Claire Bitner

To stay informed about federal funding changes that impact UW Alzheimer’s disease research programs, please visit the UW–Madison Office of Federal Relations updates page.

Research participants have begun volunteering for brain scans at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison for a national study on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. 

The researchers examined pathological data from 3,297 brain donors and biomarkers and clinical data from over 10,000 people, including participants from WRAP and five large multicenter cohorts in Europe and the US.

Researchers examined data from participants enrolled in three studies, including the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention (WRAP)

The news report interviews a participant enrolled in African Americans Fighting Alzheimer’s in Midlife and describes the health disparities in Alzheimer’s disease.

The grant is the largest NIH funding in university history

Changes to WRAP visits, brain health report cards, research updates and a interview with a fluid-based biomarker scientist

Methods show promise for identifying Black people at risk for later developing Alzheimer’s, in new study from UW-Madison researchers.

The award recognizes the significant research contributions made toward advancing the field of medicine.