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Cedars-Sinai awarded $2.5 million to study potential new drug treatments for Alzheimer's disease
Date:2/21/2012

So, if we could identify what's blocking this beneficial response in these cells, the hope is that a drug would enable the macrophages to leave the blood, go into the brain and remove the plaques."

The second grant, for $550,000, was awarded by the American Federation of Aging Research and will enable Town and his team of researchers to study new ways to reduce brain inflammation.

"Understanding this important area of neuroimmunology will likely lead to new therapeutic targets for Alzheimer's,'' Town said.

The author of more than 90 scientific publications, Town is a well-known neuroimmunologist whose research focuses on understanding and treating neurologic disorders including Alzheimer's, viral encephalitis and stroke.

According to the Alzheimer's Association, more than 5.4 million Americans have the disease, and its incidence is on the rise. Alzheimer's destroys brain cells, causing memory, thinking and behavioral problems severe enough to affect work, family and social relationships. It eventually affects the basics of daily living, is incurable and, ultimately, is fatal. Alzheimer's is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States and the fifth-leading cause for people 65 and older, association statistics show.


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Contact: Sally Stewart
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310-248-6566
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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