Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

08/27/2025

📰 The new edition of "Headlines" is out! Stay informed with the latest news and events from the Wisconsin ADRC. Read now at go.wisc.edu/6ai7p7. Inside this issue:
👂🏽Register to attend the 2025 Fall Community Conversation: Addressing Hearing Loss for Better Brain Health
🧠 What is brain health?
➡️ Cognitive testing and brain imaging explained
📅 2025 WRAP Info Sessions
🎧 Understanding frontotemporal lobar degeneration
🔬 UW–Madison Alzheimer’s disease researchers present new findings at international conference.. And much more!

08/26/2025

How can meditative practices support those living with MCI? Sharon Lukert joins to discuss the benefits of mindfulness and other spiritual practices as someone living with MCI and more from her book, 'Until My Memory Fails Me.' Listen 🎧 go.wisc.edu/xqe54c

08/15/2025

🧠👂 Save the date and register for the 2025 Fall Community Conversation today! This free, all-ages event will explore the science behind hearing and memory loss and why it matters for brain health. 👉 Learn more and register: adrc.wisc.edu/fcc2025

📅 Thursday, October 9, 2025
🕓 4:30–7:30 p.m.
📍 Middleton Performing Arts Center

Hear from expert panelists from UW–Madison and the VA Hospital, enjoy complimentary refreshments and visit a health & wellness resource fair.

🎤 Panel moderated by Dr. Art Walaszek
🅿️ Free parking available

08/13/2025

Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) is one of the most common causes of dementia in individuals under 60, yet it remains lesser known and often misunderstood. Dr. Brad Boeve joins to discuss what FTLD is, the challenges of diagnosis and treatment and more. Listen 🎧 go.wisc.edu/jz428g

08/01/2025

➡️ Join us September 12 as we break down how doctors use cognitive tests and brain scans to understand changes in memory. Online via Zoom and in person at various host sites across Wisconsin, the program is free and open to all. Learn more and register at go.wisc.edu/51ax6r.

07/31/2025

is nominated for the 2025 People’s Choice Podcast Awards! Watch this message from Dr. Nathaniel Chin for more details, and go to podcastawards.com to vote for Dementia Matters now.

Dementia Matters is nominated for the 2025 People’s Choice Podcast Awards! Watch this message from Dr. Nathaniel Chin for more details, and go to www.podcast...

07/29/2025

Technology is ubiquitous throughout modern life, but is it helping or harming our cognition and memory? Dr. Jared Benge joins to discuss how digital technology use impacts the brain, ways it can be used to help individuals with cognitive impairment and more. Listen 🎧 go.wisc.edu/5tfn32

07/23/2025

📰 👀 Packed with news, events and insights, the July/August 2025 edition of “Headlines: News from the Wisconsin ADRC” is available now at go.wisc.edu/8356s6.
What’s inside?
🧠 Cognitive testing and brain imaging explained
🧠 Get involved in dementia care and caregiving research
🧠 Annual report reveals Alzheimer’s impact on U.S.
🧠 AAIC For All: Community
🧠 Leading dementia researchers join UW
➡️ Much more!

07/22/2025

🧠 🌍 Today we’re celebrating World Brain Day 2025! This year’s theme is “Brain Health for All Ages.” Visit our website for evidence-based tips on how certain lifestyle changes can delay the onset or reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

Alzheimer’s disease affects people across economic, educational, social, racial, and gender lines. Age is the greatest risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, but who and when it strikes is unpredictable. Currently, there is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease, placing a lot of importance on preventi...

07/21/2025

For UW–Madison students like Naureen Kamal and Mariam Siddiqui, conducting undergraduate research in the summer offers an important — and sometimes personal — avenue for discovery. Both began conducting undergraduate research at the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) with the goal of finding effective ways to prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease. Visit go.wisc.edu/btlqh2 to read the article.

07/18/2025

Henrik Zetterberg, MD, PhD, and Hartmuth Kolb, PhD, have joined the UW School of Medicine and Public Health to study biomarkers in blood and spinal fluid that could help predict a person’s future risk of dementia.

07/15/2025

How is Alzheimer's disease impacting individuals and care partners in the United States? To find out, we can dive into the Alzheimer's Association's 2025 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures report. Dr. Heather Snyder joins to discuss key trends and findings from this year's report. Listen 🎧 go.wisc.edu/n94zb4