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RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
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Early
Alzheimer's Disease: Slowing the Decline with Medicine
Coping
with Forgetfulness in Alzheimer's Disease
Mind
Matters: Life with Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's:
The Long Goodbye
Seeking
the Causes of Alzheimer's Disease: Plaques and Tangles
Treating
Alzheimer's: Where Do We Stand?
Stress
Management for Alzheimer's Disease Caregivers
DEMENTIA
Memory and Aging Research Center UCLA
We are dedicated to advancing
state-of-the-art research, education and clinical care of memory
disorders.
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's Disease Resource
Center article describes a newly discovered memory loss type that
represents a midway point between those which occur in normal aging
processes and in Alzheimer's.
William and Sylvia Silberstein Aging and Dementia
Research Center
New York University provides research on
memory problems attributed to normal aging, and the diagnosis, causes and
treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
HEARING
About Hearing Loss
Articles about various aspects of hearing loss, such as unilateral hearing
loss, types and degrees of hearing loss, mild hearing loss, and sudden
deafness.
Ali's Hearing Loss Support Page
Stories, updates, FAQs, and research on hearing loss and cochlear
implants.
BUPA Factsheets: Hearing Loss
Concise factsheet explaining the causes, symptoms and treatment of hearing
loss.
Medicinenet.com: Hearing Loss and Older Adults
A physician produced listing of health
information about hearing loss and communications disorders.
Net Connections
A metaguide to internet resources about
communication disorders, designed for professionals and students in the
fields of speech-language pathology, audiology, speech science, persons
with communication disabilities or differences and their support persons.
Searchwave
Searchable index directory for audiology, hearing loss, hearing aids, and
the ear. Database of websites in audiology for patients, students, and
healthcare providers.
SMELL AND TASTE
Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS)
Association established to advance the understanding of chemosensory
mechanisms by bringing to one forum the variety of different scientific
disciplines currently being used to approach the chemical senses
Chemosensory Perception Lab at UCSD- chemical senses
research
The Chemosensory Perception Lab in the
Department of Surgery at University of California, San Diego performs
research on how people perceive chemicals and how chemicals exert
short-term effects on people.
Duke University - Taste and Smell Lab
Located in the Department of Psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center
in Durham, North Carolina USA. Research spans the range from clinical to
molecular investigations of the senses of taste and smell.
Human olfactory receptor repertoire
Olfactory receptor sequences that represent essentially the complete
repertoire of functional human odorant receptors.
Monell Chemical Senses Center
A scientific institute for multidisciplinary
research on taste, smell and chemosensory irritation.
Nasal Dysfunction Clinic
Located at the University of California, San Diego.
NIDCD Health Information on Smell and Taste Disorders
A basic introduction to smell and taste
disorders.
Olfaction
Current understanding of the physiological basis for olfaction (sense of
smell) and the possible molecular interactions that specify odorant
signaling.
Olfaction: From Genome Mining to Molecular Recognition
Statistics
Lecture on olfaction by Doron Lancet at UCSB
Olfactory Receptors
The Human Olfactory Receptor Data
Exploratorium; information on the OR proteins, their structure, function
and evolution. A set of analysis tools is provided.
Representations of Olfactory Information in the Brain
Research article on olfaction (sense of smell).
Rocky Mountain Taste and Smell Center (RMTSC).
The Department of Otolaryngology, University
of Colorado School of Medicine.
Scientific American: Making Sense of Taste
Analysis of how cells on the tongue register the sensations of sweet,
salty, sour and bitter, and how the brain interprets these signals as
various tastes.
SenseLab
Database devoted to olfactory receptors.
Smell and Taste Disorders
The Merck Manual takes an extensive look at
discussion on diagnosis and treatment.
Smell and Taste Disorders
Provides an overview about how smell and taste work, the main causes of
disorders of these senses, and the diagnoses and treatments of them.
Smell and Taste Disorders
A discussion as to how smell and taste works,
the four basic tastes, what causes the disorders, diagnosing and a
discussion on whether they can be treated.
Smell Research by Tim Jacob
A Professor at Cardiff University, Wales,
this site lists information on his research and teaching interests. It
includes information on brain activity related to smell, which may be of
interest to anosmics.
Taste & Smell Disorders Clinic, Texas
Assessment and treatment of taste and smell disorders.
Taste and Smell Loss: Risk for Disease?
A reduced, distorted, or lost sense of taste
or smell represent serious risk factors for heart disease, diabetes,
stroke, and other illnesses that require adherence to specific dietary
regimens.
The ChemoReception Web
Sensory, biological, and chemical aspects of how tastes, smells, and
pheromones are received and perceived. Includes a comprehensive index of
scientific abstracts.
The Sense of Scents, the Sense of Self
Smell and its interaction with the brain, and
in particular the relationship between smell and memory.
The Sense of Taste
Answers questions about the sense of taste.
The Smell and Taste Disorders Clinic, Syracuse
Health Science Center of the State University of New York in Syracuse.
Explanation of smell and taste disorders with treatment options.
The Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation,
Ltd.
Focused on working to better the understanding of and proactively utilize
the body's senses. (Chicago, IL)
The Taste and Smell Clinic
Located in Washington, D.C. Information about the clinic, diagnosis,
treatment, FAQs, research and contact details.
UConn Taste and Smell Center
Our Taste and Smell Clinic uses a
multidisciplinary approach to determine the etiology of a patient's taste
and smell disorder. University of Connecticut Health Center.
TOUCH AND SENSATION
Numbness and Tingling
Overview of this condition. From Medline Plus.
VISION
A Focus on Eye Disorders
Medical information, treatment, and symptoms. Includes cataracts, color
blindness, and eye allergy.
All About Vision - Guide to Eye Conditions
Information and articles on many different disorders.
Aniseikonia
Definition, patients at risk, symptoms, clinical significant values, how
to test, and how to correct.
Care For Your Eyes
Eye care, diseases, and conditions. Includes
an eye dictionary, current news articles, and a newsletter.
Coloboma Support Group
Support group for people who have the eye condition called coloboma. Their
parents, family and friends are invited to join too.
Diseases of the Eye
Explanations of and treatments for common and rare eye disorders.
eMedicine Health - Iritis
Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes,
symptoms, and treatment of Iritis.
eMedicine Health - Ocular Hypertension
Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes,
symptoms, and treatment of ocular hypertension.
Eye Disease Simulator
Provides a view of what various eye diseases, look like through the eyes
of the afflicted.
EyeMDLink
Dedicated to the education of the eye care consumer, written and prepared
exclusively by board-certified ophthalmologists. Database of ocular
diseases, their causes, treatments and surgical options.
Eyequestions.com
Deals with common eye
diseases/conditions/problems. Visitors can also ask questions.
For Your Eyes
Provides information, symptoms, causes and treatment ideas for eye
diseases and disorders.
InteliHealth - Eyes
Medical information, articles, news, treatment, prevention and ask the
expert. Information from Harvard Medical School.
Krukenberg's Spindle and Pigment Dispersion Syndrome
Specific information about diagnosis and treatment of these disorders.
LostEye.com
Support, advice, and tips for those who have lost an eye or about to loose
an eye through a medical procedure.
NetHealthBook.com - Eye Diseases and Eye-related Topics
Briefly covers symptoms, diagnostic tests, and treatment of several eye
conditions.
PHPV Support Group's Quarterly Newsletter
Offering support to those dealing with persistent hyperplastic primary
vitreous.
Sighting the First Sense
Provides information about the various eye disorders, a discussion board
for people to share their experiences and a question and answer section
for people to share.
St. Lukes Eye Diseases and Disorders
A graphic, descriptive encyclopedia of eye
conditions and their available treatments.
University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center
Comprehensive directory describing the most common ocular ailments.
Symptoms and treatment information is provided for each condition.
Vis-Ability
A guide to visual symptoms and their possible
causes.
Visual Snow or Static Forum
This is a support group for persons
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PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
IntraTherapies Institute
A healthcare company specializing in Age Management Therapeutics, a
trademarked discipline directed to age-related degenerative disorders that
combines physician-administered, personalized medical treatment with
prescribed neuroceutical compounds.
DEMENTIA
Adult Caregivers
Designed to assist those who have loved ones in
different stages of Dementia and Alzheimer's. Help and support for them
and their loved one.
Alzheimer's Association
Latest information on dementia, drug trials, research, support and
education.
Binswanger's Disease
Subcortical Arteriosclerotic Encephalopathy information sheet compiled by
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
Butler Hospital Memory Disorders Program
Designed to assist individuals with memory loss and dementia and their
families by providing high quality, comprehensive evaluation and
treatment, while also researching and developing new treatments for
Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia, and training medical
residents, psychology interns, and fellows - from Brown Medical School.
Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research (CNDR)
Information on Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and other neurodegenerative
diseases for patients, families, physicians and researchers.
Definition - Dementia
From a dictionary of terms pertaining to
memory processes.
Dementia
Overview and fact sheet on dementia from the Merck Medical Manual.
Dementia - from BUPA
Concise fact sheet explaining the causes, symptoms and treatment of this
disorder, available for down loading in Adobe Acrobat.
Dementia Advocacy and Support Network International
Provides information about DASN, a non-profit organization. Includes news
headlines and extensive resources for the diseases.
Dementia Voice
Offers individualized courses for specific settings e.g. day care,
residential. Primary operations in the UK.
Dementia: Diagnosis and Treatment
Diagnosis, management and support for individuals and families affected by
dementia
Health4her
Information about dementia, its diagnosis, causes and treatment options.
Kingshill Research Centre
Dementia information: resources, definition, and symptoms.
Mayo Clinic: Behavior and Dementia
A description of the condition and its causes
and methods of coping.
Memory Center - University of Chicago
Information on dementia from the highly esteemed Memory Center at the
University of Chicago Medical Center.
Methodist Health - Dementia
Description of dementia types. Causes of dementia or dementia-like
symptoms.
Multi-infarct or Vascular Dementia
Good overview of dementia from strokes or
other vascular causes. Maintained by the National Institute of Health
Neurology Channel - Dementia
Introduction to dementia, ask a doctor forum.
The Clive Project
Care and support for younger people (under 65
years of age) with dementia (early onset dementia) and Alzheimer's
Disease, and their families.
The NYU Silberstein Aging & Dementia Research Center (ADRC)
Center dedicated to understanding brain aging and dementia through
research, education and treatment.
Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute: Dementia Diagnostic
Clinics
A list of Wisconsin-specific care and
diagnostic centers.
HEARING
Interstate Hearing Aid Service
Audiology, Hearing Aid Sales & Service in Yonkers, Mount Vernon, & NY.
John Tracy Clinic
Services provided free-of-charge to deaf, hearing-impaired children to the
age of five. (Los Angeles, CA)
Josie and Deb's Audio Center of Boise Idaho
A multi-line hearing aid dispenser located in
Boise Idaho that sells and repairs hearing aids. Product lines offered
include Starkey, Qualitone, Magnatone, Audina, NuEar, and Seimens.
Kenwood Hearing Center
Helping people overcome hearing loss using products frok Oticon, such as
the Digifocus II, employing digital hearing aid technology. Our
audiologists work out of Santa Rosa, CA located in the heart of Sonoma
County.
Laflamme and Associates
Provides hearing aid services in Quebec, Canada.
M.E.R. Hearing Services
Full-service audiology clinic serving Orange and Riverside counties in
California.
Miami Hearing and Speech
Audiology and speech language pathologist services for Miami, Florida
area.
Michell Wilson, Audiologist
Audiology practices located in Southern California, in Irvine and in Lake
Forest. Providing a comprehensive hearing evaluation.
royal association for deaf people
information, advice and services for deaf adults and children including
links to international deaf organisations.
Royal Palm Hearing Aid Center
Family Owned Audiology/Hearing Aid Center in Boca Raton
Shady Grove Audiology & Neuro-Otology Center
Audiology & Neuro-Otology Services for Rockville, Maryland
Sound idEARS - Hearing Clinic
Hearing clinic, Speech clinic and Tinnitus clinic, Vancouver Canada for
the hearing loss. Hearing aids, Tinnitus therapy and Speech therapy
services.
South Miami Audiology Consultants
South Miami Audiology Consultants provide
hearing and hearing aid assistance for all ages, specializing in children
and geriatrics.
Southwest Services for the Deaf
Provides mental health services, information, and resources for the Deaf
community in the southwest United States.
Susan Rogan Hearing Centers
Provides Audiological and hearing aid services throughout Illinois.
Tan Hearing Centre
Provides audio test and supplies hearing aid. Includes personal profile
and relates links. Located in Ayer Keroh, Malaysia.
The Hearing Doctor
Dr. Sol Marghzar, clinical audiologist
discusses the treatment of tinnitus and hyperacusis. Information about
Tinnitus Retraining Thereapy. Several office locations in California.
Valley Ear, Nose and Throat
Provides ENT Services and information for the Saginaw, Frankenmuth & Tawas
City Michigan areas.
Washington Better Hearing Center
Pennsylvania hearing clinic that provides hearing aids and hearing related
services.
VISION
Clínica Reinoso
Information, diagrams and animations about surgery for the correction of
myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism.
Dr. Horn's Bulletin Board
Questions answered about refractive surgery and complications.
EyeKnowWhy - I Know Why Refractive Surgeons Wear
Glasses
A consumer health site dedicated to educating
consumers to the risks of refractive surgery procedures such as RK, PRK,
and LASIK.
EyeNet
Information on refractive surgery from the American Academy of
Ophthalmology.
Laser Eye Surgery: Is It Worth Looking Into?
An article from the July-August 1998 issue of
the FDA Consumer Magazine examining the benefits and risks of laser eye
surgery.
LaserTreatments.com
Information site about laser treatments, including laser eye surgery.
Includes searchable directory of laser surgeons.
Northern Eye
Information site by Dr Stephen J Doyle on laser eye surgery - LASIK, PRK
and LASEK.
PRK Today Eye
Provides information on refractive surgery procedures with directory
listing of surgeons and clinics who offer laser eye surgery.
Refractec
Developer of Conductive Keratoplasty for farsightedness with database of
doctors performing the procedure.
Refractive Source
Refractive surgery information including benefits, risks and alternatives
to Lasik, PRK, Intacs, LTK and emerging procedures.
Surgical Eyes Foundation
Grassroots organization which exists to help people who have had
unsuccessful Lasik, PRK, RK or other refractive surgeries that resulted in
debilitating complications.
The British Orthokeratology Society
BOKS was set up to promote and educate the
profession and the public in orthokeratology techniques.
The Ortho-K Network
Provides information about orthokeratology.
The Orthokeratology Centre
Orthokeratology is the non-surgical, method of correcting short sight
using contact lenses.
The Refractive Surgery Patient Resource Center
Information on refractive surgery, the different procedures available,
patient experiences, new technology, risks and benefits, and a bulletin
board for discussion of related topics.
Vision Correction Website
Laser eye surgeries explained and illustrated
with a nationwide directory of eye doctors performing laser refractive
surgery.
VisionSimulations.com
Mimics a number of considitions which may exist before and/or after a
vision correction procedure or surgery.
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The
term "dementia" refers to a group of symptoms involving progressive
impairment of all aspects of brain function. 
