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Alzheimer's Disease Resources

Lisa Gwyther, M.S.W, CARING FOR PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (American Health Care Association)

Caring for People with Alzheimer's Disease: A Manual for Facility Staff. Published by the American Health Care Association.

Rudolph E. Tanzi, DECODING DARKNESS (Basic Books)

Decoding Darkness: The Search for the Genetic Causes of Alzheimer's Disease, part scientific treatise, and part autobiography, Tanzi recounts his search in the world of Alzheimer's disease.

P. Murali Doraiswamy M.D., THE ALZHEIMER'S ACTION PLAN (St. Martin's Press)

Combining the insights of a world-class physician and an award-winning social worker, this ground-breaking book tells you everything you need to know, The Alzheimer's Action Plan: What You Need to Know - and What You Can Do - about Memory Problems, from Prevention to Early Intervention and Care. St. Martin's Press.

David Shenk, THE FORGETTING: ALZHEIMER'S (Anchor)

In The Forgetting: Alzheimer's: Portrait of an Epidemic, David Shenk, a journalist and occasional NPR commentator, presents a lyric biography of Alzheimer's disease.

The Alzheimer’s Association
The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research.
What is Alzheimer’s?
Definition, symptoms and more from the Mayo Clinic Staff.
National Institute on Aging

The federal organization leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life.

The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's

The Emmy award-winning PBS documentary and website provide simple answers to tough questions about Alzheimer's.

P. Murali Doraiswamy, M.D.'s article "Can Alzheimer’s Be Cured?"

In Scientific American, Dr. P. Murali Doraiswamy discusses recent breakthroughs in diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease and what everyone can do to postpone the onset of memory loss.