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Project Number: | I01RX002333-01 |
| Title: | Proneurogenic Treatment for Amyloid or Tau-Based Neurodegeneration |
| Principal Investigator: | Samuel Gandy |
| Location: | Bronx, NY |
| Congressional District Code: | 13 |
| Research Service: | Rehabilitation R&D |
| Project Period: | January 2017 - December 2021 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $65,103 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$1,034,228 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Project Summary Abstract Recent studies indicate that physical exercise exerts benefits on cognitive health, at least in part, through effects on hippocampal neurogenesis. Other lines of investigation indicate that physical exercise is essential for the optimum health, differentiation, and tissue integration of therapeutic stem cell implants. The current proposal is focused on assessing the potential ability of this compound, BCI-838, to mimic and/or potentiate the proneurogenic and procognitive... |