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July 17, 2023

An update from the ADRC’s Data Management and Statistics Core: “Data is the concrete foundation of the ADRC”

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: Science Updates, News


July 12, 2023

Free Brain Health and Community Resource Fair hosted by the UW ADRC / Feria gratuita de Recursos Comunitarios y Salud del Cerebro

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: Science Updates, News


July 07, 2023

What the FDA Approval of Lecanemab Means for Patients and Families: A Q&A with MBWC Clinicians

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: Science Updates, New FDA Drug Approvals, Care & Treatment , News


June 30, 2023

Brain Health Block Party Brings Community Together on First Hill: Recap

"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, Brain Health Awareness Month, Art, Dementia Friends, Dementia-Friendly Community


June 29, 2023

Healthy Brain Initiative Releases New HBI Road Map

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: Science Updates, Care & Treatment , News


June 23, 2023

Brain Health Tips & Resources: Get moving!

This week, we are sharing evidence-based information about staying physically active for brain health and wellness. In whatever way is safe for you, try and engage in a physical activity every day - like walking in nature, dancing, or low-impact chair exercises.

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Categories: Science Updates, Care & Treatment , Brain Health, News, Brain Health Awareness Month, Nature, Programs


New Clues to Alzheimer’s Emerge in a Study of the Brain’s Immune Cells

New ADRC study shows some human microglia react to Alzheimer's disease and could potentially be targeted by a future treatment.

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Categories: Science Updates, News


Nuevas pistas scientificas sobre el Alzheimer surgen en un estudio de las células inmunes del cerebro

Investigadores del UW, los cuales utilizando muestras de autopsias del cerebro de 22 participantes de la investigación de ADRC han hecho un nuevo descubrimiento sobre la microglía y su relación con la enfermedad de Alzheimer y las terapias dirigidas.

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Categories: En Español , News


June 13, 2023

Tips for Brain Health: Sleep Awareness

UW Medicine experts in sleep and brain health share their tips to help you get restful and restorative sleep at night.

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Categories: Science Updates, Care & Treatment , Caregiving, Brain Health, News, Brain Health Awareness Month


June 11, 2023

Advances in Alzheimer’s Research: Harmonizing and Calibrating Memory Scores

In what Paul Crane, MD, MPH, calls a ‘Hello World” methods paper, a UW team shares the results of a major effort to make it easier for researchers to leverage data from multiple studies of older adults.

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Categories: Science Updates, News