News from the Memory and Brain Wellness Center

“I would say the role of a speech language pathologist is to untap someone's functional communication abilities and allow them to express themselves in ways that leave them feeling successful,” says speech-language pathologist Jeanne Gallée, PhD, CCC-SLP, a new ADRC co-investigator and trainee in the ADRC Research and Education Component.

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Categories: Research, Clinical Care, Profiles, FTD Disorders, Resources, News

On Thurs. September 14, 2023, the UW MBWC hosted a webinar for patients, families, and the wider community regarding the newly approved infusion medication Leqembi (lecanemab) for the treatment of Alzheimer's. You can watch the webinar recording here.

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Categories: Research, News

Community members Jim and Jama Rand create glass artworks to keep Jim's memories within his reach.

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Categories: Clinical Care, Caregiving, News, Art

As program manager for the ECHO Dementia program, Allyson Schrier has brought management expertise and creativity to this critical resource for care providers across Washington State. Her experience as family caregiver motivates her work. She is now moving on to devote more time to her role as co-founder of Zinnia TV. Her story shines a light on the work of ECHO Dementia to equip primary care physicians to detect and diagnose dementia.

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Categories: FTD Disorders, Caregiving, News, Dementia Friends, Memory Hub Spotlight

We are grateful to the people who participate in our studies on how memory and thinking may change over time. The process of research participation generates a large amount of data, a source of information, on brain health. The job of stewarding this precious data is so important that an entire wing of the ADRC is devoted to this work: The Data Management and Statistics (DMS) Core.

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Categories: Research, Discoveries Made Possible By You, News

Second Brain Health and Community Resource Fair at the El Centro de la Raza’s Centilia Cultural Center, Saturday August 5th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm! This free event will be geared towards Spanish and/or English-speaking Latino or Hispanic adults that are 55 years old or older.

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Categories: Research, News

New opportunity to connect with others and enjoy the outdoors launches this month for people diagnosed before age 65.

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Categories: Caregiving, Nature, Programs

Our team would like to share some information about the FDA fully approved drug lecanemab (brandname Leqembi) with our patients and community.

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Categories: Research, Clinical Care, Q&A, Drug Development, News

"The day was spectacular!" Seven sites celebrated a variety of fun, easy ways to promote brain health and wellness at any age or stage of life.

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Categories: News, Dementia-Friendly Community, Art, Dementia Friends, Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month

Healthy Brain Initiative: State and Local Road Map for Public Health, 2023-2027 provides public health officials throughout the nation with a set of strategies to promote brain health and improve the quality of life for people living with dementia and their caregivers. MBWC's Barak Gaster, MD, FACP, Director of Cognition in Primary Care Program and UW Professor of Medicine served as a member of Leadership Committee to help develop this new edition of the HBI Road Map.

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Categories: Research, Clinical Care, Social Determinants of Health, News, Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month