News:Alfa Study
Read the latest news about Alfa Study, the research platform at the Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC) to identify early pathophysicological characteristics of Alzheimer's disease to develop prevention strategies.
The Alfa study, 10 years making history
The research infrastructure consists of a cohort of nearly 2,700 participants.
Relationship between symptoms of anxiety and depression during confinement and subjective cognitive decline found
In the research, led by the BBRC, 250 people without cognitive alterations from the ALFA Study, promoted by the ”la Caixa” Foundation, have participated.
A new BBRC study links Alzheimer's biomarkers to symptoms of anxiety and depression during confinement by Covid-19
More than 900 people without cognitive alterations from the Alfa Study, which has the support of the "la Caixa" Foundation, have participated in the research.
"A titanic effort is being made to understand Alzheimer's disease in its early stages"
Interview with Gemma Salvadó, researcher of the Neuroimaging Group, after obtaining her PhD
Identified a new association between light neurofilaments and other markers of Alzheimer's disease
Researchers at the Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC) have identified that people with amyloid pathology and subjective cognitive impairment have an increase in light neurofilaments (NfL) in the cerebrospinal fluid and a lower volume in the hippocampus.
Discover BBRC’s participation in the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC 2021)
The team of the research center of the Pasqual Maragall Foundation presents 6 oral communications and 15 posters, and participates in about fifteen international collaborations
Weight loss may be an indicator of an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease
A study led by the BBRC, with the support of the “la Caixa” Foundation, suggests that people at increased risk of developing Alzheimer's experience weight loss that would precede cognitive impairment.
The Alfa Study is already reaping the first fruits for an Alzheimer's-free future
The BBRC and the Pasqual Maragall Foundation publish an animated video to thank the effort of the participants, and of all the people and entities that support the research
BBRC researchers discovered new benefits of blue fish consumption in people at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease
A study led by the BBRC has found that people without cognitive problems but with a higher genetic risk of developing Alzheimer's have certain areas of the brain more resilient to the disease if they are accustomed to consuming a nutrient provided by blue fish.
