📢Request for Proposals for @UW investigators and trainees: 2026-2027 UW ADRC Development Projects. Letter of interest deadline approaching! https://t.co/Jd6rO87RSO
Registration is open for the Oct 27 Dementia-Friendly Community Conference in Tukwila, WA: https://t.co/zd5UBAok9x The event is for anyone who wants to make their communities more dementia-friendly, including people with dementia, family caregivers, and professionals.
As we get older, how do our brains change and how can we protect them? 🧠✨
Join us on June 5 for a free virtual event, "Discovering the Science of the Aging Brain," featuring experts from @AllenInstitute, @memorybrain_UW, and @AARPWa. https://t.co/gldEyYDGf5
@BECU
If you’re a motivated scientist looking to learn more about #AgingResearch, #dementia, @NIH#grant writing, and more, apply to NIA’s Butler-Williams Scholars Program by March 31! Discover more about this learning experience from the #NIABlog: https://t.co/NAKrnJLBF6 #BWScholars
In a recent Nature journal series Communications Psychology, @UW@UWMedicine researchers report findings from the first effort to measure and describe cognitive reserve & resilience in American Indians. @NIAAging funded. https://t.co/cGQVnasXGu
Join us at #AAICAdvancements Exploring Equity in Diagnosis, Nov. 18-19 in Chicago and online! Be a part of the conversation around addressing disparities in an era of modernizing diagnosis for Alzheimer’s and other dementias. #ExploringEquity24 https://t.co/A4mETBueE7
Rosa Ortiz of @YVFWC joined our @NIHAging research center's Community Advisory Board after being invited by @LindaKo3, to include more voices from the Yakima Valley on the goals of Alzheimer’s research: https://t.co/HFkRk3Cfex
The researchers saw 2 distinct #Alzheimers phases: a slow, early buildup of abnormal cell changes that occur before memory issues emerge, and later, a rapid increase that coincides with cognitive decline. @UWMedNSI@AllenInstitute@MemoryBrain_UW https://t.co/AmQbSN6zZL
New insights into Alzheimer’s Disease 🧠🔍
In a study with @UWMedicine and @KPWaResearch, researchers have identified some of the first neurons lost in the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease and potential future pathways to #EndAlz. 🧵
#studyBRAIN
Did you know you can find a guide to clinical trials and research studies in Alzheimer's and brain aging enrolling at @UWMedicine and other @UW departments here: https://t.co/c0uAbtLtgh
Upcoming community webinar on Sept. 26: An Update on Lecanemab for Early Stage Alzheimer’s Disease @UWMedicine@UWMedNSI. Learn more: https://t.co/AwDjcFVkfQ
Our very own @UWMedicine Dr. Mike Rosenbloom offers his take on this "Era of Hope" in Alzheimer's and other dementia research and his advice for future doctors and families.
Faculty spotlight on Dr. Swati Rane Levendovszky, PhD of @UWMedicine@UWRadiology@UWIBIC! Her brain imaging approach to studying the 🧠brain's blood vessels is illuminating the link between cardiovascular disease risk factors❤️ and Alzheimer's. @NIHAging https://t.co/1pdPIXJ6mt
You are invited to the 2nd Annual #Seattle First Hill Brain Health Block Party! Enjoy a walk through the neighborhood, stopping at activity stations for fun brain-healthy activities such as music, puzzles, creative arts, movement and food.
https://t.co/Kh9reilcyf
Maude's Ventures grant competition for innovations in dementia care is back! @maudesventures awards $50,000 grants to launch your groundbreaking idea that can improve the lives for those with dementia and their caregivers. Visit https://t.co/7SUtINFEtF and learn more.
Calling all healthcare providers in Washington State! Help inform and improve dementia care + diagnosis in our state by filling out the Dementia Action Collaborative (DAC) Healthcare Professionals Survey, open through Feb 3:
https://t.co/npq5J6p7rP
We had the privilege of traveling to St. Louis to attend the @NIHAging Enhancing Participation by Minoritized Groups in Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementia Research Conference, organized by @WUADRC. Here are our highlights! https://t.co/KIpTuNK3bt