WRAP News

The selected paper, which utilizes Wisconsin ADRC and WRAP participant data, maps a timeline of amyloid and tau accumulation in the brain

On March 6, Sterling Johnson, PhD, participated in a news conference for the media to discuss the importance of federally funded Alzheimer’s disease research at UW–Madison and its impact on people throughout Wisconsin and nationwide.

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.