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Project Number: | I01BX001641-05A1 |
Title: | Detoxification of Biogenic Aldehydes in Parkinson's Disease |
Principal Investigator: | Randy Strong |
Location: | San Antonio, TX |
Congressional District Code: | 21 |
Research Service: | Biomedical Laboratory R&D |
Project Period: | October 2019 - September 2023 |
FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $156,800 |
Total Award Amount (all years): |
$710,000 |
Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most prevalent age-related neurodegenerative disorder, after Alzheimer's disease, affecting up to 5% of the population aged 65 – 85 years. Veterans are at increased risk for PD because the veteran population is older than the United States population as a whole and because veterans are more likely to have been exposed to toxic environmental agents during deployment. Despite great strides in research over the past two decades, the etiology and pathogenesis o... |