W.M. Keck Foundation awards $1.2 million to KU team pursuing new theory of Alzheimer's disease
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A $1.2 million Keck grant is backing a KU team's challenge to the dominant Alzheimer's theory — betting a new explanation could unlock treatments that have so far failed.
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Theory Briefing
- The W.M. Keck Foundation awarded $1.2 million to a University of Kansas team to pursue a new theory of Alzheimer's disease.
- The grant signals institutional confidence in an alternative explanation at a time when mainstream Alzheimer's research has struggled to produce effective treatments.
- Researchers Brian Ackley, Mike Wolfe, and Jesse Wiley are leading the effort, suggesting a cross-disciplinary push behind the new framework.