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“BrightFocus Foundation lauds today’s historic announcement by Bill Gates of his $50 million investment in the Dementia Discovery Fund. A charitable act of this magnitude is a profound example of the courage and the power of philanthropy to tackle society’s most pressing challenges."

Nov 13, 2017
Newsletters

The summer edition of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Review provides information on significant progress in understanding how tau tangles may spread in the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease, a study offering hope that we can decrease our risk of developing dementia, and more.

Nov 6, 2017

A groundbreaking study is providing a more complete understanding of how Alzheimer’s disease worsens in the brain, helping to unite what had been two separate schools of thought on the causes of Alzheimer’s, and accelerating future research into effective treatments and cure.

Nov 2, 2017
Research News
BrightFocus Foundation recently held its first-ever Glaucoma FastTrack to accelerate the fight for a cure by investing in promising young scientists in the field of vision research.
Oct 30, 2017
Press Releases

BrightFocus Foundation announced today that communications strategist Cecilia Arradaza has joined the organization’s Board of Directors.

Oct 30, 2017
Press Releases

BrightFocus Foundation has announced the awarding of research grants to three scientists at Johns Hopkins University. The grantees’ research topics reflect the three diseases of aging that the foundation is working to end: Alzheimer’s, glaucoma, and macular degeneration.

Oct 23, 2017
Two scientists at the University of Florida, supported by a grant from BrightFocus’ Macular Degeneration Research program, have uncovered some tantalizing clues that a drug previously investigated to protect against nerve damage during cancer treatment could offer some protection for the nerve cells of the eye in late-stage dry age-related macular degeneration.
Oct 17, 2017
Press Releases

Kim Campbell talks about her journey as a caregiver, and panelists address other Alzheimer's disease issues, in this free program.

Oct 10, 2017

Cutting-edge techniques that progress our knowledge and understanding of Alzheimer's, information on how clinical trials work, research investigating a high-fat, low-carb diet in early Alzheimer's disease, are among the articles available in the fall 2017 edition of the Alzheimer's Disease Research newsletter.

Oct 6, 2017
Press Releases

Alzheimer’s Disease Research (ADR), a BrightFocus Foundation program, is once again proud to participate in employer-sponsored workplace giving campaigns, including the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), which begins on October 2.

Oct 2, 2017