National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month

Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Ribbon

Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Ribbon

  • Alzheimer’s Association — Information and resources about Alzheimer’s Disease.
  • Alzheimer’s Disease Education & Referral Center — This site from the National Institute on Aging provides an array of resources including general information on causes and symptoms of along with treatments for the disease. Also included are resources for caregivers, information about ongoing and future research, and publications.
  • Alzheimer’s Disease Health Center — Tips for living with or caring for someone with Alzheimer’s Disease from WebMD.
  • The Alzheimer’s Project — The Alzheimer’s Project consists of four documentary films from HBO and the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health. The project Website provides access to these films as well as to a series of shorter supplementary films focusing on scientific research, a report on the national impact of the disease, and resources for those with the disease and their caregivers.
  • Fade to Darkness : the Age of Alzheimer’s — A special series of reports from WBUR, Boston’s NPR New Station.
  • When You Think It’s Alzheimer’s but It’s Not — This article, from WBUR’s Common Health Blog, discusses other illnesses sometimes misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s Disease.