Updated 19 July 2007

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Alzinfo.com
This site provides a Resource Locator database that allows you to locate a range of providers in your area. Find information on warning signs and symptoms, diagnosis and treatment, the latest medical breakthroughs, caregiving information and tips, financial and legal assistance, continuing care facilities, hospice and end-of-life services. Chats and message boards are also available. Designed for a wide audience and sponsored by the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation.

American Health Assistance Foundation's Facts on Alzheimer's Disease
A fact-sheet on Alzheimer's disease—its prevalence, cost to families, national economic impact, research spending, etc. The Foundation also provides small grants to families through its Alzheimer's Family Relief Program.

Alzheimer's Research Exchange (ARE)
This site provides up-to-date information on Alzheimer's Disease and related dementia, including current research findings and practical applications for research results. Features searchable researcher/practitioner and publication databases, discussion lists, educational resources and more. Designed for a wide range of users including researchers, practitioners, policy makers, informal caregivers, formal care providers, persons with dementia, students and the public.

Autoimmunity, Brain & Beyond
Veteran science journalist Jamie Talan blogs about scientific advances in brain disorders, autoimmunity, and other research activities at the Feinstein Institute of Medical Research of the Long Island-North Shore Jewish Hospital System. Check out her conversation with Peter Davies, director of the Litwin- Zucker Research Center for the Study of Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders.

Doctor's Guide: Alzheimer's Disease Information & Resources
Medical news alerts and more.

HealthandAge.com
Informational site sponsored by Novartis Foundation, with information on recent journal publications of interest, treatment options for Alzheimer's disease, and an on-line syllabus in Geriatrics.

HealthDay
This site is dedicated to a wide range of health-related topics and provides news, health highlights, FDA approvals, archives and more. Select "Alzheimer's Disease" from the "topic" pulldown menu to find AD-related news and information.

HealthScout
This site presents personalized health management tools including health alerts, newsletters, Latest Recalls, Mini-Checkups, and family health pages. See their section devoted to Alzheimer's disease to find latest news, webcasts, and an interactive atlas.

Infoaging.org
This site is delivers research-based information on a wide range of age-related diseases, conditions, issues, features, and news, tailored for a non-medical audience. See also their section devoted to Alzheimer disease.

Medline Plus on Alzheimer's Disease
Maintained by the National Library of Medicine's Medline, with links to NIH web sites, news pages and numerous other resources for patients and caregivers.

National Institute on Aging
This website offers news on Alzheimer's disease.

Neuromuscular Disease Center
A superb web site filled with information on hundreds of neuromuscular disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis and rarer diseases. The site was created by Alan Pestronk, a neurologist at Washington University Medical School, and includes guides to diagnosing, informing patients and treatment.

NOAH: Alzheimer's Disease Information
An award-winning health site administered by the New York Online Access to Health (NOAH) project, contains excellent information for the layperson on Alzheimer's disease: what it is, how it is diagnosed, treatments, etc.

U.K. Alzheimer's Disease Society, Durham and Chester-le-Street Branch
These pages hold information not just for people in this locality of the U.K., but also about dementia generally.