Memory and Brain Wellness Center, UW Medicine, University of Washington
Promoting the well-being of those living with memory loss and their families.
Exceptional care. Innovative research. Community transformation.
Featured Stories
“Let’s Bring Dementia Out of the Shadows.”
Inspired by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, Dr. Barak Gaster of the UW MBWC argues that diagnosing early-stage memory loss can improve patients' quality of life in meaningful ways. Read his Op-Ed in the Seattle Times.
Dementia Friends Comes to Washington State
Learn how you can become a 'Dementia Friend'! The UW Memory & Brain Wellness Center is working to implement a public awareness anti-stigma campaign focusing on dementia and working to remove the stigma that people and their care partners face as symptoms progress.
Highlights from the 2018 AAIC
UW's Briana Lee brings back highlights from the 2018 Alzheimer's Association International Conference, touching on NIH funding news, early disease detection, brain imaging, and the brain immune system's role in Alzheimer's disease.
Bringing a New Vision of Social Citizenship to Cascadia
A new collaboration between the UW and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver aims to develop dementia-friendly research practices and community programs.
The Gut Microbiome and Brain Health
Can we invite the right community of microbes into the gut to help prevent brain diseases?
Spotlight
Dimensions Magazine - Fall 2018
Inside: Featured Research, New Faces of our Center, Highlights from the AAIC 2018; Social Citizenship in Cascadia; the Gut Microbiome and Brain Health, In the Garden with Ciscoe Morris, Personal Experiences with Lewy Body, poetry, and so much more.
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