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This project, promoted by the Pasqual Maragall Foundation with the support of the Barcelona City Council, counts with the participation of the main public hospitals of the city and institutions specialized in Alzheimer's research.

We held an Instagram Live with Dr. Ana Fernández Arcos, neurologist and researcher at the Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center, on the relationship between sleep and neurodegenerative diseases

Representatives from 18 partner organizations have shared the progress of the project and decided on new actions for the future.

EMA approval of lecanemab after a first negative opinion in July of this year

The BBRC coordinates the neuroimaging work, including the collection, analysis and control of magnetic resonance images.

Salvadó holds a PhD in Biomedicine from the University of Barcelona and has a solid background in the field of neuroimaging.

The event programme included six scientific posters on the centre's research.

The work, led by the BBRC and published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia, has been pivotal in securing the European Medicines Agency's approval of the Centiloid metric as a valid biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease.

It is crucial to continue research to develop new treatments that are safer and accessible to everyone.