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Newly released research portfolios highlight the 276 biomedical research projects funded by BrightFocus Foundation across 16 countries to defeat Alzheimer’s disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma.
The anti-amyloid therapy will go off the market later this year.
In This Issue:
- Current Research: Could Vision Lost to Glaucoma Be Restored?
- President’s Corner
- A BrightFocus Glaucoma Chat with Dr. Nazlee Zebardast
- First Look at Upcoming Research
- And more!
In this Issue
- President’s Corner
- New Blood Test Detects Unique Biomarker for Alzheimer’s
- Researcher Spotlight: Kevin Beier, PhD
- Medications That Can Mimic Dementia
- Help Fight Alzheimer’s Through a Donor Advised Fund
January is Glaucoma Awareness Month, and BrightFocus Foundation is pleased to announce the 2024 schedule of Glaucoma Chats, free, accessible and interactive audio podcast conversations with leading glaucoma specialists and eye care professionals.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new treatment for glaucoma, iDose® TR (travoprost intracameral implant, 75 mcg). iDose TR is a first-of-its kind treatment that is designed to provide up to three years of 24/7, continuous drug therapy directly inside the eye, helping people with glaucoma take control over the elevated eye pressure associated with this vision disease.
BrightFocus Foundation, in partnership with three other global vision loss advocacy organizations, has declared Dec. 5 as World Geographic Atrophy Day.
In a new BrightFocus-funded study, researchers found an association between alterations in circadian rest-activity rhythms and risk of frailty incidence in older adults.
BrightFocus Foundation’s Alzheimer’s Fast Track, an immersive workshop for early-career scientists, was held Nov. 8-10 in Washington, D.C. and convened 80 talented Alzheimer’s researchers from 19 U.S. states and six countries, including Japan, Spain, and Sweden.
To achieve true health equity, we must ensure that all populations have equitable access to clinical trials and the benefits of medical research. With the right mix of resources, dedication, compassion, patience, and time, we can positively impact communities nationwide, write BrightFocus President and CEO Stacy Pagos Haller and board member Tonya M. Matthews, PhD, in a new op-ed.
