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Welcome to the Alzheimer's and Cognition Center

 

The Rocky Mountain Alzheimer's Disease Center (RMADC) has a new name! The Center is now called the University of Colorado Alzheimer's and Cognition Center (CUACC).

The new name reflects the broad reach of the Center, including innovative research and patient care. It better represents the work of more than 50 professionals affiliated with the CU Department of Neurology in two key places -- the Memory Disorders Clinic, in cooperation with the University of Colorado Hospital, and the University of Colorado Alzheimer's and Cognition Center research laboratories at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus.

While Alzheimer's disease is the most common and recognized cause of dementia, there are many other diseases and conditions that affect thinking and brain health. Adding the word "cognition" to our title encompasses the full breadth of our research and clinical expertise, including our focus on healthy brain aging.

 

Healthy Brain Aging Starts Here!


Dr. Huntington Potter

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CU Alzheimer's and Cognition Center

Upcoming Events

Topic: Living Well with Dementia: The Nature of Nature is Change

This is a video that was originally presented at the Alzheimer’s Association in November 2022, and will be presented to the Colorado PCA Support Group with a live discussion after the video with Todd Ballantine.

Speaker: Todd Ballantine, Environmental Scientist, Musician living with Alzheimer's

When: April 5, 2023 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am (MT)

Location: Virtual

Learn more and register here.

This event is free. Please visit the Colorado PCA Support Group website to learn more about the events and resources they have available for Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA) support. 

 

Topic: A Class for Caregivers: Exploring the Brain/Digging Deep into Symptoms & Strategies

This class will focus on the brain and how it functions when it is impaired with Alzheimer’s, Lewy body and other dementia’s with memory loss. 

Speaker: Jill Lorentz

When: First Wednesday of the month  from 1:30-3:30 pm MT

The next class is April 5, 2023

Location: Zoom

Find more information and register here. Contact Jill Lorentz here in the meantime if you have questions.

This is event is free. 

This series will return in Spring 2023. Please check back for updates. 

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In The News


Importance of White Matter by Dr. Christopher M. Filley. The Conversation, click here to read

Interview with CUACC Expert on Aphasia. CU Anschutz Today, click here

Groundbreaking research could improve cognition for people with Down Syndrome. Denver Channel 7, click here

CU Anschutz Researchers Identify Drugs that Curb Alzheimer's Symptoms. CBS Colorado, click here


Clinical Trial Updates


Leqembi (lecanemab) approved by FDA - Center Statement Here

Alzheimer's Patients' Cognition Improves with sargramostim (GM-CSF), New CUACC Study Shows - Press Release Here; Paper Available Here

EIP Pharma Announces Positive Phase 2 Results for Neflamapimod in Mild-to-Moderate Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) - Press Release Here


University of Colorado Systemwide Land Acknowledgement

October 28, 2020

Office of the President

As we gather, we honor and acknowledge that the University of Colorado’s four campuses are on the traditional territories and ancestral homelands of the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Ute, Apache, Comanche, Kiowa, Lakota, Pueblo and Shoshone Nations. Further, we acknowledge the 48 contemporary tribal nations historically tied to the lands that comprise what is now called Colorado.

Acknowledging that we live in the homelands of Indigenous peoples recognizes the original stewards of these lands and their legacies. With this land acknowledgment, we celebrate the many contributions of Native peoples to the fields of medicine, mathematics, government and military service, arts, literature, engineering and more. We also recognize the sophisticated and intricate knowledge systems Indigenous peoples have developed in relationship to their lands.

We recognize and affirm the ties these nations have to their traditional homelands and the many Indigenous people who thrive in this place, alive and strong. We also acknowledge the painful history of ill treatment and forced removal that has had a profoundly negative impact on Native nations.

We respect the many diverse Indigenous peoples still connected to this land. We honor them and thank the indigenous ancestors of this place. The University of Colorado pledges to provide educational opportunities for Native students, faculty and staff and advance our mission to understand the history and contemporary lives of Native peoples.

See the full statement from the CU President here.

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