UW-Madison CDHA
@cdhauw.bsky.social
Official account for the Center for Demography of Health and Aging at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Be sure to join us today to hear from Jessica Faul!
February 3, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Be sure to join us today to hear from Jessica Faul!
Today's DemSem is CANCELLED due to building heating problems. The student meeting is also cancelled. We will reschedule the talk for next semester.
January 27, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Today's DemSem is CANCELLED due to building heating problems. The student meeting is also cancelled. We will reschedule the talk for next semester.
☀️New #publication from CDHA affiliates Amy Schultz & @michalengelman.bsky.social in the Journals of Gerontology
“How does life course exposure to contextual disadvantage accelerate biological aging? The role of psychological symptoms”
➡️Learn more here: doi.org/10.1093/gero...
“How does life course exposure to contextual disadvantage accelerate biological aging? The role of psychological symptoms”
➡️Learn more here: doi.org/10.1093/gero...
How does life course exposure to contextual disadvantage accelerate biological aging? The role of psychological symptoms
AbstractObjectives. Recent research has found that life course exposure to contextual socioeconomic disadvantage may accelerate biological aging, providing
doi.org
January 21, 2026 at 5:58 PM
☀️New #publication from CDHA affiliates Amy Schultz & @michalengelman.bsky.social in the Journals of Gerontology
“How does life course exposure to contextual disadvantage accelerate biological aging? The role of psychological symptoms”
➡️Learn more here: doi.org/10.1093/gero...
“How does life course exposure to contextual disadvantage accelerate biological aging? The role of psychological symptoms”
➡️Learn more here: doi.org/10.1093/gero...
🤓New #publication in @alzdemjournals.bsky.social from CDHA Sanjay Asthana & Sterling Johnson
“Tau mediates the impact of amyloid and vascular disease burden on the trajectory of clinical symptoms”
➡️ pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
“Tau mediates the impact of amyloid and vascular disease burden on the trajectory of clinical symptoms”
➡️ pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Tau mediates the impact of amyloid and vascular disease burden on the trajectory of clinical symptoms
Amyloid (A) and vascular (V) pathologies often co‐occur and progress over decades. We leveraged chronicity, defined as the years above a biomarker‐positivity threshold, to examine how the timing of A and V relates to cognitive decline. We modeled ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
January 14, 2026 at 2:22 PM
🤓New #publication in @alzdemjournals.bsky.social from CDHA Sanjay Asthana & Sterling Johnson
“Tau mediates the impact of amyloid and vascular disease burden on the trajectory of clinical symptoms”
➡️ pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
“Tau mediates the impact of amyloid and vascular disease burden on the trajectory of clinical symptoms”
➡️ pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
👏Check out CDHA affiliate @cijilim.bsky.social research cited in SciTechDaily
“Mystery Solved: Scientists Find Cause for Unexplained, Deadly Diseases”
➡️Learn more here: scitechdaily.com/mystery-solv...
“Mystery Solved: Scientists Find Cause for Unexplained, Deadly Diseases”
➡️Learn more here: scitechdaily.com/mystery-solv...
Mystery Solved: Scientists Find Cause for Unexplained, Deadly Diseases
A study reveals that a protein called RPA is essential for maintaining chromosome stability by stimulating telomerase. New findings from the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggest that problems with ...
scitechdaily.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:08 PM
👏Check out CDHA affiliate @cijilim.bsky.social research cited in SciTechDaily
“Mystery Solved: Scientists Find Cause for Unexplained, Deadly Diseases”
➡️Learn more here: scitechdaily.com/mystery-solv...
“Mystery Solved: Scientists Find Cause for Unexplained, Deadly Diseases”
➡️Learn more here: scitechdaily.com/mystery-solv...
🧠New #publication from CDHA affiliates Jill Barnes & Stacey Schaefer in @alzdemjournals.bsky.social
“Association between low-frequency oscillations in blood pressure variability and brain age derived from neuroimaging”
➡️ pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
“Association between low-frequency oscillations in blood pressure variability and brain age derived from neuroimaging”
➡️ pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Association between low‐frequency oscillations in blood pressure variability and brain age derived from neuroimaging
We examined the association between low‐frequency oscillations in blood pressure variability (LF‐BPV) at baseline (past) and 12 years later (concurrent) and BrainAGE gap (an indicator of brain health). Participants were 110 adults (age range 37–83 ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
January 10, 2026 at 1:23 AM
🧠New #publication from CDHA affiliates Jill Barnes & Stacey Schaefer in @alzdemjournals.bsky.social
“Association between low-frequency oscillations in blood pressure variability and brain age derived from neuroimaging”
➡️ pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
“Association between low-frequency oscillations in blood pressure variability and brain age derived from neuroimaging”
➡️ pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
💉CDHA affiliate Quanyin Hu quoted in @dailycardinal.bsky.social
“UW professor aims to use personalized vaccines to prevent cancer recurrence”
➡️Read more here: www.dailycardinal.com/article/2025...
“UW professor aims to use personalized vaccines to prevent cancer recurrence”
➡️Read more here: www.dailycardinal.com/article/2025...
UW professor aims to use personalized vaccines to prevent cancer recurrence
Quanyin Hu, a professor in the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy, spoke to The Daily Cardinal about his research into personalized cancer vaccines.
www.dailycardinal.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
💉CDHA affiliate Quanyin Hu quoted in @dailycardinal.bsky.social
“UW professor aims to use personalized vaccines to prevent cancer recurrence”
➡️Read more here: www.dailycardinal.com/article/2025...
“UW professor aims to use personalized vaccines to prevent cancer recurrence”
➡️Read more here: www.dailycardinal.com/article/2025...
❄️New #publication in JAMA from CDHA affiliates Eric Grodsky, Soobin Kim, Michael J. Culbertson
“Alzheimer Disease Blood Biomarker Concentrations Across Race and Ethnicity Groups in Middle-Aged Adults”
➡️ jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
“Alzheimer Disease Blood Biomarker Concentrations Across Race and Ethnicity Groups in Middle-Aged Adults”
➡️ jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Alzheimer Disease Blood Biomarker Concentrations by Race and Ethnicity in Midlife
This cohort study investigates race and ethnicity differences in plasma concentrations for biomarkers of Alzheimer disease and assesses the association between these biomarkers and medical conditions ...
jamanetwork.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
❄️New #publication in JAMA from CDHA affiliates Eric Grodsky, Soobin Kim, Michael J. Culbertson
“Alzheimer Disease Blood Biomarker Concentrations Across Race and Ethnicity Groups in Middle-Aged Adults”
➡️ jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
“Alzheimer Disease Blood Biomarker Concentrations Across Race and Ethnicity Groups in Middle-Aged Adults”
➡️ jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
👓New #publication in SSM- Population Health from CDHA and @cdeuw.bsky.social affiliates Weidi Qin & Stephanie Robert “The Influence of Negative Wealth Shock on Depressive Symptoms and Major Depressive Episode Among Older Adults”
➡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...
➡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...
December 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
👓New #publication in SSM- Population Health from CDHA and @cdeuw.bsky.social affiliates Weidi Qin & Stephanie Robert “The Influence of Negative Wealth Shock on Depressive Symptoms and Major Depressive Episode Among Older Adults”
➡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...
➡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...
✍️Check out this article from Hospice News citing CDHA affiliate Tracy Schroepfer’s research in “Social Workers’ Role in Improving Hospice Live Discharge Processes”
➡️Read here: hospicenews.com/2025/08/26/s...
➡️Read here: hospicenews.com/2025/08/26/s...
Social Workers’ Role in Improving Hospice Live Discharge Processes
A lack of standardized care coordination is challenging the ability for patients and families to receive support following a live discharge from hospice.
hospicenews.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
✍️Check out this article from Hospice News citing CDHA affiliate Tracy Schroepfer’s research in “Social Workers’ Role in Improving Hospice Live Discharge Processes”
➡️Read here: hospicenews.com/2025/08/26/s...
➡️Read here: hospicenews.com/2025/08/26/s...
🧑⚕️New #publication in American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine from CDHA affiliate Tracy Schroepfer “Hospice Social Worker and Nurse Perceptions of the Usability of a Hospice Live Discharge Protocol (LDP)”
➡️Learn more here: doi.org/10.1177/1049...
➡️Learn more here: doi.org/10.1177/1049...
Hospice Social Worker and Nurse Perceptions of the Usability of a Hospice Live Discharge Protocol (LDP) - Stephanie P. Wladkowski, Susan Enguídanos, Tracy A. Schroepfer, 2025
Background Live discharges from hospice are often distressing for patients, caregivers, and hospice providers alike, disrupting care continuity and leading to e...
doi.org
December 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
🧑⚕️New #publication in American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine from CDHA affiliate Tracy Schroepfer “Hospice Social Worker and Nurse Perceptions of the Usability of a Hospice Live Discharge Protocol (LDP)”
➡️Learn more here: doi.org/10.1177/1049...
➡️Learn more here: doi.org/10.1177/1049...
🍎New #publication in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health from CDHA affiliate Lillie Williamson “The Consequence of the Cape: A mixed-Methods Inquiry into the Sociocultural Stressors Impacting Black Women’s Health”
➡️ link.springer.com/article/10.1...
➡️ link.springer.com/article/10.1...
December 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
🍎New #publication in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health from CDHA affiliate Lillie Williamson “The Consequence of the Cape: A mixed-Methods Inquiry into the Sociocultural Stressors Impacting Black Women’s Health”
➡️ link.springer.com/article/10.1...
➡️ link.springer.com/article/10.1...
💬 @cdeuw.bsky.social and CDHA affiliate Amy Kind quoted in @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social “Addressing Alzheimer’s: Speech and Smell Tests May Help to Detect Cognitive Decline”
➡️Read more here: healthpolicy-watch.news/addressing-a...
➡️Read more here: healthpolicy-watch.news/addressing-a...
Addressing Alzheimer's: Speech And Smell Tests May Help To Detect Cognitive Decline - Health Policy Watch
DAC supports an innovation ecosystem to accelerate healthcare solutions to end Alzheimer's disease globally, and DAC-supported projects in Kenya, India, Egypt
healthpolicy-watch.news
December 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
💬 @cdeuw.bsky.social and CDHA affiliate Amy Kind quoted in @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social “Addressing Alzheimer’s: Speech and Smell Tests May Help to Detect Cognitive Decline”
➡️Read more here: healthpolicy-watch.news/addressing-a...
➡️Read more here: healthpolicy-watch.news/addressing-a...
💟New #publication in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society from CDHA affiliate Naoki Aizawa “Clinical and Prognostic Utility of the Essential Frailty Toolset in Older Patients With Heart Failure”
➡️Read more here: doi.org/10.1111/jgs....
➡️Read more here: doi.org/10.1111/jgs....
Clinical and Prognostic Utility of the Essential Frailty Toolset in Older Patients With Heart Failure
A total of 1237 patients hospitalized with HF are included in the study. The EFT is evaluated using the 5TCST, Mini-Cog test, and serum hemoglobin and albumin levels, with scores ranging from 0 to 5 ...
doi.org
December 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
💟New #publication in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society from CDHA affiliate Naoki Aizawa “Clinical and Prognostic Utility of the Essential Frailty Toolset in Older Patients With Heart Failure”
➡️Read more here: doi.org/10.1111/jgs....
➡️Read more here: doi.org/10.1111/jgs....
🧓 @cdeuw.bsky.social & CDHA affiliate Héctor Piffaré’s research cited in Phys Org “Longevity gains slowing with life expectancy of 100 unlikely, study finds”
➡️Read more here: phys.org/news/2025-08...
➡️Read more here: phys.org/news/2025-08...
Longevity gains slowing with life expectancy of 100 unlikely, study finds
A new study co-authored by a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor finds that life expectancy gains made by high-income countries in the first half of the 20th century have slowed significantly, a...
phys.org
December 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
🧓 @cdeuw.bsky.social & CDHA affiliate Héctor Piffaré’s research cited in Phys Org “Longevity gains slowing with life expectancy of 100 unlikely, study finds”
➡️Read more here: phys.org/news/2025-08...
➡️Read more here: phys.org/news/2025-08...
📚New #publication in SSM-Population Health from CDHA affiliates Amy Schultz & Michal Engelman
➡️"Cumulative neighborhood disadvantage and racial and geographic disparities in epigenetic aging."
doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...
➡️"Cumulative neighborhood disadvantage and racial and geographic disparities in epigenetic aging."
doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...
Redirecting
doi.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
📚New #publication in SSM-Population Health from CDHA affiliates Amy Schultz & Michal Engelman
➡️"Cumulative neighborhood disadvantage and racial and geographic disparities in epigenetic aging."
doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...
➡️"Cumulative neighborhood disadvantage and racial and geographic disparities in epigenetic aging."
doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...
💉Become informed by @cdeuw.bsky.social & CDHA affiliate Malia Jones and colleague Dr. Jim Conway in @pbswisconsin.bsky.social “What to know about measles risks and vaccination recommendations in Wisconsin”
➡️Read: pbswisconsin.org/news-item/wh...
➡️Read: pbswisconsin.org/news-item/wh...
What to know about measles risks and vaccination recommendations in Wisconsin
This story was produced and originally published by Wisconsin Watch in collaboration with Door County Knock. Before the 1960s, hundreds of thousands of Americans faced measles infections each year. Th...
pbswisconsin.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
💉Become informed by @cdeuw.bsky.social & CDHA affiliate Malia Jones and colleague Dr. Jim Conway in @pbswisconsin.bsky.social “What to know about measles risks and vaccination recommendations in Wisconsin”
➡️Read: pbswisconsin.org/news-item/wh...
➡️Read: pbswisconsin.org/news-item/wh...
🕑New #publication in @alzdemjournals.bsky.social from CDHA affiliates Victoria Williams, Sterling Johnson, @michalengelman.bsky.social, Pamela Herd & Sanjay Asthana “Dementia prevalence in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study”
➡️ pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
➡️ pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
November 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
🕑New #publication in @alzdemjournals.bsky.social from CDHA affiliates Victoria Williams, Sterling Johnson, @michalengelman.bsky.social, Pamela Herd & Sanjay Asthana “Dementia prevalence in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study”
➡️ pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
➡️ pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
🔆Check out Dr. Natascha Merten feature on WBEV’s Hometown Today as she leads the Beaver Dam Offspring Study–Neurocognitive Aging Study!
➡️Learn more about the history, findings, and future of the study below, starting at 31:50:
www.youtube.com/live/n5ZSydy...
➡️Learn more about the history, findings, and future of the study below, starting at 31:50:
www.youtube.com/live/n5ZSydy...
Hometown Today - 10.30.25 -Columbus High School: Watertown Players "Dear Camp", BD Offspring Study
YouTube video by Daily Dodge TV
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
🔆Check out Dr. Natascha Merten feature on WBEV’s Hometown Today as she leads the Beaver Dam Offspring Study–Neurocognitive Aging Study!
➡️Learn more about the history, findings, and future of the study below, starting at 31:50:
www.youtube.com/live/n5ZSydy...
➡️Learn more about the history, findings, and future of the study below, starting at 31:50:
www.youtube.com/live/n5ZSydy...
Huge congratulations to Dr. Natascha Merten, who received an award at #GSA2025! 🏆
She presented “Accelerated Phenotypical Aging in Midlife and Long-Term Cognitive Decline,” highlighting her impactful research on sensory & cognitive aging.
Way to represent the CDHA community!
She presented “Accelerated Phenotypical Aging in Midlife and Long-Term Cognitive Decline,” highlighting her impactful research on sensory & cognitive aging.
Way to represent the CDHA community!
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Huge congratulations to Dr. Natascha Merten, who received an award at #GSA2025! 🏆
She presented “Accelerated Phenotypical Aging in Midlife and Long-Term Cognitive Decline,” highlighting her impactful research on sensory & cognitive aging.
Way to represent the CDHA community!
She presented “Accelerated Phenotypical Aging in Midlife and Long-Term Cognitive Decline,” highlighting her impactful research on sensory & cognitive aging.
Way to represent the CDHA community!
👪New #publication in The Journals of Gerontology from CDHA affiliates Jooyoung Kong & Marsha Mailick
➡️"Daily Stress and Cortisol Patterns in Midlife and Older Parents of Children With Developmental Disabilities."
doi.org/10.1093/gero...
➡️"Daily Stress and Cortisol Patterns in Midlife and Older Parents of Children With Developmental Disabilities."
doi.org/10.1093/gero...
Daily Stress and Cortisol Patterns in Midlife and Older Parents of Children With Developmental Disabilities
AbstractObjectives. The current study aims to investigate the association between daily stressful experiences and daily diurnal cortisol in midlife and old
doi.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
👪New #publication in The Journals of Gerontology from CDHA affiliates Jooyoung Kong & Marsha Mailick
➡️"Daily Stress and Cortisol Patterns in Midlife and Older Parents of Children With Developmental Disabilities."
doi.org/10.1093/gero...
➡️"Daily Stress and Cortisol Patterns in Midlife and Older Parents of Children With Developmental Disabilities."
doi.org/10.1093/gero...
Reposted by UW-Madison CDHA
"While there is growing appreciation of the importance of sociobiological determinants of dementia, few lifespan cohorts offer well‐characterized dementia outcomes to explore these aims." @cdhauw.bsky.social @cdeuw.bsky.social
Dementia prevalence in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
INTRODUCTION
While there is growing appreciation of the importance of sociobiological determinants of dementia, few lifespan cohorts offer well-characterized dementia outcomes to explore these aims......
doi.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
"While there is growing appreciation of the importance of sociobiological determinants of dementia, few lifespan cohorts offer well‐characterized dementia outcomes to explore these aims." @cdhauw.bsky.social @cdeuw.bsky.social
🚨CDE/CDHA Grant Management Series🚨
See below if interested!
See below if interested!
November 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
🚨CDE/CDHA Grant Management Series🚨
See below if interested!
See below if interested!
👀Watch CDHA affiliate Steven Deller on @pbswisconsin.bsky.social “Steven Deller on tariffs, job numbers and economic trends”➡️Learn more here: pbswisconsin.org/news-item/st...
Steven Deller on tariffs, job numbers and economic trends
Steven Deller on what new tariffs, jobs and spending figures mean for the economy.
pbswisconsin.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
👀Watch CDHA affiliate Steven Deller on @pbswisconsin.bsky.social “Steven Deller on tariffs, job numbers and economic trends”➡️Learn more here: pbswisconsin.org/news-item/st...