UW Initiative to End Alzheimer’s

June 20, 2018

Alzheimer’s Association Honors Sens. Collins & Cortez Masto With The 2018 Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (AIM) Humanitarian Award

WASHINGTON, June 19, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Alzheimer's Association and its advocacy arm, the Alzheimer's Impact Movement (AIM), today honored Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) for their significant policy contributions to the fight against Alzheimer's disease. The Senators were presented with the prestigious 2018 AIM Humanitarian of...

May 30, 2018

The Relationship Between Emotions and Alzheimer’s

When Will Clifton went on a road trip out West with his elderly parents five years ago, he quickly realized something was amiss. “My mother has always been the keeper of directions, but when I handed her the map, she couldn’t read it,” Clifton says. “I...

April 13, 2018

UW-Madison Alum, Alex Gee, Shares His Journey: My Mom Has Alzheimer’s Disease!

March 9, 2018 My mom, Verline Gee-Fleming, has Alzheimer’s Disease! The most brilliant individual I know is being slowly kidnapped from me, emotionally! Damn! Alz.org Definition: Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia, a general term for memory loss and other cognitive abilities serious enough to interfere...

December 27, 2017

Bader Philanthropies Provides $310,000 to Expand Alzheimer’s Education and Outreach for Milwaukee’s African American Community

DECEMBER 23, 2017 MILWAUKEE – Bader Philanthropies, Inc., one of southeastern Wisconsin’s top five foundations, announced its board of directors approved a two-year $310,000 grant to the University of Wisconsin Foundation for the Milwaukee office of the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute (WAI). The grant will expand outreach...

December 11, 2017

UW, VA study looks at fish oil to prevent Alzheimer’s disease

By DAVID WAHLBERG dwahlberg@madison.com Dec 9, 2017 Kendra McIntosh is watching her father deteriorate from Alzheimer’s disease, and knows his diagnosis means she is more likely to get the memory-wasting condition. As an Air Force veteran, McIntosh has another risk factor. Veterans are thought to be more...

November 14, 2017

FACING THE STRUGGLE, FINDING SOLUTIONS: MADISON-AREA WOMEN CONFRONTING ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

By Lisa Bauer | Photographed by Kaia Calhoun After 30 years in corporate training, Jane Ellen Donovan began finding it difficult to understand basic conversations. She often couldn’t find her keys or purse or do simple tasks at home. The first doctor she saw said it...

November 1, 2017

Alzheimer’s Disease Deaths Climb Almost 55 Percent

Alzheimer's cases to quadruple by 2050 By Dave Delozier MADISON, Wis. - A report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows deaths in the U.S. jumped 54.5 percent over a 15 year period, from 1999 to 2014. The significant increase is tied to two factors. One involves...

October 25, 2017

Study Finds People with Alzheimer’s Disease Have Altered Gut Bacteria

Vital Signs: News from the UW-Madison Department of Medicine Thursday, October 19, 2017 Changes in gut bacteria could be linked to Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. The study, “Gut microbiome alterations in Alzheimer’s disease,” was...

September 11, 2017

Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute Wraps Its Work Around Alzheimer’s

Guest: Jane Mahoney, MD, Professor, UW Division of Geriatrics; Director, Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute The Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute was founded in 1998 and is within the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. It is separate from the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center which was established in...

August 14, 2017

How Early Memory Loss Shows Up in Everyday Speech

Conversational cues may arise sooner than other signs of mental decline. By Lisa Esposito, Staff Writer | Aug. 11, 2017, at 10:04 a.m. If your memory seems OK but your speech is slipping – you can find the car keys but not always your words – should you be concerned?...

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