News:Risk factors
Read the latest news about research in risk factors for Alzheimer's disease.
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
Dr Marta Crous-Bou participates in the Pint of Science 2019 festival
BBRC’s researcher talked about the impact of air pollution on the brain
Spatial patterns of white matter hyperintensities are associated to Alzheimer’s disease risk factors
BBRC researchers have determined that higher risks of dementia are associated with an increased load of global white matter hyperintensities, which are brain lesions of vascular origin
BBRC researchers identify cognitive and brain volumetric profile differences in individuals with subjective cognitive decline
The study has detected that some individuals who perceive subjective cognitive decline have a worse cognitive performance and lower grey matter volumes in areas which are affected by Alzheimer’s disease
The Pasqual Maragall Foundation presents a unique study in the world that will analyze the risk of developing dementia in the next 5 years
The new Barcelonaβeta Dementia Prevention Research Clinic plans to incorporate 400 people between 60 and 80 years who have noticed that they begin to have cognitive difficulties.
New study reports alterations in brain microstructure in subjects at higher genetic risk of Alzheimer’s
Los resultados de la investigación son fruto del Estudio Alfa, impulsado por la Fundación Bancaria “la Caixa”, y de la colaboración con el Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Pioneering study detects alterations in brain structure in healthy individuals at risk of Alzheimer’s
It is the largest neuroimaging study conducted in healthy individuals who carry the APOE-Ɛ4 gene variant, which confers risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease
