Biology - Genetics Project

Required Resources

Books

InfoCentre Electronic card catalog
WYLD Cat Teton County Library

Citation information
OWL (Online Writing Lab) Purdue University

 

Databases with Scientific or Peer Reviewed Journals

Facts on File (requires password)
    JHHS database - Science Online and Health Reference Center

Science Resource Center (Gale)
     WYLD database-Published Information
         Search for Academic Journals
EBSCO Medical Journalsournals
     WYLD database-Published Information
         Search for Peer Reviewed Journals
Check the boxes for these databases:
Health Source - Consumer Edition
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Alt Health Watch
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Biomedical Reference Collection: Basics
Nursing and Allied Health Collection
ProQuest Platinum
     JHHS database-Published Information
         Search for Peer Reviewed Journals
JStor
   
JHHS database - CollegeJournals
  PDF documents
   Print to Media Center #2 - select "finishing" to print double-sided
SIRS Knowledge Source
     WYLD database-Published Information
         Look for results listed as "Scholarly Journals"
CQ Researcher Congressional Quarterly
    WYLD database- Published Information

Recommended Websites

Interactive and print-based resources
 
Health Line
Categories of genetic disease
 
Your guide to understanding genetic conditions.
 
A multimedia guide to genetic disorders.
 
 
Trusted health information from the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. National Library of Medicine
 
Department of Health and Human Services
 
Click on "more" and scroll down to find and click on Google Scholar.

Websites recommended by Nurse Tamie

www.rarediseases.org

www.healthcentral.com

www.emedicine.com

 

The following are websites listed on the Teton County Library website.  www.tclib.org

Librarian's Index to the Internet Diseases links
Directory of links to a wide variety of diseases and associations that focus on them, developed and maintained by librarians.

http://lii.org/search/file/diseases_and_conditions

Healthfinder
Healthfinder is a free gateway to consumer health and human services information from the U.S. government. This information is available in English or Spanish

http://www.healthfinder.gov/

Kids Health
Created by the Nemours Foundation’s Center for Children’s Health Media, Kids Health provides families with accurate up-to-date health information.

http://kidshealth.org/

MayoClinic.com
The Mayo Clinic maintains this searchable and customizable consumer health site with “condition centers” that provide the latest information on areas of specialization that the Mayo Clinics are famous for.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/

Medem
This is a full range of patient education information provided by a collaboration of national and state medical associations and societies.

http://www.medem.com/MedLB/medlib_entry.cfm

WebMDHealth
Searchable site designed to connect physicians and consumers to the health care industry.

http://my.webmd.com/webmd_today/home/default.htm

 

Specific websites for selected topics

1. Achondroplasia:

The Magic Foundation. http://www.magicfoundation.org/

March of Dimes:  http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1204

2. Achoo Syndrome

UCSF Medical Center: http://www.ucsf.edu/humgene/photic_sneeze_reflex.htm

3. ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)

Attention Deficit Disorder Association: http://www.add.org/

CHADD: http://www.chadd.org

4. ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)

The ALS Association. http://www.alsa.org/

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/pubs/als.htm

5. Autism

The Autism Society of America: http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer

Autism Speaks: http://www.autismspeaks.org/

6. Brain Cancer

Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania. “Neuro-Oncology Program: About Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors,” OncoLink

National Cancer Institute. “Brain Tumor Home Page,” www.cancer.gov

7. Childhood onset diabetes

Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Diabetes projects. http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/projects/diab_child.htm

American Diabetes Association:  http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp

8. Color Blindness

Montgomery, Geoffrey. “Color Blindness: More Prevalent Among Males,” Breaking the code of color. Howard Hughes Medical Institute. http://www.hhmi.org/senses/b130.html

9. Cri du chat

Five P Minus Society. http://www.fivepminus.org/

U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health. “Cri du chat syndrome,” Medical Encyclopedia. MedlinePlus. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001593.htm

10. Cystic fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: http://www.cff.org/

11. Down Syndrome

National Down Syndrome Society: http://www.ndss.org/

Nemours Foundation:  http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/genetic/down_syndrome.html

12. Ehlers-Danlos

Ehlers-Danlos National Foundation: http://www.ednf.org/

Ehlers-Danlos Support Group: http://www.ehlers-danlos.org/

13. Epilepsy

Epilepsy Foundation: http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/

International League Against Epilepsy: http://www.ilae.org/

14. Hair Loss Syndrome (Genetic Baldness)

Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine):
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003246.htm

15. Hemophilia

National Hemophilia Foundation: http://www.hemophilia.org/

Mayo Clinichttp://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00218

16. Huntington’s disease

Huntington's Disease Society of America: http://www.hdsa.org/

Mayo Clinic:  http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00401

17. Klinefelters’ syndrome

American Association for Klinefelter Syndrome Information and Support: http://www.aaksis.org/

Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine):  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/klinefelterssyndrome.html

18. Marfan’s Syndrome

National Marfan Foundation: http://www.marfan.org/nmf/index.jsp

Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine): http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/marfansyndrome.html

19. Multiple Sclerosis

National Multiple Sclerosis Society: http://www.nmss.org/

Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine): http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/multiplesclerosis.html

20. Muscular Dystrophy

The Muscular Dystrophy Association: http://www.mdausa.org/

Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine):  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/musculardystrophy.html

21. Myotonic Dystrophy

International Myotonic Dystrophy Organization: http://www.myotonicdystrophy.org/

Mayo Clinic:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/muscular-dystrophy/DS00200/DSECTION=2

22. Narcolepsy

Center for Narcolepsy: http://med.stanford.edu/school/Psychiatry/narcolepsy/

Mayo Clinic: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/narcolepsy/DS00345

23. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive Compulsive Foundation: http://www.ocfoundation.org/

Mayo Clinic:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/obsessive-compulsive-disorder/DS00189

24. Parkinson's Disease

National Parkinson's Foundation: http://www.parkinson.org/

Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine):
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/parkinsonsdisease.html

25. PKU (Phenylketonuria)

National PKU News: http://www.pkunews.org/

Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine):

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/phenylketonuria.html

26. Primordial Dwarfism

Nemours Foundation:
http://www.nemours.org/internet?url=no/dysplasia/primordial.html

27. Progeria

The Progeria Research Foundation: http://www.progeriaresearch.org/

Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine):
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001657.htm

25. Sickle-cell anemia

The American Sickle Cell Association: http://www.ascaa.org/

Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine): http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sicklecellanemia.html

27. SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency)

The SCID Homepage: http://www.scid.net/

Nemours Foundation: http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/medical/allergies/severe_immunodeficiency.html

28. Spina Bifida

Spina Bifida Association of America: http://www.sbaa.org/

Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine): http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spinabifida.html

29. Tay-Sachs Disease

National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association, Inc.: http://www.ntsad.org/

Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine): http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/taysachsdisease.html

30. Turner’s Syndrome

The Magic Foundation’s Turner’s Syndrome Page : http://www.magicfoundation.org/www/docs/115/turner_syndrome.html

Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine): http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/turnerssyndrome.html   

 

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