What do you do if you have a family history of #dementia and experience symptoms, but can't get a diagnosis? Dr. Sara Langer joins #DementiaMatters to share the obstacles she encountered on her journey, why she turned to research and more. Listen 🎧 go.wisc.edu/4t2c7h

Join us for #WiADRD2024 on April 24! The event includes talks by featured speakers Kris Saha, PhD (Krishanu Saha), Rema Raman, PhD, and Maria Mora Pinzon, MD, MS, FACPM (@MoraPinzonMD), as well as poster sessions, awards and more. Register and learn more at adrc.wisc.edu/ADRD2024

April 5–7 is the UW 175th Anniversary Community Open House. As part of the celebration, all are invited to join the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute at the Genetics-Biotechnology Center on April 6 for performances by The Amazing Grace Chorus® at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. wai.wisc.edu/event/uw-madis…

Part 2 of NEJM's Double Take series is out now! Watch Nathaniel Chin discuss the stages of #Alzheimers disease and more at go.wisc.edu/vea9nm

We have so much to share! Don't miss the latest edition of 🌷Headlines: News from the Wisconsin ADRC🌷at mailchi.mp/medicine.wisc.…

#Alzheimers #OnWisconsin

Ever wonder how memory works, or what cognitive testing is able to tell clinicians? Dr. Victoria Williams joins #DementiaMatters to break down core concepts in neuropsychology and explain how cognitive testing works. Listen 🎧 go.wisc.edu/5ede25

ICYMI: Jim Jackson joined Nathaniel Chin on #DementiaMatters to discuss what's known about how Long COVID affects cognition in older adults and more. Listen 🎧 go.wisc.edu/v7ehng

Clinician-scientist Dr. Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi is committed to improving the experiences of people living with #dementia . Discover how NIA's #research training and early career support shaped her journey: nia.nih.gov/news/research-…

A new study led by Natascha Merten, PhD, MS, assistant professor, University of Wisconsin Division of Geriatrics, provides evidence on how to improve existing risk prediction models for cognitive impairment and dementia in people in their midlife.

Learn more: ow.ly/W8nO50QTjJT

This week on #DementiaMatters , Jim Jackson joins the podcast to discuss what the field knows about how Long COVID affects cognition, especially for older adults. Listen 🎧 go.wisc.edu/v7ehng

Watch Nathaniel Chin discuss #AlzheimersDisease screening, early detection and medications in the latest Double Take video with NEJM: go.wisc.edu/vea9nm

Our MS Information student Rahil Virani is a Research Data Coordinator at the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Wisconsin ADRC, managing the data underlying one of the largest medical research collaborations in the nation.

Read more: ow.ly/2gva50QNX4T #ischool

📅 Less than one week to submit your abstract for #WiADRD2024 📅 Anyone doing #Alzheimers and related dementias research at #uwmadison is invited to submit abstracts for ADRD Research Day, happening April 24. Find details online at adrc.wisc.edu/ADRD2024

Interested in how hearing loss impacts dementia risk? Tune into this week's episode of #DementiaMatters ! Frank R. Lin, MD PhD joins the podcast to discuss the relationship between hearing loss and dementia and to share findings from the ACHIEVE study. Listen 🎧 go.wisc.edu/v787j9

***SAVE THE DATE***
Friday, November 8, 2024
22nd Annual Update in #Alzheimers Disease and Related Dementias
Hear updates on new therapeutics and research, build clinical skills, earn continuing education credits, find resources and support for providing quality #dementia care.

❤The latest of 'Headlines: News from the Wisconsin ADRC' is available at go.wisc.edu/y8616y. Inside:
-Breaking the Silence event
-'Voices of Research Participants' podcast series
- #Alzheimers prevention: 7 tips for your 40s
-Dr. Fabu Carter on Badger Talks
-And more!

We are thrilled to announce that our Regional MKE Office is hosting their 10th Annual MHM Event on April 27. They're bringing 'Mama's Girls' a play by Garrett Davis that addresses the struggles & hardships of caregiving. If you're in MKE-please join us! mamas-girls-milwaukee.ticketleap.com/mamas-girls-mi…

ICYMI: Listen to Cynthia Sierra share her experience as a caregiver and a research study partner for her mother, as well as her experience with caregiver burnout, on the #DementiaMatters podcast. Listen 🎧 go.wisc.edu/6u8f95

Congratulations to Drs. Sterling Johnson, Sanjay Asthana and Amy Kind, as well as University of Wisconsin Department of Medicine, for ranking highly in the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research’s rankings for funding from the NIH. go.wisc.edu/f7em88

Caring for a loved one with cognitive decline can be challenging. Kicking off #DementiaMatters ' #VoicesofResearchParticipants series, Cynthia Sierra touches on her personal experience as a caregiver and research study partner for her mother. Listen 🎧go.wisc.edu/6u8f95