Alzheimer’s Disease Resources

Some resources to answer your questions and address your concerns about Alzheimer’s disease:

– Facts and figures from the Alzheimer’s Association:

– 10 signs of Alzheimer’s disease (Alzheimer’s Association)

– 24/7 care consultation helpline 1-800-272-3900 (Alzheimer’s Association)

– Massachusetts Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center

– Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center

– Alzheimer’s Research Forum

– The Alzheimer’s disease clinical trials database (National Institute on Aging and U.S. FDA)

– Alzheimer’s Association TrialMatch — a free service that makes it easy for people with Alzheimer’s, caregivers, families and physicians to locate clinical trials based on personal criteria (diagnosis, stage of disease) and location (Alzheimer’s Association)

– Multi-country poll on the public’s attitudes about Alzheimer’s (Harvard School of Public Health)

– Memory Bridge — a group that uses art to reach people who are on the verge of losing speech

– From the National Institute on Aging:

– “Our Irrational Fear of Forgetting” (New York Times op-ed)

– The Alzheimer’s Disease Bookstore (AlzheimersBooks.com)

– A specialist’s favorite books on Alzheimer’s (Amazon.com)

– “The Thousand Mile Stare: One Family’s Journey through the Science and Struggle of Alzheimer’s”

– “The Alzheimer’s Action Plan”

– “The Alzheimer’s Solution”

– “Learning to Speak Alzheimer’s: A Groundbreaking Approach for Everyone Dealing with the Disease”

– HBO’s “The Alzheimer’s Project”

– Event (Dec. 14, 2011): Defeating Alzheimer’s (MIT Enterprise Forum)

• WBUR Series: “Fade To Darkness: The Age Of Alzheimer’s”