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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.
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The spring 2017 edition of Macular Degeneration Research News has information about a cancer drug that may lead to a new treatment for dry AMD, a story about how the implantable miniature telescope enhances sight in a patient with AMD, tips for how to make your home safer for people with low vision, and much more.
Learn about experimental drugs implanted in the eye that may enhance visual function, the genetic risks of developing glaucoma, how glaucoma can occur even when eye pressures is a normal range, and much more in the winter 2017 edition of the National Glaucoma Research Report.
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.
Learn about an exciting citizen science project receiving support from the BrightFocus Alzheimer’s Disease Research program; the first crowd-sourced effort to gather data to help end Alzheimer’s disease.
Top U.S. scientists are concerned that eye and vision health are relatively absent from national health priority lists. AMD, in particular, is rising..
The winter edition of Alzheimer’s Disease Research Review explores a new imaging technique that help with the early-stage detection of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), lifestyle changes for reducing the risk of AD, an innovative citizen science project called EyesOnALZ to engage the public in helping researchers analyze Alzheimer’s data, and more.
The fall 2016 edition of Macular Degeneration Research News explains how the latest research projects that we are funding could help find a cure, provides vision tips for driving in the winter, outlines the steps to prepare an eye-healthy recipe for Tuscan stew, and discusses BrightFocus Chats, a free monthly phone call with doctors, researchers, and experts in the field on timely topics regarding macular degeneration.