Targeting central inflammation to combat obesity and obesity-related cognitive dysfunction

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1128646

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The current obesity epidemic means many of us will suffer from overweight or obesity for at least some of our lives. My findings show obesity can cause inflammation throughout the brain including in regions related to learning and memory. Here I hypothesize that obesity induces long-term changes in the brain’s immune cells, that this can explain why we see susceptibility to cognitive decline in obese individuals, and that we can reverse these negative effects by targeting these immune cells.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2017

End Date: 01-01-2020

Funding Scheme: Career Development Fellowships

Funding Amount: $470,144.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Central Nervous System

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Other Keywords

ageing | cognition | development | inflammation | obesity

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