Research News
A BrightFocus Foundation-funded study found that even moderate alcohol use can cause changes in the brain that may accelerate Alzheimer’s disease, shedding new light on a possible modifiable risk factor for dementia.
BrightFocus-funded research offers new evidence of the importance of tau in the prediction of Alzheimer’s disease which could lead to ways to delay—or even stop—the disease from progressing.
BrightFocus Foundation celebrates the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Syfovre (pegcetacoplan injection), the first-ever treatment to slow the progression of vision loss from geographic atrophy, an advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration and a leading cause of blindness.
Led by a BrightFocus grantee, a research team has developed a new marker of Alzheimer’s disease neurodegeneration in the blood, paving the way for a more accurate blood test to detect Alzheimer’s disease.
Using a molecule found in green tea, an Alzheimer's Disease Research-funded team of biochemists has identified new molecules that can destroy protein tangles in the brain linked to Alzheimer's and related brain diseases.
BrightFocus Foundation’s newly released research portfolios highlight the more than 250 active grants across our Alzheimer’s Disease Research, National Glaucoma Research, and Macular Degeneration Research programs in pursuit of discovering cures for diseases of mind and sight.
A new BrightFocus-funded clinical trial is one of the first to study the benefits of exercise in protecting brain health specifically among older African Americans.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in November granted Breakthrough Therapy designation for a new treatment that could slow the progression of geographic atrophy, an advanced and severe form of dry age-related macular degeneration that can lead to permanent vision loss.
Nearly 20 million adults in the U.S. have some form of age-related macular degeneration, almost double the previous estimate of 11 million people, according to a new report. Learn why.
A new blood test that could facilitate a more accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer’s during the initial phases of the disease is on the way—rooted in critical early support from Alzheimer’s Disease Research, a program of BrightFocus Foundation. Catching the disease as soon as possible offers affected individuals the greatest gift of all—more time to spend with loved ones and explore disease management and treatment options.
