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Download the fall 2014 issue of our glaucoma newsletter to learn about injections that could replace daily eye drops for glaucoma, the visual field test, and much more.

Jun 30, 2015
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Download the fall 2013 issue of our macular degeneration newsletter to learn more about the importance of early diagnosis in managing AMD, innovative visual aids for AMD patients, and much more.

Jun 30, 2015
Clinical Trials
A large clinical trial aimed at screening and early treatment for Alzheimer’s disease holds the potential to be groundbreaking—if enough volunteers can be recruited to get it off the ground.
Jun 30, 2015
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Download the spring 2014 issue of our macular degeneration newsletter to learn about a potential topical treatment for AMD, how to choose sunglasses that will protect against AMD, and much more.

Jun 30, 2015
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Download the summer 2014 issue of our macular degeneration newsletter to learn about new treatments that could eventually replace eye injections for AMD, low vision tips, and much more.

Jun 30, 2015
Newsletters

Download the fall 2014 issue of our macular degeneration newsletter to learn more about cutting-edge AMD research showcased at the XVI International Symposium on Retinal Degeneration, ways to help prevent AMD, and much more.

Jun 30, 2015
There’s been a steady stream of news from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in Copenhagen, held July 12-17, 2014. The international summit brings together 4,500 professionals from 80 countries involved in Alzheimer’s treatment, patient care, and research.
Jun 30, 2015
Drugs & Medication

Recently, the BrightFocus Foundation awarded an Alzheimer’s Disease Research Fellowship to Soong Ho Kim, PhD, at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, to study whether a new drug could directly attack symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, but also work to address the disease process. A new study in Molecular Psychiatry now provides evidence that this line of research may be progressing."

Jun 29, 2015
Clinical Trials
Reisa Sperling, MD, a Harvard-based, BrightFocus-funded Alzheimer’s researcher now leading a major clinical trial, thinks it might be possible to prevent or delay the worst symptoms of Alzheimer's when physical changes in the brain, including shrinkage and amyloid build-up, are detected early, before cognition is impaired, and treatment begins at those earliest stages.
Jun 29, 2015
Newsletters

Download the fall 2013 issue of our Alzheimer’s disease newsletter to learn about key areas of study in Alzheimer’s research, a link between anemia and increased dementia risk, and much more.

Jun 29, 2015