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Standing Together to Protect Progress: BrightFocus Statement on 2026 National Institutes of Health and National Eye Institute Appropriations
The proposed 2026 federal budget released by the Trump administration would deliver crippling cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). These cuts would threaten essential progress in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma—diseases of mind and sight impacting 1 in 7 Americans over age 40.

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BrightFocus Statement on Senate Passage of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act
Legislation jeopardizes health care for millions of Americans living with Alzheimer’s, macular degeneration, glaucoma, and other serious conditions.

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BrightFocus Foundation and Focused Ultrasound Foundation Announce Partnership to Advance Alzheimer’s Research
A three-year collaboration supports pioneering non-invasive treatment strategies for Alzheimer’s disease using focused ultrasound.

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BrightFocus and Alzheimer’s Los Angeles Renew Partnership to Fund Promising Alzheimer’s Research
Ongoing collaboration advances promising Alzheimer's drug discovery research in Southern California.

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BrightFocus Foundation Awards Nearly $13M to 50 Scientists for Alzheimer’s, Macular Degeneration, and Glaucoma Research
Private research nonprofit BrightFocus Foundation today announced nearly $13 million in grants to support early investigative research into Alzheimer’s disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma.

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BrightFocus Foundation and Helen Keller Foundation Award University of Iowa Researchers 2025 Prize for Pioneering Eye Research
Drs. Val C. Sheffield and Edwin M. Stone of the University of Iowa have received the 2025 Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research for their groundbreaking work.