Investigating biometal dyshomeostasis in dementia with Lewy bodies

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1105791

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer's disease (AD). Very little is known about what causes DLB and there are currently no effective therapeutics. An imbalance in naturally occurring biological metals such as iron and copper have been implicated in AD and Parkinson’s disease so this project will investigate if metals are involved in DLB. The ultimate goal of this project is to identify if metals are a valid target for future drug development.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 01-01-2019

Funding Scheme: Targeted Calls

Funding Amount: $554,644.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Neurosciences not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

alpha-synuclein | dementia | dementia with Lewy bodies | metals | parkinsonism

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