UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Oct. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Alzheimer's disease currently affects 5.8 million Americans, and 13.8 million people over the age of 65 are expected to develop the disease by 2030. Cognitive decline is a consistent factor in typical aging and Alzheimer's disease, according to Penn State Associate Professor of Biology Janine Kwapis, yet the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying this process remain an unsolved challenge. With a new two-year, $432,575 award from the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Aging (NIA), Kwapis is working to solve the challenge.
The grant is funded via NIH's R21 award mechanism, which is meant to l...