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Read the latest news about the use of Neuroimaging in research on Alzheimer's prevention.

23 Sep | 2019

Myelin alterations are found in the white matter of people with higher Alzheimer’s risk

The Alfa Study, with the support of "la Caixa", has allowed to have a very extensive cohort of cognitively healthy participants

17 Sep | 2019

A project by Dr. Juan Domingo Gispert, selected by CaixaImpulse program

The program offers economic and mentoring assistance to promote technology transfer

27 Aug | 2019

The BBRC participates in an oncology study published by Hospital del Mar

The research, where BBRC collaborates, shows that protecting the hippocampus avoids memory loss in patients who need cranial radiotherapy

17 Jul | 2019

BBRC’s team of researchers participates in the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2019

The group of scientists has presented in Los Angeles a total of 8 oral communications and 14 scientific posters

04 Jul | 2019

Alzheimer's disease risk factors have an impact on the brain structure and cognition of cognitively unimpaired middle-aged people

Such is the conclusion of BBRC researcher Anna Brugulat in her PhD thesis, the first developed in this research center

28 May | 2019

New finding on the gene conferring the highest risk for Alzheimer’s and its link with cognition and brain morphology

The Ɛ4 variant of the APOE gene modifies the association between cognitive performance and brain structure in middle-aged individuals at risk for developing the disease, research led by the BBRC shows

16 Apr | 2019

BBRC study identifies new reference values of a biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease that could increase the number of participants in prevention strategies

Researchers have determined cut-off values that mark the transition from the absence of amyloid pathology to subtle pathology.

31 Jan | 2019

UAB and IMIM publish the results of a study which used BBRC’s MRI

The neuroimaging study shows social exclusion relevant in motivating extremism in those vulnerable to radicalisation

19 Feb | 2019

Alfa and TRIBEKA join the Global Alzheimer’s Association Interactive Network

Data of the Study Alfa is now available, upon request, on the integrated online research platform launched by the Alzheimer’s Association.