Newswise — ARLINGTON, Va. (January 12, 2021) – Ten researchers who are exploring the link between an infectious agent and Alzheimer’s disease have each been awarded $100,000 research grants through the IDSA Foundation’s Microbial Pathogenesis in Alzheimer’s Disease Grant program. Since the program was established in 2018, the IDSA Foundation has provided more than $600,000 to seven researchers, making the 2020 awardees the largest recipient pool to date. The program will provide an additional pilot grant of $8,000 to begin research and initial data collection for a dementia study in Uganda.
Based on early evidence, experts believe an infectious agent or a microbial mechanism may have a connection to Alzheimer’s disease. To advance research that could shed light and provide hope to the more than 5.7 million Americans and 47 million people worldwide living with…
