Allen Institute launches $400M Brain Health accelerator to develop genetic therapies for neurodegenerative diseases
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Jon Hamilton
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Summary
The Allen Institute in Seattle has launched the Brain Health accelerator, a $400 million initiative aimed at developing genetic therapies (including gene editing and traditional gene therapy) for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS, and Lewy body dementia. The initiative is based on the premise that decades of brain research have provided enough foundational knowledge to now shift focus from understanding how the brain works to actively fixing it when it breaks.
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· 3 pulledWe finally know enough about how the brain breaks to focus on fixing it, experts say
Scientists who've spent decades learning how the brain works say they're now ready to start fixing it when it breaks.
The $400 million initiative includes plans to develop new genetic therapies — a term that includes gene editing as well as traditional gene therapy — for diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS, Lewy body dementia
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