between quality of sleep and brain changes. The study included over 100 participants who were an average age of 63 years old and cognitively healthy. The participants completed sleep questionnaires to determine the quality of their sleep...

The Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center hosted more 450 attendees at its 2017 Annual Fall Lecture, “The Science Behind Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention & Brain Health,” on October 4 at Gordon Dining and Event Center on the University of  Wisconsin-Madison campus. Currently, there is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease, placing a lot of importance on Alzheimer’s disease prevention. The evening’s speakers shared their research on Alzheimer’s disease prevention science through diet, exercise, and heart health. The event...

The Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) launched a new podcast, “Dementia Matters,” aimed at educating the general public about all facets of Alzheimer’s disease. Host Dr. Nathaniel Chin, assistant professor of medicine, geriatrics and gerontology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, will interview experts in academia and the community about the latest headlines, research studies, and caregiver resources.

The podcast launched in early October with four episodes. Guests and...

Wisconsin ADRC outreach, recruitment, and education leader, Dorothy Farrar Edwards, PhD, appeared on the local news to speak about the ADRC’s 16th Annual Fall Lecture. She emphasized the importance of prevention and the positive research surrounding Alzheimer’s disease risk reduction. This year, the event’s focus is Alzheimer’s prevention and features speakers in the Alzheimer’s disease research field. The keynote speaker is Dr. Martha Clare Morris, who has been conducting research on the effects of diet...

Dr. Martha Clare Morris, an authority on nutrition and aging and the creator of the MIND diet for healthy brain aging, will offer her keynote address, “Nutrition and Dementia: The MIND Trial,” at the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Annual Fall Lecture, Wednesday, October 4, 2017, 5:00-8:00 p.m. on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. This free event is designed to educate the community on recent findings in the study of healthy aging, brain health, and Alzheimer’s...

More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, and experts predict that number will triple by 2050 unless doctors find successful prevention treatments. The situation is even more critical for veterans, who face a higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease than the general population.

Dr. Cindy Carlsson, a geriatrics provider at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital and a researcher in the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, studies Alzheimer’s disease in the veteran...

Thirty-six scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison presented research at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in London, United Kingdom, joining nearly 6,000 attendees from around the globe. The conference, which occurred on July 16-20, 2017, is the world’s largest meeting dedicated to the scientific study of dementia.

Read the rest of this story at the UW Department of Medicine news page.

At the world’s largest convention for advancing Alzheimer’s disease research, the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, which was held July 16-20, 2017, in London, Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center outreach specialist Fabu Carter spoke on the center’s unique program aiming to recruit and retain African Americans in Alzheimer’s disease research and the success the program has had. This program is comprised of an exercise class designed to help people get healthy and stay engaged in the...

Dr. Ozioma Okonkwo, assistant professor of medicine at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health and researcher for the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, recently conducted the study, “Moderate Physical Activity is Associated with Cerebral Glucose Metabolism in Adults at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease.”

The study found that people with no cognitive impairment, who are in late-middle age, and have a high genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease, can in fact take steps to prevent...