Temple Receives $100,000 From Stop Alzheimer's Now to Conduct Groundbreaking Study

Researchers at Temple University have been given a $100,000 gift from the Stop Alzheimer's Now nonprofit to explore the role reduced adult neurogenesis may play in Alzheimer's, reports EurekAlert . The new study will determine whether suppressing a specific protein in the brain can trigger neurogenesis. The researchers previously discovered that the targeted protein regulates neurogenesis and demonstrated in vitro that its suppression induces new neuron growth. "Our work may not yield a significant result. But if we show that natural adult neurogenesis can be restored, it could lead to big breakthroughs in our understanding of neurogenesis, in addition to the generation of novel therapies for Alzheimer's disease," says Temple Professor Domenico Praticò.