Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center - resource for the collection and distribution of human brain specimens for brain research into neurological disorders and psychiatric illnesses.
Imaging Research Seeks Early Detection of Alzheimer's Risk - Using functional magnetic resonance imaging brain scans, researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin are looking for a way to spot patients at high risk for AD even before they develop symptoms. From Health Link MCW.
National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center - Facilitates collaborative research among the approxiamately 30 Alzheimer's Disease Centers funded by the National Institute of Aging.
BBC: Loneliness link with Alzheimer's - People who are lonely are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, a large US study has suggested. (February 6, 2007)
BBC: Gene 'increases Alzheimer's risk' - People born with a certain gene may have a greater risk of developing Alzheimer's, scientists say. (January 15, 2007)
BBC: Scan could spot early Alzheimer's - Researchers developed a test which could lead to better treatments and faster diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. (December 27, 2006)
BBC: Alzheimer's risk 'is 80% genetic' - Genetic factors could determine up to 80% of a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a study suggests. (February 12, 2006)
