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Learn about a promising new technology for monitoring the progression of glaucoma, why age is a risk factor for glaucoma, a new approach for regenerating an injured optic nerve, the importance of clinical trials, and more in the spring edition of the National Glaucoma Research Report.
Laine Hardy, American Idol Winner 2019, will make his charitable debut at BrightFocus Foundation’s awards gala. Richard Lui, MSNBC, will emcee the research and advocacy awards for diseases of mind and sight.
BrightFocus Foundation, a premier source of private research funding to defeat Alzheimer’s disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma, today announced $16.2 million for 76 new research grants, a record high for the organization. With these latest grant awards, BrightFocus will have invested $43 million in scientific research over the past three years alone.
The spring edition of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Review provides articles on dementia and depression, a potential new blood test to screen for Alzheimer’s, a research project to identify early midlife biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease risk with regard to sex-based differences in brain aging and memory decline, Alzheimer's disease in women, and more.
BrightFocus Foundation joins others in mourning the loss of the legendary Paul Greengard, PhD, who passed away this past week on April 13. He was both an early grantee and longtime friend of BrightFocus, and became our honorary board member in 2010.
An update on the macular degeneration drug pipeline, the signs and symptoms of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a new clinical trial that aims to reduce the frequency of wet AMD injections, the role of sleep apnea in AMD, and more are found in the spring 2019 edition of Macular Degeneration Research News.
BrightFocus Foundation announces a new national public service campaign to increase awareness and understanding of Alzheimer’s disease.
A recent study focused attention on whether Alzheimer’s disease can spread from one human to another. The risk remains small as long as standard precautions are followed during surgery and other procedures.
The winter 2019 edition of the National Glaucoma Research Report provides answers to the top five questions asked about glaucoma, describes a new method to inhibit inflammation and prevent glaucoma, lists several apps for people with low vision, outlines a clinical research study underway to save sight from glaucoma, and more.
Learn about a new approach for memory improvement in Alzheimer's disease, a study exploring selective memory in the Alzheimer’s disease brain, research disaster preparedness for Alzheimer’s caregivers, how to reduce the risk of vascular dementia with a brain-healthy lifestyle, and more in the 2019 winter edition of Alzheimer's Disease Research Review..