The National Institute on Aging has allocated $74.5 million for a new study to address Alzheimer’s disease. The Banner Alzheimer’s Institute in Phoenix and a Colombian institution known as the University of Antioquia will lead the study.
The study will be conducted with members of a group in Colombia who carry an inherited genetic mutation that’s been linked to the disease.
The first part of the study seeks to remove amyloid plaques. Those are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease and are made up of clumps of a protein in the brain. The second part of the study will focus on drugs and how they affect amyloid plaque accumulation.
According to Banner Health, this study will build upon another Alzheimer’s trial.
Enrollment for the study “is expected to begin” in fall 2025.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Colombia.
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