Learning About Alzheimer's Disease

• How the Disease Works
• Treatments Options
• Statistics and Data
• Clinical Trials
• The Latest News and Research

Fighting Alzheimer's Disease

• Reports and Articles
• Advocacy Organizations

Learning About Alzheimer's Disease

How the Disease Works

• A Quick Look At Alzheimer's: Four Pocket Films
  http://www.aboutalz.org
• ACT-AD: About the Issue
  http://www.act-ad.org/issue.aspx
• ACT-AD’s Video about the issue
  http://www.act-ad.org/video.aspx
• Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center (ADEAR)
  http://www.alzheimers.org
• Alzheimer's Disease Explained, Lexi-Comp
  http://www.diseases-explained.com/Alzheimers/index.html
• Alzheimer's Disease, Medline Plus
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alzheimersdisease.html
• Alzheimer's Disease, NIH Senior Health
  http://nihseniorhealth.gov/alzheimersdisease/toc.html
• Alzheimer's Disease, NOAH – New York Online Access to Health
  http://www.noah-health.org/en/bns/disorders/alzheimer/index.html
• Alzheimer's Disease: Unraveling the mystery, National Institute on Aging
  http://www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/Publications/UnravelingTheMystery/
• Mayo Clinic – What is Alzheimer’s?
  http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/alzheimers/AZ99999/UPDATEAPP=false
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders: General Information about Alzheimer’s disease
  http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/alzheimersdisease/alzheimersdisease.htm
• The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's, PBS
  http://www.pbs.org/theforgetting/
• Understanding Alzheimer's: A guide for families, friends, and health care providers, University of Washington
  http://depts.washington.edu/adrcweb/UnderstandingAD.shtml
• What is Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's Association
  http://www.alz.org/AboutAD/WhatIsAD.asp

Treatments Options

• About Alzheimer's: Frequently Asked Questions, American Health Assistance Foundation
  http://www.ahaf.org/alzdis/about/adfaq.htm
• ACT-AD’s section about treatment and the human impact on the “About the Issue” page
  http://http://www.act-ad.org/issue.aspx
• Administration on Aging – Alzheimer’s Resource Room for professionals and caregivers
  http://www.aoa.gov/alz/
• Alternative Treatments for Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's Association
  http://www.alz.org/AboutAD/Treatment/Alternative.asp
• Alzheimer's Disease Medications Fact Sheet, National Institute on Aging
  http://www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/Publications/medicationsfs.htm
• Alzheimer's Disease Treatment, Alzheimer's Disease.com
  http://www.alzheimersdisease.com/info/answers/alzheimer-treatment-choices.jsp
• Alzheimer's Disease: Treatment and Research, NIH Senior Health
  http://nihseniorhealth.gov/alzheimersdisease/treatments/01.html
• Alzheimer's Disease: Treatment Overview, WebMD
  http://www.webmd.com/content/article/71/81399.htm
• Alzheimer's News and Treatment Information, Alzheimer's News
  http://www.alzheimersnews.com/
• Standard Prescriptions for Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's Association
  http://www.alz.org/AboutAD/Treatment/Standard.asp
• Therapeutic Activities, The Alzheimer's Information Site
  http://www.alzinfo.org/treatment/therapeutic/default.aspx

Statistics and Data

• 2006 National Public Policy Program to Conquer Alzheimer's Disease
  http://www.alz.org/advocacy/2006program/1.asp
• Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia: A growing challenge (NCOA)
  http://www.agingsociety.org/agingsociety/pdf/Alzheimers.pdf
• Alzheimer's Disease, National Center for Health Statistics
  http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/alzheimr.htm
• Statistics About Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's Association
  http://www.alz.org/AboutAD/statistics.asp
• The Silver Book, Alliance for Aging Research
  http://www.silverbook.org

Clinical Trials

• AD Clinical Trials: Questions & Answers, National Institute on Aging
  http://www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/ResearchInformation/ClinicalTrials/trialsQandA.htm
• ADEAR Clinical Trials Database, National Institute on Aging
  http://www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/ResearchInformation/ClinicalTrials/
• Alzheimer's Association
  
• Alzheimer's Disease Clinical Trials, ClinicalTrials.gov
  http://www.clinicaltrials.gov
• Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative
  http://www.loni.ucla.edu/ADNI/
• Clinical Trials Index, Alzheimer's Association
  http://www.alz.org/Resources/ClinicalTrialsIndex.asp
• Clinical Trials, NOAH – New York Online Access to Health
  http://www.noah-health.org/en/bns/disorders/alzheimer/care/clinical.html
• Clinical Trials, The Alzheimer's Information Site
  http://www.alzinfo.org/treatment/clinicaltrial/default.aspx
• Research Information, Clinical Trials, National Institute on Aging
  http://www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/ResearchInformation/ClinicalTrials/

The Latest News and Research

• 2005: The Year in Alzheimer Science, Alzheimer's Association
  http://www.alz.org/Research/overview.asp
• A New Alzheimer's Vaccine
  http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=17634
• Alzheimer Research Forum
  http://www.alzforum.org/
• Alzheimer's Disease News, The Alzheimer's Information Site
  http://www.alzinfo.org/
• Alzheimer's more common than previously thought, study finds
  http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/news/nation/14907661.htm
• Alzheimer's News and Treatment Information, Alzheimer's News
  http://www.alzheimersnews.com/
• Alzheimer's Research Forum: Drugs in Clinical Trials
  http://www.alzforum.org/drg/drc/default.asp
• Alzheimer's Symptoms May Arise From Mutant Genes
  http://www.healthcentral.com/newsdetail/408/534916.html
• Alzheimer's Today
  http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/articles/061203/11alzheimers.htm
• American Federation for Aging Research: Lifestyle and Habits that may prevent or Delay Alzheimer’s Disease
  http://websites.afar.org/site/PageServer?pagename=IA_d_alz_11_r_prevent
• Back to Living a Normal Life
  http://www.aarp.org/bulletin/yourhealth/alzheimer_sb1.html
• Closing In on Alzheimer’s -- Finally, new drugs offer real hope for reversing the disease
  http://www.aarp.org/bulletin/yourhealth/alzheimer.html
• Doctor’s Guide: Alzheimer’s News
  http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PatientResAllCateg/Alzheimer's Disease
• In the News, Alzheimer's Research Foundation
  http://www.alzheimers-research.org/inthenews.php
• Let's Pay Up for Alzheimer's
  http://www.aei.org/publications/filter.all,pubID.25254/pub_detail.asp
• Memory Hole
  http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/03/opinion/03shenk.html?ex=1163221200&en=ae1af3ca6b9188df&ei=5070&emc=eta1
• National Institutes of Health-Alzheimer's Disease Research Fact Sheet
  http://www.nih.gov/about/researchresultsforthepublic/AlzheimersDisease.pdf
• New NIH Study Underscores Complexity of Alzheimer’s Disease
  http://www.aagponline.org/news/pressreleases.asp?viewfull=110
• New Research Explores Potential Immune Therapies to Protect Against Alzheimer's, Other Diseases
  http://web.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=news_101606a
• News & Research, ElderCare On-line
  http://eldercare.infopop.cc/6/ubb.x?a=frm&s=4956035941&f=2776064151
• Open the Door to Curing Alzheimer's, Why This Research Must Become an Urgent Priority
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/26/AR2006062600978.html?referrer=emailarticle
• Progress Toward the Treatment and Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's Research Center
  http://www.alzheimersinfo.org/default.php?page=4&heading=1
• Research Information: News Releases, National Institute on Aging
  http://www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/ResearchInformation/NewsReleases/
• Research Opens Way to Study Early Stages of Alzheimer's
  http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-09-21-Alzheimers_x.htm?csp=34
• Scientists Discover New Frontotemporal Dementia Gene
  http://www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/ResearchInformation/NewsReleases/PR20060716FTDgene.htm
• Several Drugs Show Promise For Alzheimer's
  http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06290/730724-114.stm
• Streamlining drug approval
  http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20060621-085649-7788r.htm
• The Tangled Neuron
  http://www.tangledneuron.info/

Fighting Alzheimer's Disease

Reports and Articles

• 2005: The Year in Alzheimer Science, Alzheimer’s Association
  http://www.alz.org/Research/overview.asp
• A Step Toward Halting Alzheimer's: Using FDDNP PET to Detect Disease Progression, MCI, Medical News Today
  http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=44579
• Active Social Life May Ward Off Alzheimer's Disease
  http://www.macleans.ca/topstories/health/article.jsp?content=20060614_162422_5520
• ADNI: Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, National Institute on Aging
  http://www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/ResearchInformation/ClinicalTrials/ADNI.htm
• ClinicalTrials.gov, NIH
  http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/term=Alzheimer%27s+Disease
• Detecting Alzheimer's Disease: New doppler can detect disease
  http://www.wowt.com/news/features/2/3052346.html
• High Mental Activity Protects Against Alzheimer's Disease in Mice
  http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060612/flm012.html?.v=51
• Institute on Aging Annual Report 2005
  http://www.aging-institute.org/i/isoa/pdf/ar2005.pdf
• Maintain Your Brain, Alzheimer's Association
  http://www.alz.org/maintainyourbrain/overview.asp
• New Study to Test Theory Linking Alzheimer's Disease to Diabetes, Associated Press
  http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/living/science/14798716.htm
• New Vaccine May Fight Alzheimer's Disease
  http://www.foodconsumer.org/777/8/New_Vaccine_May_Prevent_Alzheimer_s_Disease.shtml
• Progress Toward the Treatment and Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease, Alzheimer’s Research Center
  http://www.alzheimersinfo.org/default.php?page=4&heading=1
• Studies Bloom on Alzheimer's as Boomers Age, San Francisco Chronicle
  http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/05/15/ALZHEIMERS.TMP
• Untangling the Web of Alzherimer's Disease
  http://www.healthpolitics.org/archives.asp?previous=untangling_alzheimers

Advocacy Organizations

• ACT-AD (Accelerate Cure/Treatments – Alzheimer's Disease)
  http://www.act-ad.org
• Alzheimer's Association
  http://www.alz.org/
• Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA)
  http://www.alzfdn.org/
• European Organisation of Family Health Research (EOFHR)
  http://www.eofhr.org/