IRON IN DISEASES OF THE AGEING BRAIN: from bench to clinic [ 1/1/2021 - 12/31/2025 ]

Research Grant

Brief description I aim to achieve a deeper understanding of the causes, detection and treatment of incurable neurological diseases of advancing age - Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and Motor Neuron Disease. Iron needlessly accumulates in brain tissue with age. I will pursue studies of ageing worms, cells in culture, mice, human brain tissue, brain imaging and clinical trials, to determine whether the problem of iron accumulation is a drug target for these diseases.

Funding Amount $1,814,215

Funding Scheme Investigator Grants

Chief Investigator Prof Ashley Bush

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