News

• New study shows nuanced and complex relationship between tau and brain cell loss in Alzheimer’s Disease 
  August 8, 2025
  
• A family’s commitment to Down syndrome research at the Waisman Center spans four decades and counting
  March 17, 2025
  
• Triple the effort: Clinics, research, and education on Down syndrome at the Waisman Center
  March 20, 2024
  
• Thoughts of gratitude: The Dewey family is a catalyst of support for the Waisman Center
  November 18, 2022
  
• UW-Madison’s Cool Science Image Contest: Waisman winners
  October 4, 2024
  
• Understanding the connection between Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease
  October 10, 2023
  
• The beginnings and evolution of brain imaging at the Waisman Center
  August 1, 2023
  
• Studying the connection between Alzheimer’s and Down syndrome for Down syndrome awareness month
  October 19, 2021
  
• New NIH-funded initiative will examine Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down syndrome
  October 26, 2020
  
• Mancheski Foundation funds next-gen research on Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s
  December 19, 2019
  
• Studying Alzheimer’s disease in individuals with Down syndrome
  October 15, 2018
  
• Waisman Center partners on new multi-site NIH initiative to find Alzheimer’s biomarkers in Down syndrome
  November 20, 2015
  
• Down syndrome helps researchers understand Alzheimer’s disease
  September 18, 2014