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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...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published an article about the Alzheimer's Disease Connectome Project, which aims to utilize brain imaging to make the most detailed measurements of brain networks to date in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease. This study is being conducted by Barbara Bendlin, PhD, and colleagues from Medical College of Wisconsin.

“Medical College and UW scientists seek to illuminate early stages of Alzheimer’s disease” was published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on June 14, 2017.

Drs. Barbara Bendlin and Kate Sprecher, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, recently led an international team in conducting the research study, “Poor sleep is associated with CSF biomarkers of amyloid pathology in cognitively normal adults.”

The study found that people who reported more sleep problems had brain characteristics that point to an increased risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease. One specific characteristic is that they showed signs of more amyloid deposited in the brain; amyloid...

The Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) has opened applications for its Alzheimer’s Disease Pilot Grant Program, which offers funds to support pilot/feasibility studies targeting research in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and related disorders. Funds can be requested for up to one year and for up to $30,000. For successful applications, funding will start on April 1, 2018.

The major objective of this program is to enhance novel AD-related research throughout the University of Wisconsin and generate...

Nearly 40 students, trainees, and faculty members from across the UW-Madison campus presented scientific posters on their research and projects surrounding Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and related disorders during the 2017 Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Disorders Research Day. The poster session was sponsored by the Asthana Family Alzheimer’s Disease Memorial Fund. Awards were presented to the following poster authors:

• Best Fellow, Post Doc, or Research Scientist Poster: Kimberly Mueller, PhD, for “Signs of Early Cognitive...

The Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) invites campus researchers to submit their poster abstracts for the 2017 Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Disorders Research Day poster session. The call for posters is open to students of all levels, trainees, and faculty who are involved in basic, translational, clinical, and health services research related to Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, aging, and related topics.

Poster abstracts are due Friday, June 2 and can be submitted online. Accepted poster presenters will be...

Lena Law, a member in the Ozioma Okonkwo, PhD, lab, was one of 90 undergraduate researchers from across Wisconsin, and one of only eight from UW-Madison, who presented their research at Research in the Rotunda at the Wisconsin Capitol on April 12, 2017. This annual event brings undergraduate student researchers and their faculty advisers to the Capitol Rotunda to share their research findings with legislators, state leaders, and UW alumni.

Law presented her poster “Chronotropic...