Casimir Jones 2024 Walk to End Alzheimer's
Casimir Jones sponsored an Alzheimer’s Walk in our Wisconsin and North Carolina offices, raising approximately $5,000 that went directly to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Kirk J. Hogan, J.D., M.D.
For more information about Dr. Hogan, please click here: https://tinyurl.com/khoganbiblio
“It is clear that risk can be modified even in people with increased genetic risk for dementia.” – The Lancet Commission*
Casimir Jones’ Attorney and professor of Anesthesiology at UW-Madison Kirk Hogan has been studying Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders for over 20 years of research, outreach, and education. His work focuses on changes in cognition with aging, and after surgery and anesthesia, that arise from epigenetic gene switching modifications to DNA sequences in blood and brain samples. It’s his great privilege to collaborate with the exceptional participants and investigators in the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention (WRAP) and the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (WADRC) in the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute (WAI).
In his recent presentation to our firm, Hogan emphasized that the last 5 years have seen the introduction of game-changing new ways of predicting, diagnosing, treating and preventing Alzheimer’s Disease that could not have happened without the sustained support of innumerable generous volunteers and donors. In particular, he encourages everyone to become familiar with the most recent 14 steps (below) that we can all take now to reduce our risk of memory problems as we age.
The Lancet Commission concludes that 45% of global dementia is attributable to 14 modifiable risk factors*:
- Physical activity (sleep)
- Cognitive activity, lifelong learning
- Smoking
- Alcohol
- Hypertension
- Visual acuity
- Auditory acuity
- Diet, vitamins D and B
- Diabetes
- Cholesterol
- Depression
- Traumatic brain injury – contact sports
- Social isolation
- Pollution
*Livingston G, et al. “Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2024 report of the Lancet standing Commission.” Lancet. 2024 Aug 10;404(10452):572-628.