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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."
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.
Kim Campbell talks about her journey as a caregiver, and panelists address other Alzheimer's disease issues, in this free program.
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.
The following statement was issued by Stacy Pagos Haller, BrightFocus Foundation President and CEO.
BrightFocus Foundation hosted an awards dinner on June 8 in Washington, DC to celebrate some of the world’s most promising science and public advocacy to end Alzheimer’s disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma.
Learn about new research that sheds light on sex-based differences in Alzheimer’s disease, how inflammation may be related to the development of Alzheimer’s, tips to engage someone who has Alzheimer’s in activities, and information about a citizen science project funded by BrightFocus Foundation that enables anyone to contribute to Alzheimer’s research by playing an online game, and more in the spring 2017 edition of Alzheimer’s Disease Research Review.
From Stacy Pagos Haller, President and CEO
BrightFocus Foundation today announced a record $13.3 million in new grants for promising science toward finding cures for Alzheimer’s disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma.