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Project Number: | I21RX002878-01 |
| Title: | Treatment of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in a mouse model with a side effect free erythropoietin derived immune modulator. |
| Principal Investigator: | Peter Dowling |
| Location: | East Orange, NJ |
| Congressional District Code: | 10 |
| Research Service: | Rehabilitation R&D |
| Project Period: | October 2018 - September 2021 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $0 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$198,000 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: This project seeks to examine a treatment for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). CTE is a degenerative disease that afflicts individuals who have received multiple concussive injuries such as soldiers or players of professional contact sports. It is often marked by progressive neurological deterioration. The disease may lead to memory loss, mood problems, suicidality and dementia and there is presently no known cure. Neuropathologically the disease is associated with chronic neuroinflammati... |