Literature: A-K ; L-Z ; subject area
Compiled by: Julian Thorpe
Links
 | The Alzheimer's Association (US) "The Alzheimer’s Association, nearly 200 chapters strong, is the largest national voluntary health organization committed to finding a cure for Alzheimer’s and helping those affected by the disease. Having awarded more than $82 million in research grants, the Association ranks as the top private funder of research into the causes, treatments, prevention, and cure of Alzheimer’s disease. The Association also provides education and support for people diagnosed with the condition, their families, and caregivers." |
| The Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (US) A site of the Washington University School of Medicine which includes nice images of the various hallmark brain lesions and a tissue resource service for researchers. |
| The Alzheimer Page A site maintained by the University of Washington, St. Louis. |
| The Alzheimer Research Forum A scientific knowledge base on Alzheimer disease, with research news, expert commentaries, and databases for peer-reviewed articles, drugs, research reagents, grants, jobs, conferences, and more. |
| The Alzheimer's Society (UK) A site with an emphasis on AD awareness and care, but the Society fund all aspects of AD research. |
| The Alzheimer's Society (Canada) "The Alzheimer Society is a non-profit Canadian health organization. The three levels of the Society -- national, provincial and local -- work together to form a nationwide network of services to help Canadians affected by Alzheimer Disease." |
| Alzheimer Web A marvellous site maintained by Dr. David Small (Pathology Dept., University of Melbourne) covering a range of aspects of AD, with some emphasis on beta-amyloid protein. Highly recommended. |
| 'Brain Skills' A website devoted to 'developing and stimulating your mind', with interesting information on improving your brain, learning difficulties, brain development, ageing, cognitive decline, Alzheimer's, etc... |
| The Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center at Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, US. |
| The Department of Neuropathology (at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London) with whom I have some collaboration and which houses the 'Brain Bank' - a source of specimens for researchers. |
| Équipe "Vieillissement Cérébral et Dégénérescence Neuronale" (VCDN) Unité INSERM 422 Place de Verdun 59045, Lille, France. A site I was made aware of through an email from Dr. Luc Buee concerning my own site. It has a lot of background on AD, including some great images and a useful flow-diagram showing the causes and progression of the disease. |
| See the National Center for Biotechnology Information Site at Bethesda, U.S.A. for some insight into the genetics of AD and other diseases. |