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BrightFocus Foundation will be honored on April 22 by the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO in New Orleans.
A recent study reveals that an anti-inflammatory drug approved to treat certain autoimmune diseases can counteract a protein in the body that’s linked to age-related macular degeneration. These findings may lead to a new treatment option for the disease.
A BrightFocus Foundation-funded study found that even moderate alcohol use can cause changes in the brain that may accelerate Alzheimer’s disease, shedding new light on a possible modifiable risk factor for dementia.
BrightFocus-funded research offers new evidence of the importance of tau in the prediction of Alzheimer’s disease which could lead to ways to delay—or even stop—the disease from progressing.
Read about some of the ways BrightFocus Foundation is taking action to reduce health disparities and inequities among underrepresented communities and better meet the precise health needs of these populations.
