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.
Outstanding participation of the BBRC in the XVIII Spanish Biometrics Conference
At this conference, dedicated to scientific techniques for measuring the parameters of living beings, researchers from the Neurobiogenetics team presented three talks and a poster.
A CNIC project in collaboration with the BBRC receives an Alzheimer's Disease Research Standard Award from the BrightFocus Foundation
The project focuses on the longitudinal determination of plasma biomarkers of neuronal damage, neuroinflammation and Alzheimer's disease.
The BBRC, participating center in a new clinical trial
The international study Skyline plans to enroll 1.200 participants worldwide to assess a new treatment against Alzheimer's disease.
The researcher Marta Milà defends the third doctoral thesis done at the BBRC
The thesis develved into urrent knowledge of the disease during its preclinical stage and provides new evidence for its early detection.
Dr. Eider Arenaza-Urquijo, named ISGlobal Associated Researcher
Currently, the BBRC researcher collaborates with ISGlobal in the NCDs (Non-Communicable Diseases) and Environment program on the effects of the pandemic on mental health.
Biogen, Lilly and Roche visit the new facilities of the BBRC
The pharmaceutical representatives have had a chance to see first-hand the new equipment of the Pasqual Maragall Foundation’s research center
The BBRC reaches 1,000 lumbar punctures in search for early detection of Alzheimer’s
Lumbar puncture is a procedure to extract cerebrospinal fluid that allows the study of biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease.
We share the Strategic Plan of the Pasqual Maragall Foundation 2020-2025
From our commitment to transparency, we present the strategic axes and future lines of the Pasqual Maragall Foundation to our participants in studies, partners, collaborators and civil society
50 researchers from around the world visit the BBRC
On the occasion of the AD / PD 2022 congress, held in Barcelona, the BBRC hosted researchers from all over the world. At the meeting there was a presentation by Prof. Henrik Zetterberg of the University of Gothenburg
