Award
NIH Reporter #5R61AG088913-02
Gut microbiome intervention in preclinical and clinical Alzheimer's disease
Recipient
National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the NIH
Award Amount
$450,045.00
Ceiling
$450,045.00
Awarded
April 24, 2026
Identifier
5R61AG088913-02
NIH awarded a grant to study the safety and feasibility of a probiotic intervention in Alzheimer's disease, aiming to support larger clinical trials and understand gut microbiome's role in disease progression.
Description
This project aims to test the safety and feasibility of a probiotic intervention among people with preclinical AD and AD dementia, to generate data for larger clinical trials, and to explore mechanisms by which gut microbiome impacts AD progression.