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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
-- 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"
-- "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)
This program aired on October 9, 2011. The audio for this program is not available.