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African-Americans and Alzheimer's Disease  External Link

Today more than 5 million people have Alzheimer's. And African-Americans may be at especially high risk for the disease. Learn more about Alzheimer's, how you can reduce your risk and how to get stres... Details >

Alzheimer's Association  External Link

ALSA Certified Centers  External Link

Search for distinguished regional institutions recognized by the ALS Association as the best in the field with regard to knowledge of and experience with ALS.... Details >

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association  External Link

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

A general overview of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) that includes a description and information about treatment, prognosis and research. Selected references, a list of organizations where users ... Details >

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health

APHIS Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Information Page

Links to news, data and information about Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), a family of diseases known as the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE's), also know as mad cow disease. T... Details >

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)

Browse this FDA web site for guidelines and policies related to safety measures for dairy and beef cattle products. These guidelines are designed to prevent the establishment and spread in the U.S. of... Details >

Center for Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: Background, Evolution, and Current Concerns

A perspective of the epidemic of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the United Kingdom and its relationship to the current outbreak of human Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, most probably resulting from th... Details >

National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder

This consumer information fact sheet presents a description of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disorder (CMT) and information about treatment, prognosis and research. Suggested articles for more in-depth informat... Details >

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)

Also available in: Spanish 

A general overview of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) that includes a description and information about treatment, prognosis and research. A list of organizations where users may obtain additional inf... Details >

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health

FSIS Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Information Page

Browse this page for information and resources about Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) -- including references to other federal and non-federal agencies, fact ... Details >

Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Muscular Dystrophy

Muscular dystrophy (MD) refers to a group of genetic diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal or voluntary muscles which control movement. The major forms of MD ... Details >

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health