[caption id="attachment_17635" align="alignright" width="300"] Dr. Daniel I. Kaufer[/caption] Empathetic support for people living with dementia and their caregivers, a passion for research, and advocacy for destigmatizing memory disorders are some of the many legacies of Daniel Kaufer, MD, who died suddenly in July 2020. Prior to his...
Did you know doing yoga stretches your muscles and your mind? Research shows yoga and meditation can enhance brain function and reduce dementia risk. With that encouraging knowledge, the UW Initiative to End Alzheimer’s (IEA) invites you to join fellow members of the Memorable Friends Recognition...
Maria Mora Pinzon, MD, MS, is Board Certified in Preventive Medicine and Public Health, with a focus in geriatrics. She is currently a primary care research fellow at the UW-Madison Department of Family Medicine and Community Health and a scientist with the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute. [caption...
The Initiative to End Alzheimer’s hosted a Memories Matter Livestream event on October 9 regarding how Alzheimer’s disease can be defined, a personal story about caregiving for loved ones with the disease, and clinical trials currently taking place in an effort to slow the onset...
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH) held an online discussion Tuesday, September 15 about the current Alzheimer's disease research taking place at UW–Madison and clinical breakthroughs. The "Wisconsin Medicine Livestream: Ending Alzheimer’s" presentation was streamed live on YouTube and is...
Sports fans will recognize a familiar voice on the radio this summer, but sportscaster Matt Lepay won’t be talking about home runs or buzzer beaters. In a public service announcement that supports the UW Initiative to End Alzheimer’s (IEA) and its research programs at the...
The UW Initiative to End Alzheimer’s (IEA) Board of Visitors founding chair Lou Holland Jr. welcomed incoming chair Ann Brewer at the board’s June 2, 2020, meeting. “The UW School of Medicine and Public Health IEA has been a global leader in the fight against...
The Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention (WRAP) has been awarded a five-year, $19 million renewal grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to enable in-depth study of molecular hallmarks of the disease in the brain and spinal fluid. The additional funding will expand capacity for in-depth...
Barbara Bendlin, PhD (pictured above), associate professor, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Bradley Christian, PhD, professor, Department of Medical Physics, and Sterling Johnson, PhD, professor, Geriatrics and Gerontology, have been awarded $3.7M over 5 years (R01 award) from the National Institutes of Health-National Institute on Aging for a proposal entitled,...
Sanjay Asthana, MD (pictured above), professor and head, Geriatrics and Gerontology and associate dean for Geriatrics, has been appointed as principal investigator of proposal entitled, "Wisconsin Longitudinal Study - Initial Lifetime's Impact on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (WLS-ILIAD Study)" which is receiving $13.5M over 5...
