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.
BBRC starts a new study on the relationship between insomnia and Alzheimer’s disease
Dr. Oriol Grau explains the goals of the study Alfa Sleep, which will start over the next months.
Air pollution causes damage to brain areas linked to Alzheimer's
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.
What effects does confinement have on mental and brain health?
BBRC launches a new study to analyze the effects of confinement on mental health and brain
BBRC participates in the Google Summer of Code program for Computer Science students
The initiative allows students to work on open source software development projects during the summer
New study finds changes in brain structure and cognition in people with insomnia
The research opens the door to a new line of research that will analyze the relationship between sleep quality and Alzheimer’s risk
New study relates alterations in white and gray matters and cognition
The results complement previous findings with participants of the Alfa Study
Myelin alterations are found in the white matter of people with higher Alzheimer’s risk
The Alfa Study, with the support of "la Caixa", has allowed to have a very extensive cohort of cognitively healthy participants
BBRC’s team of researchers participates in the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2019
The group of scientists has presented in Los Angeles a total of 8 oral communications and 14 scientific posters
New finding on the gene conferring the highest risk for Alzheimer’s and its link with cognition and brain morphology
The Ɛ4 variant of the APOE gene modifies the association between cognitive performance and brain structure in middle-aged individuals at risk for developing the disease, research led by the BBRC shows
