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UW-Madison study investigating treatment to prevent Alzheimer’s disease
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 …
Dr. Nathaniel Chin co-authors editorial about new Alzheimer’s treatments in JAMA
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 …
Dr. Maria Mora Pinzon career and research highlighted in La Comunidad News
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 …
Dr. Sterling Johnson receives Outstanding Senior Faculty Researcher award
The award recognizes the significant research contributions by faculty, researchers/scientists and trainees toward advancing the field of medicine
Dr. Art Walaszek interviewed on WORT-FM
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 …
Dr. Sterling Johnson joins in-depth discussion of Alzheimer’s disease research on WPR
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 …
UW–Madison Alzheimer’s disease researchers gather in Amsterdam at international conference
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.
‘We’re offering hope to our communities,’ Dr. Sterling Johnson says in interview with Wausau television news station
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 …
Dr. Art Walaszek appointed chair of American Psychiatric Association council
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.