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Alzheimer's Association: "To provide leadership to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research while enhancing care and support services for individuals and their families."
Alzheimer's Diseases Info. Sheet(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke): "The NINDS, an agency of the U.S. Federal Government and a component of the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Public Health Service, is a lead agency for the Congressionally designated Decade of the Brain, and the leading supporter of biomedical research on disorders of the brain and nervous system."
The Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center (Northwestern University): "The ADCC is funded by the National Institute on Aging. The goal of the ADCC is to provide core resources that will enhance research on the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of Alzheimer's Disease."
Diagnostic Center for Alzheimer's Disease: "The Diagnostic Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Neuropathology Laboratory at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City is dedicated to the study of Alzheimer's disease. Today, Alzheimer's disease can only be positively diagnosed by brain autopsy following the death of the affected individual. The Diagnostic Center performs brain autopsies for any Oklahoman resident suspected of dying of Alzheimer's disease at no cost to the family. The brains are studied using the latest techniques to establish the diagnosis and to understand the disease process. As an additional service, families are given the opportunity to visit the Diagnostic Center upon completion of the brain evaluation and to discuss (in a counseling session) the results and underlying implications for family members. Approximately 10% of the brains from supposed Alzheimer's patients show some other brain disease. Our goal at the Center is ultimately to develop ways to make early diagnosis of this debilitating disease and to develop treatments that prevent further progression of the disease."

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Alzheimer's Association - Massachusetts Chapter: "The Alzheimer's Association, Massachusetts Chapter is an alliance of family members, individuals with dementia and professionals dedicated to helping people with chronic dementing illnesses and their families through education, advocacy, and support. Our purpose is to ensure a comprehensive, accessible and compassionate system of family support and therapeutic patient care, to focus public and institutional attention on dementia as a major public health issue, and to promote research efforts to prevent, treat and cure dementing illness."
Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center: "The Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center (ADEAR Center) is a service of the National Institute on Aging (NIA). The NIA is part of the Federal Government's National Institutes of Health located in Bethesda, Maryland. Established by NIA in 1990, the ADEAR Center provides information about Alzheimer's disease, its impact on families and health professionals, and research into possible causes and cures."
Alzheimer's Research Foundation: "Welcome to our website. The site will be a clearing house for Alzheimer's information on the World Wide Web. Though there are many fine sites already addressing Alzheimer's, this one will attempt to augment the others by covering the details, specific resources, names and numbers."
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