Barbara Bendlin, PhD (pictured above and at right), associate professor, Geriatrics and Gerontology, was interviewed about Alzheimer's disease research during the Perpetual Notion Machine show of WORT FM Community Radio. 

"The term dementia is an umbrella term. When we're thinking of Alzheimer's disease, we're thinking of it as a cause of dementia...Alzheimer's is just one of the causes," said Dr. Bendlin. 

She explained research at UW and elsewhere on developing advanced imaging techniques to detect beta amyloid plaques between brain cells, and neurofibrillary tangles inside neurons, causing progressive loss of brain cells.

Dr. Bendlin is a member of the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute, which are both affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Dr. Bendlin was joined on the radio show by Kari Paterson, Executive Director of the South Central Wisconsin Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. 

Resources:

• "Memories: Alzheimer’s Disease," WORT, December 28, 2017