Alzheimer's Disease Resources
The following is a list of Alzheimer's disease resources and Web sites that you might find helpful. Also included are the primary references we used to write the RealAge Alzheimer's Disease articles. When you click on a link, your browser will launch a new window, and you'll be visiting a third-party site. To return to RealAge, simply close the new window.
General Information
AD Information:
Alzheimer's Disease & Education Referral Center
Caregiver Information:
Administration on Aging: Senior services locator
Administration on Aging: Caregiver tips
Alzheimer's Disease & Education Referral Center: Caregiver guide
Health Insurance:
AARP: Understanding Medicare, Medigap, and Medicaid
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Financial and Legal Assistance:
Family Caregiver Alliance: Caregiver and retirement planning
The National Council on Aging Benefits: Benefits CheckUp
Alzheimer's Clinical Trials:
National Institutes of Health Alzheimer's: Clinical trials
Books:
Caring for Yourself While Caring for Your Aging Parents: How to Help, How to Survive Claire Berman, Deborah Brody (Editor), Henry Holt & Co., Inc., August 2001
Primary Articles
Cardiovascular fitness, cortical plasticity, and aging. Colcombe, S. J. et al., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2004 Mar 2;101(9):3316-3321.
Cholesterol and amyloid beta fibrillogenesis. Yanagisawa K., Sub-cellular Biochemistry 2005;38:179-202.
Cholesterol homeostasis in neurons and glial cells. Vance J.E. et al., Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology 2005 Apr;16(2):193-212.
Cognitive activity and incident AD in a population-based sample of older persons. Wilson, R. S. et al., Neurology 2002 Dec 24;59(12):1910-1914.
Consumption of fish and n-3 fatty acids and risk of incident Alzheimer disease. Morris, M. C. et al., Archives of Neurology 2003 Jul;60(7):940-946.
Docosahexaenoic acid protects from dendritic pathology in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model. Calon, F. et al., Neuron 2004 Sep 2;43(5):633-645.
Enhancing brain and cognitive function of older adults through fitness training. Kramer, A. F. et al., Journal of Molecular Neuroscience 2003;20(3):213-221.
Folate: a key to optimizing health and reducing disease risk in the elderly. Rampersaud, G. C. et al., Journal of the American College of Nutrition 2003 Feb;22(1):1-8.
In vitro anti-beta-secretase and dual anti-cholinesterase activities of Camellia sinensis L. (tea) relevant to treatment of dementia. Okello, E. J. et al., Phytotherapy Research: PTR 2004 Aug;18(8):624-627.
Influence of leisure activity on the incidence of Alzheimer's disease. Scarmeas, N. et al., Neurology 2001 Dec 26;57(12):2236-2242.
A prospective study of physical activity and cognitive decline in elderly women who walk. Yaffe, K. et al., Archives of Internal Medicine 2001 Jul 23;161(14):1703-1708.
Reduced risk of Alzheimer disease in users of antioxidant vitamin supplements: the Cache County Study. Zandi, P. P. et al., Archives of Neurology 2004 Jan;61(1):82-88.
Worker functions and traits associated with occupations and the development of AD. Smyth, K. A. et al., Neurology 2004 Aug; 63(3):498-503.
