Understanding How Body Chemistry, Environment, and Metabolism Affect Disease
Official title: Redox, Environmental, and Metabolomics: investigating Disease Yield (REMEDY)
Funded at Louisiana State Univ Hsc Shreveport · NIH-11366953 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This work explores how changes in our body's chemistry, our surroundings, and how our body uses energy might lead to various health conditions.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Louisiana State Univ Hsc Shreveport NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Shreveport, United States) |
| Project start | February 1, 2018 |
| Project end | June 30, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $219,000 |
| NIH project number | 5P20GM121307-08 |
| Project ID | NIH-11366953 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
This foundational research does not directly involve patient participation at this stage, but future related projects may seek individuals with various health conditions or healthy volunteers.
✕Less likely to help
Patients seeking immediate treatment or direct clinical intervention would not receive benefit from this early-stage, foundational research.
What this research studies
This research aims to understand the complex connections between the body's chemical balance, environmental factors, and metabolic processes, and how these interactions contribute to the development of diseases. By looking at these different aspects together, scientists hope to uncover new ways that illnesses start and progress. The goal is to identify key markers or pathways that could eventually lead to better ways to prevent, diagnose, or treat a range of health problems. This foundational work helps build a deeper understanding of human health and disease.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this research could lead to a better understanding of disease origins, potentially paving the way for new diagnostic tools or treatment strategies.
How similar studies have gone: While this specific combination of approaches may be novel, individual areas like redox biology, environmental health, and metabolomics have shown promise in understanding disease mechanisms.
Where this research is happening
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Louisiana State Univ Hsc Shreveport
Shreveport, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Bhuiyan, Mohammad Alfrad Nobel — Louisiana State Univ Hsc Shreveport
- Study coordinator: Bhuiyan, Mohammad Alfrad Nobel
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.