HOUSTON, July 13 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release:

Backed by $2.16M Grant, UH Researcher Studies How Copper Imbalances Drive Neurodegenerative Diseases

By Kelly Schafler - 713-743-1153

University of Houston Associate Professor Tai-Yen Chen received a $2.16 million grant to study how copper imbalances in the body may contribute to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and ALS.

Using a groundbreaking imaging technique, a University of Houston chemist is uncovering how copper imbalances in the body may contribute to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and ALS.

While the root cause of these incurable diseases remains largely unknown and existing medications only m...