Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
331-01-018 / 331-01-018 ISMRM Abstract

Nicotinamide riboside supplementation improves cerebral glucose metabolism in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease

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Anshuman Swain1, Narayan Datt Soni1,2,3,4, Sunil K Khokhar1,2,3,4, Bhavya Yendapalli, Dipak Roy1, Halvor Juul1,3, Abeer Mathur1,3, RAVI PRAKASH REDDY NANGA1,3, Mohammad Haris1,3,4, Ravinder Reddy1,2,3,4,5,6
1Department of Radiology, Center for Advanced Metabolic Imaging in Precision Medicine (CAMIPM), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
2Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
3University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
4Center for Advanced Metabolic Imaging in Precision Medicine, Philadelphia, United States of America
5Center for Advanced Metabolic Imaging in Precision Medicine, Center for Advanced Metabolic Imaging in Precision Medicine, Philadelphia, United States of America
6Center for Advanced Metabolic Imaging in Precision Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
Presenting Author: Blake A Benyard

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