Implications of retinal neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1105930

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Recent research has shown that “early signs” of Alzheimer ’s disease (AD) can be detected in the eyes. My research focus is to determine which particular changes in the retina are associated with AD. I will also investigate if blocking the production of beta amyloids (proteins produced in AD) in the eye will indeed help reduce their load in the brain and hence delay the onset of AD. Results from this research maybe used for early diagnosis and future medicinal studies that target the eye in AD.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 01-01-2020

Funding Scheme: Targeted Calls

Funding Amount: $602,213.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Alzheimer disease | amyloid beta-protein | retinal degeneration | retinal function | vascular dysfunction

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