News in Care & Treatment

August 15, 2018

Highlights and Photos: Adult Changes in Thought Symposium 2018

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August 13-14th, researchers from around the country shared updates on research that leverages data from the UW/Kaiser Permanente ACT study on brain health and dementia.

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June 06, 2018

Your Reading List for Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month

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We've put together your June reading list focused on the themes that Governor Jay Inslee lists in this Proclamation.

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May 23, 2018

In the Eye of the Beholder

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Take a moment to look closely at 'Witnessing,' a piece of art exploring dementia and personhood, as contributed by Genevieve Wanucha of the UW Memory and Brain Wellness Center

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May 08, 2018

Highlights of the 2018 Discovery Conference

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Topics included the transformative role of hope in dementia caregiving, technology for better and safer living with memory loss, community wellbeing, delirium, dementia with Lewy Bodies, and frontotemporal dementia.

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May 07, 2018

Mother’s Day with memory loss or dementia [Video]

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Mother's Day is still a reason to celebrate if your mother or loved one has memory loss or dementia. Karen Clay, a social worker with the UW Medicine Memory and Brain Wellness Center in Seattle, offers tips for having a good day with your loved one. "She may not remember what you said, but she will remember how you made her feel."

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May 01, 2018

Washington State Dementia Action Collaborative - Accomplishments to Date

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Highlights of recent accomplishments of the Dementia Action Collaborative (DAC), a public-private partnership committed to implementing the WA State Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias.

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April 25, 2018

At UW Medicine, a New Research Center of Excellence for Lewy Body Dementia

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A network of 24 medical research centers, including the UW Memory and Brain Wellness Center, has been formed to enhance research and outreach efforts around Lewy Body dementia.

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April 11, 2018

Discovery 2018 Conference Preview - Workshop: Frontotemporal Dementia: What’s It All About?

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A preview of the workshop to be led by Kimiko Domoto-Reilly, MD, a neurologist and FTD expert at the UW Memory and Brain Wellness Center

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April 04, 2018

6 Things We Know about Resilience in Alzheimer’s Disease

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How to build a stronger brain, mind, and spirit at any stage of life

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February 06, 2018

“One of the World’s First Experts in Neurogenetics”: A Profile of ADRC’s Dr. Tom Bird

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A profile in Lancet Neurology marks Dr. Bird's role in the 1980s and 90s in unraveling the genetic secrets behind inherited Alzheimer's and frontotemporal dementia, and opening the UW Medicine Adult Neurogenetics Clinic, where he continues his work to this day.

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