Alzheimer's Disease Research Center in the News

News from the Memory and Brain Wellness Center

July 30, 2026

Get ready to SOAR! Hikes for people living with younger onset dementia

We've started another year of outdoor adventure for individuals diagnosed with dementia before age 65, through a unique program called SOAR. The name is an acronym for Shared Outdoor Adventures for Resilience.

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Categories: Resources and Programs, Nature

July 29, 2026

Celebrating Dr. C. Dirk Keene, as he passes the torch to the future leader of neuropathology at the UW ADRC

“This is the baton transfer of the century,” says Thomas Grabowski, MD.

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Categories: Science Updates

Program Highlight: Garden Discovery

The Garden Discovery Program, a longstanding collaboration between the UW MBWC and Seattle Parks and Recreation, is an opportunity to connect with nature and engage with others living with memory loss and family and friends.

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Categories: Resources and Programs, Dementia-Friendly Community, Nature

Art in Mind

Spotlight on the Compiled Works of Kimberley Rettig

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Categories: Community Stories

June 30, 2026

Supporting Dementia Awareness for American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

Dementia Friends is a global public awareness movement changing the way people think, act, and talk about dementia through free information sessions. Anyone is welcome to attend a session to gain awareness about dementia and discover simple ways to support dementia-friendly communities.

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Categories: Community Stories, ADRC Indigenous Aging Brain Health Series, Dementia Friends

June 28, 2026

Healthy Aging in Rural Communities

Spotlight on the UW Northwest Rural Brain Health Initiative

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Categories: Care & Treatment , Resources and Programs

June 25, 2026

Seattle 3rd Graders Learn about Dementia-Friendly Communities

In April 2026, the MBWC piloted the Dementia Friends youth curriculum in third-grade classrooms at a Seattle Public School.

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Categories: Community Stories, Dementia Friends, Dementia-Friendly Community

June 01, 2026

“A Gamechanger for the Clinical Trials Program”

MBWC Becomes an Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Trial Consortium Site

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Categories: Science Updates

Brain Health Block Party on Seattle’s First Hill on June 26

Neighboring organizations come together in honor of Brain Health Awareness Month

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Categories: Brain Health, Brain Health Awareness

March 18, 2026

Scientists find genetic factor tied to African ancestry that protects against Alzheimer’s

Researchers in the Valdmanis Lab discover a genetic variation that reduces the odds of Alzheimer's disease in some African Americans and hints at new therapeutic targets.

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Categories: Science Updates