The WAI Milwaukee Regional Office and the WAI Clinic Network have both been awarded grants by the RECALL Foundation! The WAI Milwaukee Regional Office’s proposal “Healthy Body, Healthy Mind Connection” will continue their work with Milwaukee's underrepresented seniors who are at risk for dementia. Support from...
UW announces community partnership awards June 22, 2018 | By Käri Knutson Strong community partnerships are an essential part of the Wisconsin Idea’s strength. In recognition of this teamwork, the university will honor seven collaborations with the 2018 Community-University Partnership Awards, held from 5 to 7 p.m. June 27 at...
Editorial: Birdies to End Alzheimer's By: Neil Heinen MADISON, Wis. - The American Family Championship is being held at University Ridge golf course this weekend, and in just its third year it already feels like an iconic Madison event. But there’s another element to the tournament that has really...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
