Regulation of the beta-secretase (BACE1) by glycosaminoglycans

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/490031

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Alzheimer's disease is the leading cause of dementia in the elderly. Because of the prolonged institutionalisation of patients, it is a major health care burden. This project aims to develop novel drugs which can treat Alzheimer's disease by inhibiting production of the protein which causes the neurodegeneration.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2010

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $561,212.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Cell Neurochemistry

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

ageing | ageing and dementia | alzheimer's disease | dementia | mental health and ageing | neurodegenerative disease | proteoglycans

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