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07 May | 2021

Dra. Eider Arenaza-Urquijo has been elected Vice President of an ISTAART Area of professional interest

The researcher of the Clinical Research Group, Biomarkers and Risk Factors of the BBRC will vice-chair the group "Reserve, Resilience and Protective Factors of the International Society to advance research and treatment of Alzheimer’s

14 Apr | 2021

Dr. José Luis Molinuevo is named an honorary member and scientific consultant of the BBRC

The former director of the BBRC's Alzheimer's Prevention Program will occasionally advise the Center's management on issues related to research in the field of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases

08 Apr | 2021

Two Catalan participants join the EURO-FINGERS project advisory committee

EURO-FINGERS aims to provide a common framework for multimodal European studies of Alzheimer's dementia prevention, accommodating combinations of interventions on disease risk factors with possible drugs.

06 Apr | 2021

BBRC researchers discovered new benefits of blue fish consumption in people at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease

A study led by the BBRC has found that people without cognitive problems but with a higher genetic risk of developing Alzheimer's have certain areas of the brain more resilient to the disease if they are accustomed to consuming a nutrient provided by blue fish.

19 Mar | 2021

The Alfa Study is already reaping the first fruits for an Alzheimer's-free future

The BBRC and the Pasqual Maragall Foundation publish an animated video to thank the effort of the participants, and of all the people and entities that support the research

11 Mar | 2021

European researchers improve the sensitivity to detect the early stages of Alzheimer's disease

A team of researchers from the AMYPAD consortium, led at BBRC, showed that the visual assessment used in clinical practice to evaluate amyloid PET images is sensitive to detecting the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease, and suggests a method to classify the extent of the pathology in the brain.

19 Feb | 2021

The BBRC appoints the new head for its Health Care Center

José María González de Echavarri is the new Head of Health Care, and Dr. Oriol Grau and Annabella Beteta are the new delegates

16 Feb | 2021

Spanish scientists uncover early links between cardiovascular risk and brain metabolism

Investigators at the CNIC, in partnership with the BBRC, have discovered a link between brain metabolism, cardiovascular risk, and atherosclerosis during middle age, years before symptoms appear

11 Feb | 2021

"Contributing in the field of Alzheimer's is what motivates me the most to give everything in my work"

Four BBRC scientists tell us their experience on the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science