Alzheimer - resources
Resources - AlzheimerInformation
The following organizations are good resources for information on Alzheimer disease:
Alzheimer disease
Dementia is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia. It affects memo...
- Alzheimer's Association -- www.alz.org
- Alzheimers.gov -- www.alzheimers.gov
- BrightFocus Foundation -- www.brightfocus.org/alzheimers
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- www.cdc.gov/alzheimers-dementia/about/alzheimers.html
- Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center -- Alzheimer disease 15 rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/7190/alzheimer-disease-15
- Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center -- Alzheimer disease 2 rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/12799/alzheimer-disease-2
- National Institute on Aging -- www.nia.nih.gov/health/alzheimers
- US National Library of Medicine, Genetics Home Reference -- medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/alzheimer-disease/
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Aged nervous tissue - illustration
Aged nervous tissue is less able to rapidly communicate with other neural tissues.
Aged nervous tissue
illustration
Review Date: 2/5/2023
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