More than five million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s Disease and experts expect that number to triple by 2050. And veterans face a higher risk than the general population.   

Faced with these challenges, UW and the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital have started a study to evaluate whether fish oil favorably alters early brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s by improving blood flow to the brain.  The research will be done in veterans with a family history of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Dr. Cindy Carlsson, an Associate Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics) and a pro...