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Learn about a large, international collaboration that has advanced a scoring approach to be used for weighing glaucoma risk and personalizing treatment.
Learn about new research grants leading us to a cure, common medical problems that increase the risk of macular degeneration, macular degeneration facts and figures, how to choose the right sunglasses, and more in the spring 2020 edition of Macular Degeneration Research News.
Learn about a BrightFocus-funded researcher who is exploring the biology that connects Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson's disease.
New models and insights into preventing surgically-induced glaucoma.
Information on the connection between uveitis and glaucoma, the research of Jason Porter, PhD, who is working on a new method to detect glaucoma, surgical treatment options for open-angle glaucoma, and more are found in the winter 2020 edition of the National Glaucoma Research Report.
How cigarette smoke and other stressors disrupt cells in AMD.
Looking ahead to vision replacement, ways to increase stem cell success.
Learn about research that is exploring how to block the assembly of the tau protein, one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease.
A BrightFocus Foundation-funded project to develop a blood-based screening test for Alzheimer’s disease has passed proof of concept stage and C2N Diagnostics, the company spearheading the development of the test, will move forward to approve use in research and clinical settings, according to a presentation at a major scientific conference.
BrightFocus Foundation today announced that it has received a SHORTY Social Good Award® for the public impact of its nationwide screening tour of Turning Point, a documentary by acclaimed filmmaker James Keach.