News in Team Spotlights

November 25, 2019

Food for Thought: Revitalizing Indigenous Knowledge about Healthy Eating

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An ADRC Interview with Valerie Segrest, a member of the Muckleshoot Nation and leading voice in tribal food sovereignty, about her approach to traditional foods and how to harness the power of food to improve health, longevity, and spirit.

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Categories: Science Updates, Care & Treatment , Team Spotlights, ADRC Indigenous Aging Brain Health Series, News

August 22, 2019

Wisdom of Our Elders: The Storytelling of Jamestown S’Klallam Elder and Storyteller Elaine Grinnell

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Elaine Grinnell, Jamestown S’Klallam elder, shared her stories and knowledge on Indigenous Aging at University of Washington’s Intellectual House.

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Categories: Team Spotlights, ADRC Indigenous Aging Brain Health Series, News

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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Categories: Science Updates, Care & Treatment , Team Spotlights, News

December 08, 2017

Keeping Him in the Game of Life with Speech Language Therapy

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Monte Strohl, a MBWC patient who participates in speech language therapy at the UW Speech and Hearing Clinic, wants to help medical students understand the value of this approach for people living with primary progressive aphasia.

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Categories: Science Updates, Care & Treatment , Team Spotlights, News

July 03, 2017

Happy 90th Birthday to Dr. George Martin

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The UW Department of Pathology celebrated Dr. Martin, the founder of the UW Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. At age 90, he still studies the mechanisms of brain aging and champions young scientists.

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Categories: Science Updates, Team Spotlights, News

February 10, 2017

‘With Us Every Step of the Way:’ A Tribute

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Andrew McCormick, a social worker at Harborview Medical Center for the last 23 years, acts as a guide for families after a dementia diagnosis. Upon his retirement, we reflect on the real difference he's made in people's lives and his contributions to his clinic team.

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Categories: Care & Treatment , Team Spotlights, Dementia-Friendly Community

November 10, 2016

Neurotransmissions

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This UW Medicine newsletter features our clinical approach to dementia and new work in the Alzheimer's disease research.

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Categories: Science Updates, Team Spotlights, News

February 19, 2016

Mindfulness as Medicine

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Neuropsychologist Dr. Kris Rhoads' work in the memory loss clinic harnesses the power of mindfulness meditation to re-wire the brain and decrease stress

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Categories: Care & Treatment , Team Spotlights