BrightFocus Foundation is the new name for the nonprofit American Health Assistance Foundation, celebrating 40 years of support for health research and public education. The BrightFocus name reflects our redoubled commitment to advancing knowledge that saves mind and sight. Our three programs—Alzheimer's Disease Research, Macular Degeneration Research, and National Glaucoma Research—focus on the toughest challenges facing brain and eye health.
Research Goals in National Alzheimer's Plan Require More Funding from Congress
Statement by Stacy Pagos Haller, President and CEO, BrightFocus Foundation CLARKSBURG, Md., June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — We commend the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for updating the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease, released today. The plan sets multiple goals, including preventing and treating Alzheimer's by the year 2025, and providing enhanced […]
New Radio-TV PSAs Shine Spotlight on Disorder Affecting Millions of American Families CLARKSBURG, Md., Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Families who have lived with Alzheimer's disease share their personal stories and proclaim "Now Is the Moment" to end this life-shattering disease, in a moving set of public service announcements (PSAs) at www.brightfocus.org/alzpsa. The PSAs, produced by […]
Nonprofit continues its cutting-edge research and education programs on Alzheimer's Disease, Macular Degeneration and Glaucoma CLARKSBURG, Md., Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Marking its 40th anniversary year, the nonprofit American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF) announced today that it has changed its name to BrightFocus Foundation, effective February 1, 2013. The Maryland-based organization funds cutting-edge, early-stage research […]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — "The 21st Century Brain Trust™," a coalition of nonprofit organizations working to end Alzheimer's disease, took a $100,000 prize, out of submissions from more than 280 partnering organizations to the Sanofi US's Partners in Patient Health Collaborate | Activate Innovation Challenge. The time has come to develop self-administered cognitive […]
American Health Assistance Foundation Announces New Grants for Promising Vision Research
CLARKSBURG, Md., July 25, 2012 — The American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF, http://www.ahaf.org), a nonprofit organization that funds breakthrough research on age-related vision diseases, announced today that it has awarded 21 new grants totaling $2.1 million to scientists worldwide who are studying glaucoma and macular degeneration. The two conditions are the leading causes of irreversible […]
New Grants for Innovative Alzheimer's Disease Research Announced by AHAF
CLARKSBURG, Md., July 11, 2012 — The American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF, at http://www.ahaf.org), a nonprofit organization that funds groundbreaking, early-stage research on Alzheimer's disease, today announced it has awarded 22 new research grants, totaling more than $3.6 million, to scientists on the cutting edge of discoveries. Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative disorder that destroys […]
See a Better Tomorrow Campaign to Prevent Vision Loss Launched by AHAF
Eye Exams Urged: Many Unaware They Have Eye Disease Until Sight Is Impaired CLARKSBURG, Md., May 2, 2012 — Beginning in May, Healthy Vision Month, the American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF) is launching See a Better Tomorrow, a public education campaign that encourages people to schedule comprehensive eye exams to help protect against irreversible vision […]
Online CGI Videos Explaining Eye Disease Introduced During February for Low Vision Awareness Month
BALTIMORE, Feb. 22, 2012 — Computer-animated 3D visuals providing an internal look at the eye's anatomy are now available on the American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF) website, http://www.ahaf.org. Visitors can watch 127 videos – in English and Spanish – that demonstrate a range of topics including the origins, progression, diagnosis, and treatment of eye diseases. […]
