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http://www.med.upenn.edu/cndr/biosamples-brainbank.html

A brain and tissue bank that contains human brain samples from patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD) and other related neurodegenerative dementias and movement disorders. This brain bank serves as a resource for scientists and researchers, providing access to tissue samples for further research. While priority is given to University of Pennsylvania researchers, this bank will provide requests to researchers not associated with the University of Pennsylvania. This tissue bank accepts donations from those seeing a University of Pennsylvania physician or collaborator.

Proper citation: University of Pennslyvania Brain Bank (RRID:SCR_008820) Copy   

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http://psychiatry.stanford.edu/alzheimer/

Portal for gerontology research with a variety of clinical, research and educational programs, with the aim of improving the lives of those affected by Alzheimer's Disease and memory losses associated with normal aging. The Center investigates the nature of Alzheimer's Disease, its progression over time, its response to treatments, and problems patients and caregivers experience in dealing with the changes that occur. It also conducts studies that look at changes that occur over the course of normal aging and have a Normal Aging Brain Donor Program. The Aging Clinical Research Center puts out a newsletter that showcases various projects and includes informative articles on dementia.

Proper citation: Stanford/VA Aging Clinical Research Center (RRID:SCR_008678) Copy   

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http://pennadc.org

A national Alzhiemer's disease research center funded by the National Institute on Aging, and the research arm of the Penn Memory Center.

Proper citation: Penn Alzheimer's Disease Center (RRID:SCR_004444) Copy   

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http://www.brainbank.mclean.org/

Biomaterial supply resource that acquires, processes, stores, and distributes postmortem brain specimens for brain research. Various types of brain tissue are collected, including those with neurological and psychiatric disorders, along with their parents, siblings and offspring. The HBTRC maintains an extensive collection of postmortem human brains from individuals with Huntington's chorea, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological disorders. In addition, the HBTRC also has a collection of normal-control specimens.

Proper citation: Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center (RRID:SCR_003316) Copy   

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http://knightadrc.wustl.edu/

The Charles F. and Joanne Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (Knight ADRC) supports researchers and our surrounding community in their pursuit of answers that will lead to improved diagnosis and care for persons with Alzheimer disease (AD). The Center is committed to the long-term goal of finding a way to effectively treat and prevent AD. The Knight ADRC facilitates advanced research on the clinical, genetic, neuropathological, neuroanatomical, biomedical, psychosocial, and neuropsychological aspects of Alzheimer disease, as well as other related brain disorders.

Proper citation: Washington University School of Medicine Knight Alzheimers Disease Research Center (RRID:SCR_000210) Copy   

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https://team.inria.fr/empenn/research/

Research team focused on research and development of new algorithms in medical imaging, information processing and computer assisted intervention in the context of the pathologies of the central nervous system. Research team jointly affiliated to INSERM (National Institute of Health and Scientific Research), Inria (National Institute of Research in Computer Sciences and Automation) and IRISA / UMR CNRS 6074, University of Rennes I. Multidisciplinary team merging researchers in image processing and medical doctors.

Proper citation: VISAGES Research (RRID:SCR_000749) Copy   

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http://www.ndriresource.org/

NDRI is a Not-For-Profit (501c3) Corporation dedicated to providing the highest quality human biomaterials for research. NDRI makes it easy for researchers to get the human tissues and organs they need, prepared, preserved and shipped precisely according to their specific scientific protocols, as quickly as possible, and in the largest available quantities. NDRI provides researchers with protocol specific human neurological tissues such as brain stem, spinal cord, and basal ganglia, among others. In addition to control specimens, NDRI recovers tissues from donors with a variety of diseases, including Down syndrome, Parkinsons disease, Alzheimers disease, schizophrenia, and dementia. Through the NDRI 24/7 referral and procurement system, research consented biospecimens can be provided from low post mortem interval donors preserved at 4ºC, frozen or snap frozen, fixed, paraffin embedded, or as unstained slides.

Proper citation: National Disease Research Interchange (RRID:SCR_000550) Copy   

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http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/departments/molecular/themes/neurodegeneration/brainbank

A brain bank which holds an archive of brains donated by individuals with neurodegenerative disease and others who serve as neurologically normal controls. It specializes in parkinsonian movement disorders, including Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy, and holds the national collection of brains donated by individuals with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). Recently the collection has been developed to include donated brains from prospectively studied people with familial dementias. The QSBB also banks brains donated by people with dystonia and Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. The Brain Bank aims to provide brain tissue for neuropathological studies and for scientific research both in the UK and worldwide. The large collection of tissue is backed up by clinical documentation and all material is fully evaluated by the neuropathologists at QSBB. Brain tissue is stored as formalin-fixed, wax embedded blocks and is frozen, either at -20 degrees C or at -80 degrees C (flash-frozen). Tissue can be provided as slide-mounted sections, or as small blocks for neurochemistry, proteomics and DNA and RNA analysis. Flash-frozen material has excellent histological preservation and is suitable for in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry. Case-control studies are matched for post-mortem delay and agonal status and are supplied blind.

Proper citation: Queen Square Brain Bank (RRID:SCR_004652) Copy   

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http://www.brain-net.net/

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on June 28,2022. A network of several university centers in Germany that classifies neurological and psychiatric disorders neuropathologically and collects and provides brain tissue for research. The aim and task of the Brain-Net are: the collection of clinically and neuropathologically well-characterized brain tissue samples; the standardization of neuropathological diagnoses according to internationally accepted criteria; and providing a basis for future research projects using genetic, epidemiological, biometric and other issues to neurological and psychiatric disorders.

Proper citation: Brain-Net (RRID:SCR_005017) Copy   

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http://med.emory.edu/ADRC/research/core_neurology_database.html

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on June 9, 2025. A database which retains extensive clinical information about study subjects recruited by the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Clinical Core, as well as other individuals with neurological diseases. In addition to clinical information, the database has basic demographics, medical history (including risk factors such as smoking), and a detailed family history from all subjects. Some entries have neuropsychological measures. Users can access a Summary Database which contains the most commonly requested variables. A data dictionary describing the variables in the Summary Database is available.

Proper citation: Emory Neurology Database (RRID:SCR_005277) Copy   

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http://med.brown.edu/neurology/brainbank/index.html

A tissue resource center which facilitates research into the relationship between Alzheimer's disease and other brain disorders such as strokes and mental illnesses. Most donations have been obtained from Alzheimer's patients. Normal controls are available, many of which are from subjects with close relatives with Alzheimer's. The Brown BTRC also supports a collection of brain tumor cases that were harvested from patients who underwent surgery and who were enrolled in a clinical trial for the development of new treatments for brain cancer.

Proper citation: Brown Brain Tissue Resource Center (RRID:SCR_005392) Copy   

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http://ncrad.iu.edu/

Cell repository for Alzheimer's disease that collects and maintains biological specimens and associated data. Its data is derived from large numbers of genetically informative, phenotypically well-characterized families with multiple individuals affected with Alzheimer's disease, as well as individuals for case-control studies.

Proper citation: National Cell Repository for Alzheimer's Disease (RRID:SCR_007313) Copy   

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http://www.oasis-brains.org/

Project aimed at making neuroimaging data sets of brain freely available to scientific community. By compiling and freely distributing neuroimaging data sets, future discoveries in basic and clinical neuroscience are facilitated.

Proper citation: Open Access Series of Imaging Studies (RRID:SCR_007385) Copy   

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https://knightadrc.wustl.edu/professionals-clinicians/request-center-resources/

Provides on request resources including Data: clinical and cognitive measures as well as MRI and amyloid imaging scans; Tissue: frozen brain tissue, paraffin brain sections, antemortem CSF, DNA, fibroblast, dermal fibroblasts, plasma (fasting and non-fasting) and iPSC; Participants: eligible participants may be invited to enroll in research of other investigators after appropriate review. Researchers can use the request portal to review Center guidelines and policies; view available data and tissue; access data tables and codebooks; and submit request for resources.

Proper citation: Washington University School of Medicine Knight ADRC Request Center Resources Core Facility (RRID:SCR_025254) Copy   

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https://www.vai.org/research/collaborations/west-michigan-neurodegenerative-diseases-mind-program/

Brain bank that houses donated brains from people with neurodegenerative diseases and neurologically normal age-matched controls. VAI Brain Bank drives insight and discovery by providing scientists the samples needed to investigate the intricate underpinnings of Parkinson’s, dementias, and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Proper citation: Van Andel Institute Brain Bank (RRID:SCR_026035) Copy   

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http://www.brainnet-europe.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=99&Itemid=99

Sampling protocols produced by the BrainNet Europe Consortium generally with five types of dissection and brain processing procedures defined in all disease related protocols. * Fresh brain dissection * Fresh brain processing * Dissection of formalin-fixed brain * Histology and immunohistochemistry * Processing fresh brain

Proper citation: BrainNet Europe Sampling Protocols (RRID:SCR_000484) Copy   

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http://www.alzheimer.ca/

A nonprofit health organization that works to improve the quality of life of Canadians affected by Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. This organization also supports research on the cause and potential cures for the disease through education and funding.

Proper citation: Alzheimer Society of Canada (RRID:SCR_000485) Copy   

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http://www.alzheimer-europe.org/

A non-governmental organization aimed at raising awareness of all forms of dementia by creating a common European platform through co-ordination and co-operation between Alzheimer organizations throughout Europe. Alzheimer Europe is also a source of information on all aspects of dementia.

Proper citation: Alzheimer Europe (RRID:SCR_003802) Copy   

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http://www.alzheimer-hellas.gr/english.php

A non-profit organization whose aim is to offer advice concerning the care of Alzheimer''''s disease patients, information and services for the people affected and their families. Also, to offer mutual help to the family members of the patients in order to reduce the social, economic and emotional cost deriving from the long care of people suffering from dementia. Lastly, the association attempts to publicize the social needs of the population affected and to inform the public in order to be acquainted with the problem. The mission of the Greek Association of Alzheimer''''s Disease is * the early diagnosis of dementia by scientists * the promotion of research * education and training for all the stakeholders * the development of Care Units for patients with Alzheimer''''s Disease * the provision of useful information and advise (24 hour help-line) on dementia problems (caring, legal or financial issues) * the presentation of lectures by health professionals and informal carers, covering all aspects of Alzheimer Disease * and the development of professional seminars during the whole year.

Proper citation: Greek Association of Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders (RRID:SCR_003938) Copy   

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http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/pharmacare/adti/clinician/pdf/ADTI%20SMMSE-GDS%20Reference%20Card.pdf

Assessment test imposing strict guidelines for administration and scoring to improve the reliability of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), a screening test for the purpose of evaluating cognitive impairment in older adults.

Proper citation: Standardized Mini-Mental State Examination (RRID:SCR_003703) Copy   

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