Presentations
“Healthy Living with MCI: Exercise Your Way to Better Brain Health.” Sarah Lose and Max Gaitán, September 17, 2021.
Exercise Newletter
Two Okonkwo Lab members (Max Gaitán, MEd and Sarah Lose, MS), in collaboration with Camille Conway, NP and Nathaniel Chin, MD, developed and produced a 12-week Exercise Newsletter for employees in the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Check out each Newsletter (full PDF linked to Week title), with accompanying links to that week’s videos and articles!
Media Highlights
2023
“These ‘super agers’ could help UW find key to keeping memory sharp.” Wisconsin State Journal, June 12, 2023.
“What if the Most Powerful Way to Live Longer in Just Exercise?” Wall Street Journal, June 12, 2023.
2022
“Walk this number of steps each day to cut your risk of dementia.” CNN, September 6, 2022.
“A Mental Workout.” ALZ Magazine, April 29, 2022.
“Resiliency and Alzheimer’s Research: A special feature for Black History month.” Alzheimer’s Association Newsletter, February 9, 2022
2021
“Physical Activity is a Game Changer When it Comes to Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias.” Interview with First Lady Evers, Dept of Health Services Wisconsin, November 12, 2021.
“Brain health and dementia.” Super Aging with Fatou Ceesay, June 28, 2021.
“Memory biomarkers confirm aerobic exercise helps cognitive function in older adults.” Science Daily, June 10, 2021.
2020
“Through plasma transfer from active aged mice, sedentary older mice gain neurocognitive benefits.” Neurology Today, August 20, 2020.
“Yep, Exercise Can Increase Brain Function—And May Help Reduce a Marker of Alzheimer’s.” Runner’s World, March 23, 2020.
2019
“With no cure for Alzheimer’s, exercise can benefit brain.” Wisconsin State Journal, November 26, 2019.
“Exercise could help slow development of Alzheimer’s.” Wisconsin Public Radio, August 30, 2019.
“How exercise lowers the risk of Alzheimer’s by changing your brain.” TIME Magazine, August 9, 2019.
“Is Klotho’s partner FGF23 a cognition protein?” AlzForum, March 20, 2019.
“Alzheimer’s and longevity genes: Are they connected?” MedPage Today, March 15, 2019.
2018
“Alzheimer’s disease: Exercise prompts neurogenesis and prevents cognitive decline in animal models of Alzheimer’s.” Neurology Today, October 18, 2018.
“True story: This workout makes your brain healthier too.” Byrdie, February 5, 2018.
2017
“Moderate physical activity linked to increases in metabolism across brain regions.” National Institute on Aging Featured Research, September 7, 2017.
“Hearing loss could pose greater risk of potential dementia in later life.” The Guardian, July 17, 2017.
“Stress and poverty may explain high rates of dementia in African-Americans.” NPR, July 16, 2017.
“What type of exercise is best for the brain?” TIME Health, July, 5, 2017.
“Gene mutation may speed up memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease.” American Academy of Neurology, May 3, 2017.
2016
“Exercise: It does a body—no, your brain—good!” American Physiological Society, December 7, 2016.
“Complex jobs might offer protection from Alzheimer’s, according to UW researchers.” Wisconsin Public Radio, July 26, 2016.
2015
“Using card and board games to keep minds sharp.” New York Times, December 4, 2015.
“Higher education may protect against Alzheimer’s disease.” University of Wisconsin-Madison News, May 26, 2015.
“Cognitive reserve—More evidence it prevents neurodegeneration” AlzForum, May 5, 2015.
“A gene linked to longevity prevents cognitive decline in animal Models of Alzheimer’s.” Neurology Today, March 5, 2015.
2014
“More evidence that exercise can help fight Alzheimer’s disease.” The Washington Post, December 16, 2014.
“Sleep disorders may raise risk of Alzheimer’s, new research shows.” The Washington Post, July 14, 2014.
“An active mind and body helps fend off Alzheimer’s, studies indicate.” Sarasota Herald Tribune, July 22, 2014.
2013
“Early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.” WISC-TV (CBS) Chanel 3 News at 10 & WMSN-TV (Fox) Chanel 47 News at 9, February 11, 2013.
“Technique moves practical Alzheimer diagnosis one step closer to reality.” University of Wisconsin-Madison News, February 11, 2013.
*This is not a comprehensive listing of all of our lab's media exposures