Health Solutions Barrett Summer Scholars
Welcome to the ASU Library!
Most of the links below are for open access health resources - information and research sites that you can use anytime, anywhere while online. When on-campus at ASU, you also have access to even more online resources full of scholarly articles and ebooks at: https://lib.asu.edu/
Looking for Images? Checkout this useful images in the health sciences guide from the University of Pittsburgh: here
Remember to Cite your sources! As you find information, note the website URL and write down the document, image, or web page information, so that you can find the specific source page again and cite it in your presentation!
Resources with useful Genetic Information & Topic Overviews
- MedGen "Organizes information related to human medical genetics, such as attributes of conditions with a genetic contribution."
- Genetics Home Reference "Genetics Home Reference provides consumer-friendly information about the effects of genetic variation on human health"
- Merck Manual Use Search box to search genetic disorder & symptoms. Contains information on diagnosing and treating disorders.
- Medline Plus Search general health topics in English or Spanish and retrieve the most authoritative consumer health information gathered from trusted sources
- NIH - National Human Genome Research Institute Use search box to look for information or click on "Health" tab and explore the topics.
ASU Library Resources
- PubMed This link opens in a new window Citations of biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books are available; may include links to full text content from PubMed Central and publisher websites.
- CINAHL Ultimate This link opens in a new window A definitive resource for nursing and allied health research, offering full-text access to peer-reviewed journals, quick lessons, evidence-based care sheets, instructional videos, and continuing education tools across more than 50 specialties.
- PsycINFO This link opens in a new window Coverage: 1887+Covers the research literature in all areas of psychology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Other subjects such as neuroscience, psychiatry, and physiology are also included. The database provides indexing and abstracts for journal articles (mostly peer-reviewed), books, chapters, and dissertations.