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Being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease can be overwhelming, but the BrightFocus Foundation wants to help people take an active, informed role in their health care. In recognition of November’s Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, BrightFocus is offering a free, pocket-sized card of questions—available in English and Spanish—to bring to the doctor’s office.
BrightFocus Foundation extends its deepest sympathies to the family of Ben Bradlee. Mr. Bradlee, a giant in the field of journalism, leaves behind an historic, lasting legacy.
A pioneering online health study to assess the cognitive toll of Alzheimer’s and dementias caregiving using online brain performance tests was officially announced today at a ReACT/AARP event. Employers from more than 75 corporations, academic institutions, non-profits and government attended the event, which was held at AARP’s Washington, DC headquarters.
Seven weeks ago, 12 fraternity brothers from Western Kentucky University launched a coast-to-coast bike ride—Bike4Alz—to raise money for the BrightFocus Foundation’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research program.
BrightFocus Foundation Announces 55 New Grant Recipients for Alzheimer’s and Vision Disease Research
BrightFocus Foundation, a nonprofit organization funding cutting-edge, innovative research on Alzheimer’s disease and the vision diseases of glaucoma and macular degeneration, today announced the recipients of new research grant awards, offered to 55 scientists in 19 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and five foreign countries. With these latest grants, BrightFocus has now provided more than $8.7 million in research funding in 2014.
On May 24, 12 fraternity brothers from Western Kentucky University will leave from Oceanside CA on a coast-to-coast bike ride—Bike4Alz—to raise money for the BrightFocus Foundation’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research program. Their goal: to raise $100,000 for research to help find a cure for Alzheimer’s.
BrightFocus Foundation, which funds research worldwide on diseases affecting mind and sight, lauded Luxembourg researcher Enrico Glaab, Ph.D., who today won the $50,000 Geoffrey Beene Global NeuroDiscovery Challenge for research proposals on gender differences in Alzheimer’s disease.
On the 20th anniversary of World Alzheimer’s Day (September 21), BrightFocus Foundation spotlights its four European global partners, who are honoring the patients and families affected by Alzheimer’s disease with a range of educational programs in their respective countries. Their common goal: a future without Alzheimer’s disease.
Diabetes-associated episodes of low blood sugar may increase the risk of developing dementia, while having dementia or even milder forms of cognitive impairment may increase the risk of experiencing low blood sugar, according to new research from UC San Francisco and funded by the Maryland-based BrightFocus Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.
We commend the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for updating the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease, released on June 14, 2013. The plan sets multiple goals, including preventing and treating Alzheimer's by the year 2025, and providing enhanced care and support for Alzheimer's patients and their families.