Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

11/12/2025

Join us on December 12 to discover how healthcare professionals work together to provide comprehensive care to individuals living with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and their support networks. Free and open to everyone. Visit adrc.wisc.edu/Dec2025hlwmci to learn more and reserve your spot today!

Join us for an insightful program featuring a geriatrician, a speech-language pathologist and an occupational therapist as they share how healthcare professionals work together to provide comprehensive care for people living with MCI and their support networks. The program will end with a Q&A sessio...

11/10/2025

NPR recently reported on new research showing that cognitive exercises could boost an age-related brain chemical.

Scientists have found the first compelling evidence that cognitive training can boost levels of a brain chemical that typically declines as people age.

11/07/2025

🧠 📰 Barbara Bendlin, PhD, weighed in on the connection between gut inflammation and brain health in a recent article published by Verywell.

Your gut microbiome can influence your mood, memory, and stress regulation.

11/05/2025

In honor of National Family Caregivers Month, renowned dementia care specialist Teepa Snow joins to share insights and strategies for making daily interactions and care more meaningful for care partners and those living with dementia.

📺 Watch the special video episode on our YouTube page or listen on your favorite podcast platform!

Caring for someone living with dementia can be both deeply meaningful and incredibly challenging. Finding effective ways to connect, communicate and provide ...

11/03/2025

November is Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. If you have concerns about memory loss, thinking skills or behavioral changes in yourself or a loved one, contact your primary care provider or one of the clinics in the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute-Affiliated Dementia Diagnostic Clinic Network located across the state. Visit wai.wisc.edu/memory-clinic-finder to learn more.

Find a Memory Care from our clinic network near you! Open the Clinic Map A List of Clinics in Wisconsin

10/30/2025

In case you missed it, Dr. Erica Srinivasan joined to share strategies, resources and advice for navigating grief, loss and dementia. Listen online 🎧 go.wisc.edu/a2858b

10/29/2025

Our latest Wisconsin ADRC newsletter is here! Find information on upcoming events, resources and inspiration for community members and care partners. 👉 mailchi.mp/medicine.wisc.edu/headlines-oct-nov-2025
📰 Inside:
✅ Age-related hearing loss and brain health
✅ Strategies for navigating loss and dementia
✅ Healthy Living with MCI: Partnering with Your Healthcare Team
✅ Madison choir strengthens community and memory with gospel music
✅ Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
📬 Don’t miss out — read it and share with someone you care about!

10/28/2025

Join us TODAY, Oct. 28, from 3:30–5 p.m. CT in person or on Zoom for the 2025 Dr. Daniel I. Kaufer Lecture, "Lewy Body Dementia, Caregiving and Advocacy." Free and open to all. Learn more: adrc.wisc.edu/kauferlecture

➡️ Details: Annual educational program designed for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) researchers and professionals working in dementia care, including memory care providers, neuropsychologists, nurses and social workers, as well as community members, care partners and trainees.

10/27/2025

“A blood test of this kind is going to greatly expand clinicians’ ability to confirm that Alzheimer’s is present,” says Dr. Nathaniel Chin, referring to the first FDA-approved blood test to detect Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers, validated in part with data from the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention (WRAP) study.

The first blood plasma test to identify hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease was cleared in May by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and University of Wisconsin researchers provided a portion of the samples used in the clinical validation test.

10/23/2025

Many individuals experience feelings of loss during the dementia journey. What can those with dementia and their care partners do to navigate this unique kind of grief? Dr. Erica Srinivasan joins to share strategies for handling grief, loss and dementia. Listen 🎧 go.wisc.edu/a2858b

10/17/2025

Connect with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) experts at the 2025 Dr. Daniel I. Kaufer Lecture on Tuesday, October 28. Learn more and register to join us in person or online via Zoom at adrc.wisc.edu/kauferlecture. The program is free and open to all.

This year's event is designed for ADRD researchers and professionals working in dementia care, including memory care providers, neuropsychologists, nurses and social workers, as well as community members, care partners and trainees.

10/09/2025

Can’t join us in person this evening? Watch the Fall Community Conversation live on our YouTube channel from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. CT. This community educational event will provide information about the relationship between hearing loss and memory loss, and why it matters for brain health. Free and open to all.

The Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) presents the 2025 Fall Community Conversation, an annual community educational event offering inform...