Eureka prize: The Improving Care for People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Using Technology (iCare-AD/ADRD) Challenge.
October 10, 2018 — This Eureka prize competition seeks to spur the development of technology applications to improve dementia care coordination and/or care navigation, as part of the implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act. Up to $400,000 in cash prizes may be awarded to teams or individuals that participate in the challenge. A webinar will be held on October 17, 2018 at 11:30 AM Pacific Time.
Dimensions Magazine - Fall 2018
October 03, 2018 — Inside: Recent ADRC Research, Highlights from the AAIC 2018; Inventing a Blood Test for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases; Social Citizenship in Cascadia; the Gut Microbiome and Brain Health, “Ooh La La” In the Garden with Ciscoe Morris, and so much more.
Call for 2019-2020 ADRC Pilot Project Proposals
September 26, 2018 — The UW ADRC seeks proposals for pilot projects that use its resources to advance the understanding, diagnosis, and/or treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. The UW ADRC will fund at least two awards for junior researchers of up $30,000 each, and one award of up to $75,000, which is also open to established researchers new to the ADRC, and those not affiliated with the UW.
CDC researchers report: Dementia rates are set to double by 2060, but the increase for people of color will be six- or seven-fold
September 24, 2018 — Read more: "Racial and ethnic estimates of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in the United States in adults aged ≥65 years.
Watch: ADRC’s Dr. Tom Grabowski’s UW Neurology Grand Rounds Update on Dementia Research
September 13, 2018 — Dr. Tom Grabowski, MD, Director of UW Medicine Memory and Brain Wellness Center/ADRC, closed out the UW Neurology Grand Rounds Summer Series on August 30th with updates on neurodegenerative causes of dementia.
NIA RCCN Webinar: Building Cross-Disciplinary Collaborations in Aging Research
September 13, 2018 — September 24, 2018 NIA’s Research Centers Collaborative Network is offering a one-hour webinar to discuss strategies for engaging scientists outside of your own discipline and help participants understand potential barriers to effective multi-disciplinary collaboration from the perspective of a 30+ year career in multidisciplinary and translational research. RSVP here.
September 2018 edition of the NCRAD/NIAGADS combined newsletter
September 10, 2018 — Updates and Resources from the National Centralized Repository for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (New Name) and the NIA Genetics of Alzheimer's Disease Data Storage Site
Senate passes $425 million increase for NIH Alzheimer’s and dementia research funding for 2019
August 27, 2018 — If signed into law, this FY2019 increase would mark the fourth consecutive year of action by the U.S. Congress to support Alzheimer’s disease funding research.
New Training Program in Population Neuroscience of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
July 30, 2018 — The Graduate School of Public Health and Dept. of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh have a new pre- and post-doctoral program aimed at training individuals to pursue research in the etiology of Alzheimer's disease and other age-related dementia.
Seattle study on brain aging gets international attention [Video]
July 26, 2018 — Alzheimer's Disease International's new film 'Every Three Seconds" features Drs. Eric Larson, Dirk Keene, and Paul Crane of the UW Medicine/Kaiser Permanente's ACT Study.