Read the latest news about research and scientific resultats on Alzheimer's disease at the Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC).
The research, endowed with nearly 1.5 milion euros, will provide a new therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease, in which age is the most important risk factor
The study also points out that, with age, people who have experienced episodes of anxiety or depression in the past have increased hippocampal atrophy
BBRC participates with the PENSA study
BBRC researchers have detected that people most exposed to air pollution have greater brain atrophy and less cortical thickness in specific areas of the brain that are affected in Alzheimer's disease.
Four researchers explain in a video (in Spanish) how they are working with this new scenario
Dr Marc Suárez-Calvet explains his experience and the current stage of the project that he has led with European funding
The research opens the door to a new line of research that will analyze the relationship between sleep quality and Alzheimer’s risk
The results complement previous findings with participants of the Alfa Study
The results show that people with beta-amyloid alteration and subjective perception of cognitive impairment have cerebral volume loss in areas associated with Alzheimer’s disease