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.
El BBRC participa a la 16a International Conference on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases (AD/PD 2022)
AD / PD 2022, held this year in Barcelona, presents work carried out at the Pasqual Maragall Foundation’s research center, in three oral presentations and a poster. In addition, one of our researchers will moderate a symposium of the congress
BBRC researchers find that carriers of the APOE-ε4 gene accumulate amyloid early in the hippocampus
The study's innovative design has allowed researchers to detect that carriers of the apoe-ε4 gene, linked to an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's, have an accumulation of early amyloid protein in the hippocampal area
Carriers of the APOE ε2 gene may have a larger brain reserve and better protection against Alzheimer’s
This has been demonstrated in a study by BBRC researchers, published in Alzheimer's & Dementia, in which they have studied the protective effect against malaise and its link to major volumes of gray matter
The pioneering project of the Clinical Research Unit in Dementia Prevention is coming to an end
The study, which began in May 2018, looked at the risk of developing dementia five years ahead, in people with subjective memory complaints
Natàlia Vilor and Oriol Grau receive the Juan de la Cierva scholarship
Juan de la Cierva-Incorporación grants, awarded by the State Research Agency, fund postdoctoral research training in Spanish research centers for three years.
The FPM and the BBRC, with the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Once again, we support women’s awareness-raising activities in science.
Oriol Grau, appointed head of the Clinical Research Group and in Risk Factors for Neurodegenerative Diseases
The Clinical Research Group on Risk Factors for Neurodegenerative Diseases will promote research, from an integrative and clinical perspective, in the prevention of Alzheimer's disease and research on healthy aging.
Gemma Salvadó receives a National Award for the best doctoral thesis on Diagnostic Imaging and Genomics from the QUAES Foundation
Gemma Salvadó joined the BBRC Neuroimaging Group in 2017 as a pre-doctoral researcher, where she collaborated until 2021. She is currently continuing her research on Alzheimer’s at Lund University (Sweden).
The "la Caixa" Foundation awards a postdoctoral fellowship to Dr. Marc Suárez-Calvet
Within the framework of the INPhINIT doctoral scholarship program, 65 scholarships have been awarded, and 45 excellent researchers have been awarded in the Junior Leader postdoctoral program.
