Latest news on Alzheimer's

The organization under the European Commission will finance part of the project

Interview with Gemma Salvadó, researcher of the Neuroimaging Group, after obtaining her PhD

Researchers at the Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC) have identified that people with amyloid pathology and subjective cognitive impairment have an increase in light neurofilaments (NfL) in the cerebrospinal fluid and a lower volume in the hippocampus.

The team of the research center of the Pasqual Maragall Foundation presents 6 oral communications and 15 posters, and participates in about fifteen international collaborations

The Beta-AARC cohort study aims to advance the early detection of blood biomarkers that indicate pathophysiological changes related to Alzheimer's in people who experience a subjective deterioration of memory.

Under the direction of Dr. Suárez-Calvet, the center will have the creation of a state-of-the-art laboratory focused on the development and validation of new biomarkers and will also analyze blood factors that may have a rejuvenating effect on the brain.

The Pasqual Maragall Foundation and its research center, the Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC), have published the 2020 Activity Report; a collection of the most outstanding information on the scientific, social and economic activity of the two entities.

Within the framework of the Science Festival, Dr. Aleix Sala gave the talk 'From the plate to the brain'

A study led by the BBRC, with the support of the “la Caixa” Foundation, suggests that people at increased risk of developing Alzheimer's experience weight loss that would precede cognitive impairment.