ADRC News

The Alzheimer’s Association named Tobey Betthauser, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow with the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, recipient of a Research Fellowship to study advancements in medical brain imaging and their usefulness in early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. The 3-year award in the amount of $172,600 will supports Betthauser’s project “AD Biomarker and Risk Characterization in Cognitively Unimpaired Middle-Age.”

Scientists have shown early brain changes related to Alzheimer’s disease occur a decade or more...

A Dementia Matters listener shared a Letter to the Editor with The Dodgeville Chronicle to spread the word about the educational benefits of the podcast. Dementia Matters is a podcast produced by the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center that aims to educate the general public about the latest in Alzheimer’s disease research news and caregiver resources.

“Dementia Matters … is dedicated to exploring the many aspects of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, for anyone and everyone...

The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health presented Fabu Carter, outreach and recruitment specialist with the Wisconsin ADRC, with a Staff Award for Excellence in Advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Read more about Ms. Carter's work with our center and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in this web article.

Dr. Nathaniel Chin offered his talk "Build Your Brain Buffer: Lifestyle Changes that Lower Your Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease" at Rotary Club of Madison on January 16. His advice for better brain health: increase physical activity, reduce stress, eat a healthy diet, prioritize sleep, incorporate cognitive enrichment into your life, and be social.

You can watch a video of his talk on the Rotary Club of Madison YouTube channel.

The Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) is accepting applications for its new Alzheimer’s Disease Developmental Projects awards, which offer up to $150,000 to support feasibility studies targeting research in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Proposals may range from basic or biomedical to translational, epidemiological, caregiving, or social behavioral research. The Wisconsin ADRC will support up to three projects. Funding will start in April 2019 for successful applicants.

Eligibility

This call is open to...

The Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center invites campus researchers to submit their poster abstracts for the 2019 Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Disorders Research Day poster session. The call for posters is open to students of all levels, trainees, researchers, and faculty who are involved in research related to Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, aging, and related topics.

Poster abstracts are due Monday, February 4, and must be submitted online. Accepted poster presenters will be notified...

As a Wisconsin state senator, lieutenant governor, and governor in the 1960s and 1970s, Martin J. Schreiber stood up for education, children, consumer protection, and the rights of workers and the elderly. Today he is a relentless advocate for Alzheimer’s disease caregivers, as well as a caregiver himself, for his wife, Elaine, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease more than a decade ago. Schreiber was a recent guest on Dementia Matters, a podcast that...

Nathaniel Chin, MD, was a guest on the Wisconsin Public Radio Morning Show Tuesday to discuss Alzheimer's disease, its risk factors and treatment options, and how it affects people emotionally.

Listen to “All About Alzheimer’s,” which aired on November 6, 2018, on Wisconsin Public Radio.

The National Institutes of Health awarded a 5-year, $19 million renewal grant to the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention (WRAP), the largest family history study of Alzheimer’s disease in the world. The funding will allow researchers to better detect brain changes that occur in the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease through expanded collection of spinal fluid and brain imaging.

“Alzheimer’s Disease may begin decades before its symptoms are evident. We still don’t know why...

A new study from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health shows people at risk for Alzheimer’s disease who have high blood pressure or are overweight experience declines in memory and thinking skills at double the rate compared to those without hypertension or obesity. While these are subtle cognitive changes year-to-year, the research suggests adults who have increased Alzheimer’s disease-related brain changes and are also hypertensive or obese would be expected to...