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By Replicating Drusen Formation, BrightFocus-funded Researchers Advance a Strategy to Stop AMD

By lending insight into early drusen formation, results of a BrightFocus MDR grant may help us treat AMD earlier and lessen our dependency on injections in its later stages to preserve sight.

April 21, 2017

From left, Series host Waleed Abdalati and producer Geoff Haines-Stiles join BrightFocus’ Sarah DiSandro, Beth Weaver, and Martha Taggart at a Washington screening of The Crowd & the Cloud

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All Eyes on EyesOnAlz in New PBS Series

Our sneak preview of The Crowd & the Cloud, a new PBS series featuring the BrightFocus-funded EyesOnAlz project. Set to air April 6, it’s an epic look at what ordinary citizens are doing to improve health and cure diseases, even Alzheimer’s!

March 27, 2017

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Eye Doctors: Vision Health Must Be Higher Priority for Individuals, Nation

Vision health needs to be more at the forefront of both public policy and public health concerns.

March 15, 2017

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Bringing the Power of the Crowd to Solve Alzheimer’s

Learn about an exciting citizen science project receiving support from the BrightFocus Alzheimer’s Disease Research program; the first crowd-sourced effort to gather data to help end Alzheimer’s disease.

February 24, 2017

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Detecting Alzheimer’s at the Molecular Level

Francis Hanes, PhD, is using his knowledge of biophysics to advance Alzheimer’s imaging and achieve earlier diagnosis. Read about his BrightFocus-funded research.

February 17, 2017

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AMD On the Rise, According to National Academies Report

Top U.S. scientists are concerned that eye and vision health are relatively absent from national health priority lists. AMD, in particular, is rising..

January 30, 2017

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New Hope for Dry AMD

Currently there is no treatment available for advanced dry AMD that can cause vision loss, also known as geographic atrophy. However, BrightFocus-funded researchers are working on the early stages of a possible solution.

January 12, 2017

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Scientists Shed New Light on Gender Differences in Alzheimer’s

BrightFocus-sponsored research at the University of Luxembourg has identified a gene that may provide a new starting point for developing treatments for Alzheimer's disease.

January 11, 2017

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Planting the Seeds for Future Alzheimer’s Research

Alzheimer’s Fast Track is for scientists just starting out in the Alzheimer’s field. It shows them where knowledge gaps still exist and helps light up their minds with research questions.

December 15, 2016