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.
Irene Cumplido successfully defends the sixth doctoral thesis developed at the BBRC
Her work develops a biomarker of biological brain aging using artificial intelligence.
First study to define minimum acceptable criteria for Alzheimer's blood biomarker testing
The standards established by a group of international researchers open the door to making the diagnosis of the disease more accessible and accurate.
The Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts of Barcelona appoints Arcadi Navarro as a permanent member
The Director of the Pasqual Maragall Foundation and the BBRC is the first data science expert in biology to join the Academy.
Outstanding participation of the BBRC in the Euro-PAD symposium
Researchers from the center have participated in the conference, dedicated to the latest developments in Alzheimer's research and the future of the European EPAD and AMYPAD projects.
Sílvia Mora, new Director of the Research Management Office of the BBRC
She will be responsible for designing and organizing the activities of the Research Management Office, including the search for competitive funding, applying for grants and projects and, in general, the comprehensive management of research projects with researchers.
The COMMUTE project will study the risk of dementia and neurodegeneration following infection with a coronavirus
Both computational and biological research methods will be used to identify high-risk groups.
The Pasqual Maragall Foundation and the BBRC promote their research into Alzheimer's
The Pasqual Maragall Foundation has appointed Dr. Carolina Minguillon, Director of the new Office of Strategic Funding for Research and Dr. David Vállez Director of the Neuroimaging Platform of its research center, the Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC).
Gonzalo Sánchez-Benavides receives the Miguel Servet scholarship
The scholarship will boost the researcher's research at the BBRC, focused on the early detection of cognitive changes in the preclinical phase of Alzheimer's disease.
The Pasqual Maragall Foundation and the BBRC collaborate in this year's edition of STEAMConf Barcelona
Experts from the Foundation and the Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center have offered training to teachers aimed at learning how clinical research works with study participants.
