Neurodegenerative Disorders
As part of Innovations in Mind, UTMB is striving to raise $7.5 million to support the groundbreaking work of UTMB's Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases. It's part of an audacious vision: a world free from the debilitating neurological conditions that rob their victims of memory and function. A world where the best of biomedical science restores life and hope. A world made possible through your generosity.
These discoveries may hold the key to unlocking the door to breakthrough treatments.
In recent years, the Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases has been home to a series of pioneering discoveries.
- Our researchers discovered that certain individuals possess brains neurobiologically identical to those with Alzheimer's disease - but they never develop the devastating illness.
- We are developing an innovative vaccine for Alzheimer's disease and related disorders targeting the toxic proteins implicated in these conditions.
- We have found that an anti-rejection medication for transplant patients can stop the devastating neurotoxic effects of Alzheimer's disease in the brain.
- We demonstrated that infrared light shows promise as a possible therapeutic approach to slowing or even reversing the course of Alzheimer's.
Philanthropy is a vital next step, and your gift represents an investment in life and hope. To learn more about how, through your gift, you can make a difference, contact us at 409-772-1991 or email bbclardy@utmb.edu.