University of Washington: Alzheimer's Disease

Comprehensive site with general information about Alzheimer's disease. Provides updates on conferences and events, links to current research or related sites, and more.

Investigate Alzheimer's disease. Conduct research using a variety of resources, obtain information, and input the data into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Identify trends in the data and categorize them for an audience.

University of Washington site with article about Michael J. Fox's battle with Parkinson's disease and how his treatment relates to the thalamus.

Detailed information about osteoporosis, including diagnosis, prevention and treatment. While the some of the medical language of the site can be difficult, the use of charts and diagrams make the information more accessible.

Eighteen different categories of mental illness are a part of this resource. Each category of illness has multiple links allowing for a very thorough investigation of each disorder.

This site offers information on how to recognize and prevent a heart attack.

Use this drop-down menu to explore genetic conditions that involve variations in multiple genes, often coupled with environmental causes (multifactorial disorders). Examples of disorders include breast and ovarian cancer, colon cancer,...

This resource provides general information and a video about how the development of endolymphatic hydrops in the ear causes Meniere's disease.

Learners analyze three different strategies for controlling the spread of malaria. They examine the disease and how people catch it. Learners explore the life cycle of the malaria parasite.

Using a short news article, high school or college biologists examine the scientific method in practice. The article, which focuses on an Alzheimer's experiment performed on rats, has very limited information, so learners must be...