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Read the latest news about research and scientific resultats on Alzheimer's disease at the Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC).

12 Mar | 2019

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

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

16 Jan | 2019

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

21 Jun | 2018

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

28 Mar | 2018

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

02 Oct | 2017

The BBRC collaborates with ISGlobal in a study on pollution and depression

The study was carried out based on the data obtained in the epidemiological questionnaires responded by the participants of the Alfa Study