University of Alabama has set up the Alzheimer's Disease Center to conduct research on risks of Alzheimer's disease. It also offers fellowship programs that research how the brain's Alzheimer's plaques are formed. The facility employs MRI techniques for investigating the risks involved in Alzheimer's and studies the implications of the disease. The center works toward a cure for and prevention of this disorder.
Stanford University's Aging Clinical Research Center, located at Palo Alto, is concerned with studying memory loss associated with Alzheimer's, how it progresses over time, how it responds to treatment and the problems that patients come across when dealing with the disease. The Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Institute of Aging are providing funds for researches conducted by Stanford University.
Emory University's has established an Alzheimer's Disease Research Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The center has various researchers working on developing prevention techniques towards Alzheimer's, diagnostic strategies and new treatments. Research is conducting clinical trials with funding provided by National Institute on Aging. The ADRC provides opportunities for prospective clinical researchers interested in cognitive impairment and memory loss associated with Alzheimer's.
Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine in Illinois has a Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center. The organization conducts research on the functioning and coordination of brain's activities related to memory, attention and language. The organization trains clinicians and researchers interested in working in the area of elderly memory loss and cognitive problems. The center is working on many areas at the same time including clinical trials, imaging, neuropathology, inflammation, neuropsychology and drug discovery.
Indiana University's School of Medicine has established the Indiana Alzheimer's
Disease Center, which provides facilities and resources to faculty members and fellows interested in Alzheimer's disease research. The center includes of six main components: administrative, clinical, neuropathology, data management, education and information transfer and imaging.
Boston University's Alzheimer's Disease Center offers clinical and research programs for patients in the community. The research activities include the clinical trials of the Alzheimer's Disease Core Center funded by the National Institute of Aging, Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study and other industry-supported clinical studies. It facilitates new and modern researches, and aims to enhance clinical care for patients of the disease. Boston University's ADC also educates the professionals involved in the study on the subject.