Newswise — Arlington, VA – June 15, 2021 – The IDSA Foundation announces a call for applications for the 2021 Microbial Pathogenesis in Alzheimer’s Disease Grant. The $1.7 million grant, an increase from $1 million in 2020, will fund the advancement of novel research into possible links between infectious diseases and the causation of Alzheimer’s disease.
Evidence suggests Alzheimer’s disease may have a link to infectious diseases or a microbial mechanism, but limited funding in the field has left this potential link largely unexplored.
“Longitudinal studies could help uncover links between microbial pathogens and chronic disease, including Parkinson’s disease, stroke, colorectal cancer and neurological diseases, but few have been conducted,” said Cynthia Sears, MD, FIDSA, professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and chair of the…
