Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer's Prevention (WRAP)

A cure for Alzheimer’s disease depends on people for inspiration
and participation and on research for realization

The WAI is currently recruiting 850 adult children of persons diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and 350 people whose parents did not have Alzheimer’s disease into WRAP. For information on joining WRAP, click here.

Participants in WRAP whose parent(s) have AD are being studied because of their increased risk of developing AD and because they are the ones most likely to benefit from advances in our understanding of it.

Participants in WRAP provide health, lifestyle, and genetic information and complete memory and cognitive testing every 4 years. It is hoped that participants will continue to participate in WRAP for 15 years, but are free to withdraw at any time.

If you would like to learn more about WRAP and possible participation, please contact Janet Rowley at the WAI.

Phone: 608-829-3306 or 1-800-417-4169
Email: jsrowley@wisc.edu

As part of WRAP, many participants choose to enroll in memory research studies conducted by the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, Wisconsin Comprehensive Memory Program that look at such things as the relationship between cholesterol-lowering medications and AD, and the use of functional magnetic imaging of the brain to detect signs of AD in early stages of the disease process. Click the link above for further information on studies at the Wisconsin Comprehensive Memory Program.

Future Plans

WRAP Findings to Date