Alzheimer's Disease

The primary NIH organization for research is National Institute on Aging

• Alzheimer's Disease (National Institute of Mental Health)
• Alzheimer's Disease (National Institute on Aging)
• Unraveling the Mystery: Alzheimer's (National Institute on Aging)

General/ Overviews

• Alzheimer's Disease (National Institute of Mental Health)
• Alzheimer's Disease (National Institute on Aging)
• Alzheimer's: Few Clues on the Mysteries of Memory (Food and Drug Administration)
• Frequently Asked Questions about Alzheimer's Disease (American Health Assistance Foundation)
• Unraveling the Mystery: Alzheimer's (National Institute on Aging)

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Alzheimer Disease (National Institutes of Health)
• Clinical Trials: Alzheimer's Disease (CenterWatch, Inc.) - industry-sponsored clinical trials

Coping

• Alzheimer's Disease Caregiver (American Geriatrics Society)
• Caring for a Family Member with Dementia (American Academy of Family Physicians)

Diagnosis/ Symptoms

• Another Screening Test For Alzheimer's Disease? (Novartis Foundation for Gerontology)
• Diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease (Mayo Clinic)
• Imaging in Alzheimer's (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Quick Screening Test For Alzheimer's? (Novartis Foundation for Gerontology)
• Talking While Walking: a Test To Determine the Risk of Falls (Novartis Foundation for Gerontology)

Directories

• Alzheimer's Disease Centers (National Institute on Aging)
• US Alzheimer's Academic and Research Organizations (Administration on Aging)
• US Alzheimer's Organizations and Chapters (Administration on Aging)

Español/ Spanish

• Primeros Síntomas la Enfermedad de Alzheimer: Guía para el Paciente y su Familia (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

Journals/ Newsletters

• Connections (National Institute on Aging) - the Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center quarterly newsletter

News-Focused

• "Untangling" Tau: New Mouse Model Shows Key Feature of Alzheimer's Disease (National Institute on Aging)
• Alzheimer's News Updates (American Health Assistance Foundation)
• Enzyme May Protect Against Brain Disorders (National Institute on Aging)
• Estrogen Replacement Therapy Not Effective For Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease in Some Women (National Institute on Aging)
• MRI May Prove Powerful Tool in Predicting Development of Alzheimer's Disease (National Institute on Aging)

Organizations

• Alzheimer's Association
• Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center (National Institute on Aging)
• National Institute of Mental Health
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• National Institute on Aging

Pictures/Diagrams

• Brain Map (Consumer Information Center)

Prevention/ Screening

• Assessing your Risk for Alzheimer's Disease (Mayo Clinic)

Research

• Alzheimer's Disease Genetics (National Institute on Aging)
• Gene that Causes Familial British Dementia May Yield Clues to Alzheimer's Disease (National Institutes of Health)
• Gingko Biloba (National Institute on Aging)
• Normal Cellular Enzyme Becomes Marker for Alzheimer's Disease (National Institute on Aging)

Specific Conditions/ Aspects

• Alzheimer's and Depression: Another Dimension of Dementia (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Coping with Alzheimer's: When Driving Becomes an Issue (Mayo Clinic)
• Early Alzheimer's Disease: A Patient and Family Guide (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

Statistics

• Death Rates by 10-Year Age Groups and Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Alzheimer's Disease (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• FASTATS: Alzheimer's Disease (National Center for Health Statistics)