The Amazing Grace Chorus holiday season and concerts featured on news broadcast
Members of The Amazing Grace Chorus® have a busy holiday season, with rehearsals and live streamed sing-alongs scheduled several times a month in November and December.
Shaping a future free from Alzheimer's disease
Members of The Amazing Grace Chorus® have a busy holiday season, with rehearsals and live streamed sing-alongs scheduled several times a month in November and December.
A research study at UW–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health is investigating a drug that could one day prevent Alzheimer’s disease. The AHEAD study is a global research study investigating lecanemab, a treatment aimed at delaying memory decline in people up to 20 years before the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease appear. There are 100 …
Nathaniel Chin, MD, discusses the impact of new Alzheimer’s treatments in memory care in a commentary published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Written alongside Drs. Eric Widera, Sharon Brangman and Jason Karlawish, the commentary focuses on geriatricians’ role in memory care as monoclonal antibody (MAB) therapies make their way into clinical practice. “The …
On September 13, 2023, La Comunidad News published a in-depth profile of Maria Mora Pinzon, MD, MS, FACPM. Dr. Mora Pinzon is assistant professor in the division of geriatrics and gerontology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. At Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute, Dr. Mora Pinzon leads a research team focused on …
The award recognizes the significant research contributions by faculty, researchers/scientists and trainees toward advancing the field of medicine
Art Walaszek, MD, joined WORT-FM to discuss new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease in advance of the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) Fall Community Conversation, held September 21, 2023. Walaszek chatted with host Jan Miyasaki about what new treatments are available, how to attend the annual fall event and how ageism impacts society’s views on …
Sterling Johnson, PhD, recently joined host Emily Auerbach for an in-depth discussion about Alzheimer’s disease research on The Ideas Network of Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR). Johnson discussed strategies to prevent Alzheimer’s disease, exciting therapies and new developments in the field, and the research being done by the study he leads, the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s …
Badgers joined with tulips this July, as more than 50 Alzheimer’s disease experts from the University of Wisconsin–Madison presented at the 2023 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The annual event is the world's largest forum for dementia research and this year hosted 7,000 in-person attendees for a hybrid event held July 16–20, 2023.
In an interview with a Wausau television news station, Sterling Johnson, Phd, described how a recent renewal grant from National Institutes of Health (NIH) supports avenues for more strides in research. The funding provides $35 million dollars for the next five years of the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention (WRAP) study. This is a hopeful …
Art Walazek, MD, has been appointed chair of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Council on Medical Education & Lifelong Learning. Dr. Walaszek is education and public health leader of Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute.