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Pets soothe the spirit, strengthen the heart at Montgomery Hospice
Elise Gordon Rasmussen has a full-time job, a sideline business and a family. But stress melts away when the Silver Spring resident is greeted by…
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Rebuilding Together Marks its Annual National Rebuilding Month in April
WASHINGTON, April 1, 2015 /3BL Media/ – Rebuilding Together, a national nonprofit with a vision of a safe and healthy home for every person, announced today…
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Let’s Make Elderly Nutrition a National Priority
In the United States of America, no senior citizen should go hungry. Unfortunately, hunger among our elderly population is a growing crisis—hunger rates have more…
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Meal deliveries benefit seniors, report says
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Kali Thomas, assistant professor (research) of health services, policy, and practice, has shown that meal deliveries can help seniors stay in their…
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Invest in medical research for our future prosperity
Alzheimer’s disease is a growing public health and societal crisis. The disease ravages the mind and often leaves loved ones unable to recognize family members…
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Drug Restores Memory Function in Alzheimer’s Model
Building on earlier work funded by BrightFocus, researchers have discovered a promising new drug compound that reverses some Alzheimer’s effects on memory in mice. Four…
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Gamma-Secretase Linked to Plaques in Both Alzheimer’s and Down Syndrome
BrightFocus grantee Huaxi Xu, PhD and colleagues at the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute in La Jolla, CA, have published a paper that sheds light on…
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‘Alzheimer’s in a Dish’ Expected To Hasten Drug Development
Currently taking the science world by storm are Harvard neuroscientist Rudolph E. Tanzi, PhD, a past recipient of several BrightFocus grants, and 2013-15 BrightFocus Grantee…
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Rebuilding Together Alexandria Releases Energy Efficiency Home Audit Ideas as Part of Energy Awareness Month
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Winter’s cold can be a budget buster for many low-income homeowners—many of whom are elderly, disabled and veterans. As part of Energy…
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When a Parent Lives Alone and Has Alzheimer’s: It Takes a Village
If you’ve ever tried to convince someone with Alzheimer’s or other dementia to move from their home, you know it’s difficult. A common question that…
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Compound Restores Memory Function in Mouse Alzheimer’s Model
Researchers from Yale School of Medicine have discovered a promising new drug compound that reverses some Alzheimer’s effects on memory in mice. The work directly…
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Can Dementia be Prevented?
That’s a question the American Psychological Association posed when it brought in an expert panel to discuss the topic at a Senate briefing last week.…
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