Alzheimer's Research

• Alzheimer Research Forum  - Highlights research news articles. Also provides a discussion on the diagnosis, treatment and care giving.
• Alzheimer's Disease Research  - Site of the Alzheimer's research project of the American Health Assistance Foundation. Presents news updates and details on research grants and special events.
• Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation  - Privately funded organization committed to providing support to under-serviced Alzheimer's Disease related efforts and services.
• Alzheimer's Research & Prevention Foundation  - Charitable organization dedicated to Alzheimer's prevention and treatment. Site contains news, research information, and resource links.
• Alzheimer's Research Center  - Aims to improve treatment and prevention of the disease and other neurological disorders. Presents a checklist of common memory impairment symptoms.
• BBC: Alzheimer's Risk 'is 80% genetic'  - Provides scientific finding on the percentage of affected individuals with dementia and Alzheimer’s diseases, including discussions on risk reduction and quantification.
• BBC: Alzheimer's Vaccine in a Patch  - Introduces an examination form the University of Florida on a skin patch used as a treatment method for age-related brain degeneration.
• BBC: Gene Increases Alzheimer's Risk  - Features an investigation in Nature Genetics on the development of the illness from a particular gene.
• BBC: Loneliness Link with Alzheimer's  - Shows an article about a study on the emotional and physical impacts of loneliness as a risk factor in developing the condition.
• BBC: Scan Could Spot Early Alzheimer's  - Reports on the announcement of the University of California on the early detection of the disease using a ‘Positron Emitting Tomography’ (PET) scanning instrument.
• BRACE  - Alzheimer's research funding organization. Helps provide financial support to research projects aimed at exploring and improving the diagnosis of Alzheimer's and other dementia related diseases.
• Concert Study  - Phase 3 clinical research study of 1050 patients to test the effects of Dimebon in patients with Alzheimer's disease who are currently taking donepezil HCl tablets. Includes details of entry requirements and study locations.
• Current Research on Alzheimer’s Disease  - Article provides extensive discussion on the contemporary discoveries and medical evaluation for clients with Alzheimer’s disease. Contains comprehensive reviews on symptoms and treatment.
• Geriatric Studies Center: Alzheimer's Disease Research Center  - Research facility in the University of Southern California, which conducts evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and support services for patients and families.
• Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center  - Collection and distribution resource for human brain specimens for research provided for pathologists and medical investigators.
• Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia  - Specializes in the interdisciplinary research on the causes of dementia and Alzheimer's through a diagnostic and treatment clinic in the University of California, Irvine.
• Lost Alzheimer's and Related Disorders Search Subject  - Showcases an article about research findings which indicate wandering and missing Alzheimer's patient cases in Virginia.
• McCusker Alzheimer's Research Foundation  - Nonprofit organization created to support and improve medical research on Alzheimer's disease.
• Molecular Genetic Study of Factors Involved in Alzheimer’s Disease  - Academic research that contains technical discussions on the genetic mutations in the brain affected with the disease.
• Molecular Genetics of Alzheimer’s Disease  - Academic dissertation of Seppo Helisalmi that provides explanation on molecular make-ups and biochemical processes in brains affected with Alzheimer’s disease.
• MRI of Hippocampus in Incipient Alzheimer's Disease  - Academic paper of Mikko Laakso that comprehensively discusses the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for diagnosis of dementia cases, including the most common Alzheimer’s disease.
• Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program  - University of Waterloo research and education program designed to benefit and enhance the lives of those affected by dementia.
• National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center  - Government agency established by the National Institute of Aging that researches for contemporary treatment and medication of the Alzheimer’s disease and other related disorders.
• Stanford: Advancing Knowledge and Understanding Memory Disorders  - Provides information on the researches conducted for the treatment and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s diseases, dementia, and memory loss related disorders.
• Taub Institute  - Conducts research developments, clinical trials, and faculty medical studies concerning dementia and brain aging related disorders as supported by the Columbia University Medical Center.
• University of Kuopio: Biological Markers for Alzheimer's Disease  - Doctoral dissertation presented to the Department of Neuroscience and Neurology, written by Tero Tapiola.
• University of Washington Alzheimer's Disease Research Center  - Academic institution that researches on clinical, genetic, and early stage memory loss matters. Also includes medical resources, discussions, and health care articles.