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Dr. Diane Bovenkamp speaking at the Geroscience Summit 2019.

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BrightFocus Takes Leadership Role at NIH Geroscience Summit

Gains in life expectancy have been accompanied by a rise in age-related diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma. Geroscience, as a field, wants to reduce age-related diseases, and BrightFocus is excited about partnering with this interdisciplinary field. .

January 10, 2020

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Geroscience Can Help Cure Diseases of Mind and Sight

Geroscience, as a field, seeks to intervene with aspects of aging that increase the risk of disease. In a Q&A, BrightFocus VP of Scientific Affairs Diane Bovenkamp, PhD, thinks that could help find cures for diseases of mind and sight.

January 10, 2020

Dr. Emialy Chew speaking about the importance of eating eye-healthy foods at an American Academy of Opthalmology meeting.

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Your Eyes, Your Diet, and Nutritional Supplements for AMD: An Interview with NIH Vision Expert

Learn about lifestyle factors that can decrease the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration, the research behind the AREDS vitamin supplements, and the importance of clinical trials.

December 20, 2019

Glaucoma Fast Track 2019 (researcher looking into a microscope)

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Growing the Future of Glaucoma Research: BrightFocus “Glaucoma Fast Track” on October 23

The BrightFocus Glaucoma Fast Track Workshop is a day-long workshop providing a unique immersive environment for early-stage scientists focused on glaucoma research or those who want to enter the field to accelerate their path towards becoming an expert in this exciting field.

October 21, 2019

Scientists participating in the Alzheimer's Fast Track Workshop

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Accelerating the Path to a Cure: BrightFocus Alzheimer’s Fast Track

BrightFocus is once again leading Alzheimer’s Fast Track, a several day incubator for some of the world’s most promising early career researchers. By encouraging and supporting these women and men, BrightFocus hopes to accelerate the path to a cure for the disease.

October 17, 2019

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BrightFocus-Affiliated Expert Discusses Risks to Veterans’ Brain Health on MSNBC Interview

BrightFocus-affiliated expert discusses traumatic brain injury and dementia on national news program

September 25, 2019

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Renowned Alzheimer’s Researcher and BrightFocus Contributor Wins “The Oscars of Science”

University of Pennsylvania professor Virginia M.Y. Lee, PhD, who helped develop and guide BrightFocus Foundation’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research program, has won a 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences. The prize, known as the “The Oscars of Science,” recognizes her research leading to new avenues for potential drug discovery and development.

September 16, 2019

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Helping Yourself and Others Adapt to Low Vision

Dan and Chris Roberts, a married couple from Missouri, offer to share their experiences with low vision, and caregiving, respectively.

August 7, 2019

Todd Golde, MD, PhD, Guojun Bu, PhD, and Diane Bovenkamp, PhD at the AD-PD Conference

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Cure in Mind, Cure in Sight – Bridging Brain and Eye Research

Diseases of mind and sight share neurodegenerative features in common. BrightFocus is leading the way to explore them so that what’s learned about one disease may benefit another in the search for cures.

July 31, 2019

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