Special report | Fading away: Wisconsin's dementia crisis
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An expected doubling of residents with dementia, coupled with a caregiver shortage hitting rural areas especially hard, presents a growing challenge. In a search for a cure to Alzheimer's disease, UW-Madison researchers also study causes. State Journal reporter David Wahlberg details the problem in this special report.
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An aging population and a shortage of caregivers mean Wisconsin faces a dementia crisis, officials and advocates say.
Martin Schreiber’s book, “My Two Elaines,” explores the struggles of dementia for those who have it and for their caregivers.
Dementia can be more of a struggle in rural areas, where adult day care, home care, nursing homes and other services can be hard to come by.
The service can reduce isolation for people with dementia and help family caregivers run errands, work and restore patience and energy.
The research could help scientists answer key questions, such as: Why have drugs that clear amyloid from the brain failed to stop Alzheimer’s?
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The research, at 37 centers around the country, seeks to shed more light on mixed dementia, or having more than one type of the neurological disease.
Of UW-Madison's top 10 research grants from the National Institutes of Health, for which Trump announced a big cut, five involve dementia, including the top three.
