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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are limiting in-person activities to research studies that received reactivation approval through the U-M Office of Research. Most study teams will continue to hold visits virtually or by telephone. All community events, wellness programs, and support groups will meet virtually at this time. For specific inquiries, please give us a call directly at 734-936-8803.
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Now Accepting Applications to our Early Career Investigator Mentorship Program
The Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (MADRC) is pleased to announce openings in its early career investigator mentoring program. This program has two aims. One, providing early career investigators entering[…]
Dr. Benjamin Hampstead Named Inaugural Stanley Berent, PhD Collegiate Professor of Psychology
Please join us in congratulating our Clinical Core Lead, Dr. Benjamin Hampstead, as the inaugural Stanley Berent, PhD Collegiate Professor of Psychology. While at Michigan, Professor Berent was the Chief[…]
Dr. Polenick Investigates Experiences Among Couples Living with Multiple Chronic Health Conditions and Dementia in New Research Study
Dr. Courtney Polenick, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at U-M and Faculty Associate at the U-M Institute for Social Research, is recruiting participants for a research study[…]
People With Dementia Are Twice as Likely to Get COVID, Study Finds
In analyzing over 62 million electronic medical records, researchers from Case Western Reserve University found that out of 15,770 patients with COVID-19, 810 of them also had dementia. When the[…]
Women Experience Faster Cognitive Decline with Age
While women may enter middle age with stronger brain function than men, they experience faster declines in overall cognition and executive processes as they get older, according to a new[…]
Registration is Now Open for the Next Quarter of our Virtual Speaker Series Events
We are pleased to announce our next quarter of virtual community events. Registration is now open. Details below. We hope you’ll join us! Ways to Improve Memory and Thinking Skills[…]
Drs. Hampstead and Bohnen Lead New Research Study in Lewy Body Dementia
Dr. Benjamin Hampstead, Professor of Psychiatry and MADRC Clinical Core Leader, and Dr. Nicolaas Bohnen, Professor of Radiology and Neurology, are co-leading a new research study investigating cognitive rehabilitation and[…]
Dr. Henry Paulson Named Interim Director of the Michigan Neuroscience Institute
The following was sent from the office of Dr. Marshall Runge on Thursday, February 18. We are pleased to announce that the Board of Regents today (Feb. 18) approved the[…]
Statewide Research Partnership
The Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (MADRC), an arm of our larger Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Center, is a partnership between the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, and Wayne State University to facilitate the most advanced dementia research.
Part of a National Research Network
The Michigan ADRC is funded by the National Institutes of Health and is one of 31 other Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers across the country.
