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Brain Sites
Clinical Trials
General Health Information
Health News
Alzheimer's Disease
Movement Disorders
Multiple Sclerosis
Parkinson's Disease
Stroke
Substance Abuse/Addiction
Scientific Sites

Brain Sites

• National Institute of Mental Health
• National Institute on Aging
• National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• Society for Neuroscience
• The Brain Matters (from the American Academy of Neurology Foundation)
• The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives

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Clinical Trials

• About Clinical Trials (from the U.S. National Library of Medicine)
• Clinical Trials at the Farber Institute for Neurosciences
• Nationwide Clinical Trials Database (from the U.S. National Library of Medicine)

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General Health

• Healthfinder Guide to Reliable Health Information (from the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
• MedlinePlus: Health Information from the National Library of Medicine
• NIH Senior Health (from the National Institutes of Health)

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Health News

• Current Health News from the National Library of Medicine

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Alzheimer's Disease

• Alzheimer's Association (national)
• Alzheimer's Association (Delaware Valley Chapter)
• Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center
• The Brain Matters: Alzheimer's Disease (from the American Academy of Neurology Foundation)

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Movement Disorders (also see Parkinson's Disease)

• ALS Association (National)
• ALS Association (Greater Philadelphia Chapter)
• Dystonia Medical Research Foundation
• Hereditary Disease Foundation
• Huntington's Disease Society of America
• Kennedy's Disease Association
• The Brain Matters: Dystonia (from the American Academy of Neurology Foundation)
• WE MOVE: Worldwide Education and Awareness for Movement Disorders

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Multiple Sclerosis

• National Multiple Sclerosis Society
• Multiple Sclerosis: Hope Through Research (from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• The Brain Matters: Multiple Sclerosis (from the American Academy of Neurology Foundation)

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• Parkinson's Disease Foundation, Inc.
• The Brain Matters: Parkinson's Disease (from the American Academy of Neurology Foundation)
• The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
• The Parkinson's Web (Resource site from Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital)
• WE MOVE: Worldwide Education and Awareness for Movement Disorders

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• American Heart Association
• American Stroke Association
• National Stroke Association
• The Brain Matters: Stroke (from the American Academy of Neurology Foundation)

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• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Alcoholism on MedlinePlus
• Drug Abuse on MedlinePlus
• National Clearinghouse for Drug and Alcohol Information (from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
• The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• The National Institute on Drug Abuse

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• American Academy of Neurology
• American Neurological Association
• Society for Neuroscience
• Society for Neuroscience, Philadelphia Chapter

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