NETRP

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Neurotoxin Exposure Treatment Research Program (NETRP)
DoD Sponsored Parkinson's Related Research
The Neurotoxin Exposure Treatment Research Program (NETRP) is a dual use
program-an improved understanding of the pathophysiology of
neurodegenerative diseases creates a basis for preventive measures against
the risks of military operational hazards and military threat agents that
will also generate advances in treatment interventions for Parkinson's.
Research for Parkinson's Disease Patients
PD is a progressive, degenerative neurological condition affecting the
central and autonomic nervous system. The most obvious effects are seen in
control of motor function and functional alteration in multiple organ
systems. Disease initiation and progression appears to be the result of both
environmental and genetic factors through, as yet, unknown mechanisms.
Research imperatives:
identify risk factors.
define mechanisms of disease progression.
characterize disease progression
Disease symptoms and mechanisms of disease progression are studied to
identify interventions and treatments that:
slow or halt disease progression,
prevent failed compensation, and
restore function.
Research Outcomes for MOMRP
The Military Operational Medicine Research Program (MOMRP) mission is to
sustain and enhance warfighter performance and health. Risks to warfighter
health and performance are common in military environments. Among these are
physical and material hazards such as: traumatic injury, radiation,
fatiguing conditions, climatic extremes, chemical exposures, war agents, and
disease agents. These hazards may be intensified by or modulate metabolic,
cognitive and psychological processes increasing the possibility of harm to
the warfighter. MOMRP seeks to identify, remove or minimize the effects of
these operational hazards.

Rayilyn Brown
Board Member AZNPF
Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation
rbrown@xxxxxxxxx

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