History of Alzheimer's Disease

Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies

Resources


History of Neuroscience

NASA Neurolab Web: Spotlight on Neuroscience
http://neurolab.jsc.nasa.gov/timeline.htm

Milestones in Neuroscience Research
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/hist.html

A Brilliant Madness: Timeline
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/nash/timeline/index.html

History of Alzheimer’s Disease

Wellcome Trust: History of “Alzheimer’s Disease”
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/en/genome/geneticsandsociety /hg13f026.html

Historical Information on Alzheimer’s Disease
http://www.alz.org/Resources/Resources/rtrlhist.asp

Alzheimer Research Forum: Milestone Papers
http://www.alzforum.org/pap/result.asp?type=milestone

Dr. Alois Alzheimer

Who Named It? - Alois Alzheimer
http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/177.html

Alzheimer-Haus (English Version)
http://www.marktbreit.de/kultur_bildung/alzheimer
_engl.htm

Basic Information on Alzheimer’s Disease

Dolan DNA Learning Center: Alzheimer Disease
http://www.yourgenesyourhealth.org/alz/whatisit.htm

Fisher Center Alzheimer’s Research Foundation
http://www.alzinfo.org

Alzheimer’s Association
http://www.alz.org

Alzheimer’s Disease Education & Referral Center (ADEAR)
http://www.alzheimers.org

Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

Fisher Center - Alzheimer’s Treatment
http://www.alzinfo.org/treatment

ADEAR – Alzheimer’s Treatment
http://www.alzheimers.org/treatment.htm

Administration on Aging – Alzheimer’s Resource Room (Professionals)
http://www.aoa.gov/ALZ/Public/alzprof/alz_prof.asp

Caregivers’ Resources

Family Caregiver Alliance: Caregiver’s Guide to Understanding Dementia Behaviors
http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node. jsp?nodeid=391

Administration on Aging – Alzheimer’s Resource Room (Elders & Caregivers)
http://www.aoa.gov/ALZ/Public/alzcarefam/
alzcarefam.asp

Advances in Neurology – Alzheimer’s Disease
http://www.advancesinneurology.com/neurology/
alzheimers.asp

ADEAR – Caregiving for a person with Alzheimer’s Disease
http://www.alzheimers.org/caregiving/index.htm

Support Groups

Alzheimer’s Association
http://www.alz.org/Services/overview.asp

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: Alzheimer’s Info Page
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/alzheimers
disease/alzheimersdisease.htm