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Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center granted $1 million for Alzheimer’s disease research

The Hartman Foundation has awarded a $1 million challenge grant to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center to support Alzheimer’s disease research, according to a press release.

The grant will support a 2-year study investigating the primary cause of Alzheimer’s disease. Specifically, the study will assess abnormal shifts in brain metabolism most notably present in the early-onset of the disease, and whether or not the shifts can be corrected with medication or lifestyle modifications, according to the press release.

Suzanne Craft

The challenge grant will provide a 1:1 match for all funds raised for the research.

Suzanne Craft, PhD, director of the Alzheimer’s disease program at Wake Forest Baptist will lead the study, according to the release. She is also currently working on an NIH-funded study investigating nasal insulin for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.