News in Research

June 07, 2018

‘We Lobe You’

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Researchers have created a way to express gratitude to research participants using personal brain scan data

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Categories: Research, Art, ADRC News

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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Categories: Research, Clinical Care, Dementia-Friendly Community, ADRC News

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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Categories: Research, Clinical Care, Dementia-Friendly Community, FTD Disorders, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, ADRC News

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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Categories: Research, Clinical Care, Dementia-Friendly Community

April 23, 2018

Co-Participants: The Unsung Heroes of ADRC Research Studies

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Curious about what happens in a longitudinal research study? A UW ADRC research coordinator writes about cognitive testing in Alzheimer's clinical research and her debt of gratitude to the partners of study participants.

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Categories: Research, Precision Medicine, ADRC News

April 20, 2018

ADRC Awards for Ambitious New Ideas

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Learn about the newly funded 2018-2019 Alzheimer's Disease Research Center pilot projects. These one-year projects encourage investigators to use ADRC resources to advance the understanding, diagnosis, and/or treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Categories: Research, Precision Medicine, ADRC News

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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Categories: Research, Clinical Care, FTD Disorders, ADRC News

April 09, 2018

Fish Oil and Seafood for Brain Health: What’s the Evidence?

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Based on current scientific literature, Dr. Angela Hanson gives a dose of advice on taking omega-3 fatty acid supplements to protect the brain and prevent Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

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Categories: Research, Food & Diet, ADRC News

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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Categories: Research, Clinical Care, Dementia-Friendly Community, FTD Disorders, Food & Diet, ADRC News

April 03, 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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Categories: Research, Clinical Care, Precision Medicine, FTD Disorders, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, ADRC News