Latest news on Alzheimer's
Check out the latest news about Alzheimer's disease research that we carry out at the Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC). Discover the advances in Alzheimer's prevention in which our scientists participate, as well as the news of the Alfa Study, dedicated to the early detection and prevention of the disease.
The researcher Marta Milà defends the third doctoral thesis done at the BBRC
The thesis develved into urrent knowledge of the disease during its preclinical stage and provides new evidence for its early detection.
Dr. Eider Arenaza-Urquijo, named ISGlobal Associated Researcher
Currently, the BBRC researcher collaborates with ISGlobal in the NCDs (Non-Communicable Diseases) and Environment program on the effects of the pandemic on mental health.
Biogen, Lilly and Roche visit the new facilities of the BBRC
The pharmaceutical representatives have had a chance to see first-hand the new equipment of the Pasqual Maragall Foundation’s research center
The BBRC reaches 1,000 lumbar punctures in search for early detection of Alzheimer’s
Lumbar puncture is a procedure to extract cerebrospinal fluid that allows the study of biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease.
We share the Strategic Plan of the Pasqual Maragall Foundation 2020-2025
From our commitment to transparency, we present the strategic axes and future lines of the Pasqual Maragall Foundation to our participants in studies, partners, collaborators and civil society
50 researchers from around the world visit the BBRC
On the occasion of the AD / PD 2022 congress, held in Barcelona, the BBRC hosted researchers from all over the world. At the meeting there was a presentation by Prof. Henrik Zetterberg of the University of Gothenburg
The BBRC, selected as participating center in a new global study on Alzheimer's
This is the AHEAD clinical trial, an international multicenter study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of lecanemab
El BBRC participa a la 16a International Conference on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases (AD/PD 2022)
AD / PD 2022, held this year in Barcelona, presents work carried out at the Pasqual Maragall Foundation’s research center, in three oral presentations and a poster. In addition, one of our researchers will moderate a symposium of the congress
BBRC researchers find that carriers of the APOE-ε4 gene accumulate amyloid early in the hippocampus
The study's innovative design has allowed researchers to detect that carriers of the apoe-ε4 gene, linked to an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's, have an accumulation of early amyloid protein in the hippocampal area
