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The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's
What's Normal, What's Not?
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Learn More About Getting a Diagnosis
Alzheimer’s Association: Getting a Diagnosis
Information about common diagnostic tests, visiting a physician about symptoms and understanding what a diagnosis means.

Read About the Major Warning Signs
Alzheimer’s Association: 10 Warning Signs
A checklist to help family members and professionals recognize the warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease.

Learn What Treatments are Available
ADEAR Medications Fact Sheet
A list of current medications available to treat Alzheimer’s disease.
Also available in Spanish

Alzheimer’s Association Alternative Treatments Page
Information on herbal remedies and dietary supplements used to treat Alzheimer’s. The page outlines safety, effectiveness and what kind of information is available about each treatment.

Learn the Biology Behind Alzheimer’s
Unraveling the Mystery
An online pamphlet published by the National Institute on Aging that helps users understand the biology of Alzheimer’s disease and how Alzheimer’s research is progressing. The site also has information for ordering a free copy if you prefer pamphlet form.

The Alzheimer's Research Forum

A very comprehensive site intended for Alzheimer's researchers and professionals. It contains large amounts of research papers, news, hypotheses and background materials on Alzheimer's. The site is trustworthy and updated regularly, but articles are very scientific in nature.

2001-2002 Progress Report on Alzheimer's Disease
An in-depth guide to understanding the science of Alzheimer's, how research is progressing, what treatments are available and what the future may hold.

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We estimate a man by how much he remembers.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson