Patna, (Bihar Times) Narendra Singh, a resident of Arhwan (Wazirganj, Gaya) presently working as a faculty in the University of South Carolina, USA. is in the research team that got funding of $6 million from National Institute of Health (NIH) for the research study on use of plant-derived products for the treatment of autoimmune diseases (Multiple sclerosis, Lupus, Arthritis, Hepatitis, Colitis).
It hopes to unravel the secrets of ancient medicine practised in India and develop better drugs.
Dr Prakash Nagarkatti, a professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, is to lead the research study.
Dr Narendra Singh is to study the toxicity and anti-inflammatory properties of plant products on the immune system.
The team plans to collaborate with scientists from India to test a large number of plant extracts for their anti-inflammatory properties and study their mode of action.
In addition to this grant, their research is also funded by 5 additional NIH grants which provide over $1.5 million a year to investigate how immune response can be boosted to help treat cancer.
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