Chapter 41 Web Sites
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- Human Brain Project
- A NIH funded program to understand funcioning of the brain.
- NEURON 3.0: A Simulation Tool
- A nerve simulation program: both Macintosh and MS-Windows versions.
- The Huntington's Disease Society of America
- It is known that the brains of people with Alzheimer's Disease contain fragments of amyloid, a normal nerve cell protein. How this protein becomes fragmented and whether the fragments are responsible for killing brain cells or the debris left behind after brain cells die is still unknown, but amyloid fragments have been shown to kill nerve cells in laboratory experiments.
- What is Alzheimer's Disease
- To date, there is no treatment to slow or stop the progression of the disease. There is no simple test to diagnose Alzheimer's Disease. The changes seen in people with Alzheimer's Disease include: changes in mental abilities and/or memory, etc.
- Parkinson's Disease Web-Pages
- This site offers loads of information regarding Parkinson's Disease, especially aiming at patients and persons affected by occurences in their social evironment. It is a valuable resource on Parkinson's Disease and information is easily to be found and organized in a well-structured way.
- Alcohol Related Birth Defects
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects
- Alcohol related birth defects are caused by women consuming alcohol during pregnancy. Are ENTIRELY preventable Are permanent and irreversible - YES! The effect lasts a lifetime! No cure - no treatment just a lifetime of pain.
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