Newsletters

An oral supplement to treat advanced AMD, gene therapy for eye diseases, 5 clinical trial myth busters, summaries of 2 of the 18 new grants Macular Degeneration Research recently awarded to help fight AMD, and more are found in the fall 2018 edition of Macular Degeneration Research News.

New approaches to lowering eye pressure, a technique that may increase understanding of how glaucoma occurs, helpful information on how eye pressure is measured, lifestyle tips to promote eye health, and more are found in the fall 2018 edition of National Glaucoma Research Report.

The fall edition of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Review provides information on how improving brain blood flow could improve cogintive function in people who have Alzheimer's, the influence of genetics on Alzheimer's, a clinical trial examining the effects of physical activity on the dementia risk for older African Americans, and the uses and misuses of antipsychotic medications for managing challenging behaviors associated with Alzheimer's.

Learn about research that is focused on stopping signals that trigger blood vessel growth in wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), how lifestyle can impact AMD, find helpful information on clinical trials, and more in the summer 2018 edition of Macular Degeneration Research News.

Advanced imaging that could lead to a screening test for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), circadian rhythms and their relationship to AD, the importance of clinical trials for developing new AD treatments, and part one of a three-part series on the challenging behaviors associated with AD are among the articles that you will find in the summer 2018 edition of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Review.

Learn how medications, diseases, and trauma can cause an eye condition called secondary glaucoma, explore how laser procedures are used in the treatment of glaucoma, understand how volunteers are supporting an important clinical trial to save sight, and much more in the spring 2018 edition of National Glaucoma Research Report.

The spring edition of Alzheimer's Disease Research Review provides information about a major advance in drug development that started with funding from Alzheimer's Disease Research (ADR), explains why clinical trial volunteers are key for curing Alzheimer’s, summarizes recommendations for home-based dementia care that were unveiled at an event sponsored by ADR, offers some tips and advice for informing your loved one about their Alzheimer’s diagnosis, and more.

Different macular disorders could one day be stopped by treatments aimed at some of the earliest cellular changes that these diseases have in common. Read more about this exciting research, find out why bacteria in our guts can affect our risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and learn about a clinical trial that will help determine if alpha lipoic acid can slow down the growth of the advanced form of dry AMD, all in the spring 2018 edition of Macular Degeneration Research News.

The winter 2018 edition of the National Glaucoma Research Report has information on a BrightFocus research grant that is leading to a new understanding of glaucoma, an article outlining the connection between diabetes and glaucoma, helpful facts about how clinical trials work, and much more.