Scientific articles published by the researchers of Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC), related to Alzheimer's disease, neuroimaging, memory and neurodegenerative diseases, among other fields.
Mak E, Dounavi ME, Operto G, Ziukelis ET, Jones PS, Low A, Swann P, Newton C, Muniz Terrera G, Malhotra P, Koychev I, Falcon C, Mackay C, Lawlor B, Naci L, Wells K, Ritchie C, Ritchie K, Su L, Gispert, JD , O'Brien JT
The apolipoprotein E ɛ4 allele is the primary genetic risk factor for the sporadic type of Alzheimer's disease. However, the mechanisms by which apolipoprotein E ɛ4 are associated with...
He R, Al-Tamimi J, Sánchez-Benavides G, Montaña-Valverde G, Domingo Gispert J, Grau-Rivera O, Suárez-Calvet M, Minguillon C, Fauria K, Navarro A, Hinzen W
Abnormal deposition of Aβ amyloid is an early neuropathological marker of Alzheimer's disease (AD), arising long ahead of clinical symptoms. Non-invasive measures of associated early neurofunctional...
Indacochea A, Guitart T, Boada A, Peg V, Quer A, Laayouni H, Condal L, Espinosa P, Manzano JL, Gebauer F
RNA-binding proteins are emerging as critical modulators of oncogenic cell transformation, malignancy and therapy resistance. We have previously found that the RNA-binding protein Cold Shock Domain...
Jiang Y, Uhm H, Ip FC, Ouyang L, Lo RMN, Cheng EYL, Cao X, Tan CMC, Law BCH, Ortiz-Romero P, Puig-Pijoan A, Fernández-Lebrero A, Contador J, Mok KY, Hardy J, Kwok TCY, Mok VCT, Suárez-Calvet M, Zetterberg H, Fu AKY, Ip NY
Introduction: Existing blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease (AD) mainly focus on its pathological features. However, studies on blood-based biomarkers associated with other biological...
Vilor-Tejedor N, Genius P, Rodríguez-Fernández B, Minguillón C, Sadeghi I, González-Escalante A, Crous-Bou M, Suárez-Calvet M, Grau-Rivera O, Brugulat-Serrat A, Sánchez-Benavides G, Esteller M, Fauria K, Molinuevo JL, Navarro A, Gispert JD
Introduction: In 2013, the ALzheimer's and FAmilies (ALFA) project was established to investigate pathophysiological changes in preclinical Alzheimer's disease (AD), and to foster research on early...
Stankeviciute L, Blackman J, Tort-Colet N, Fernández-Arcos A, Sánchez-Benavides G, Suárez-Calvet M, Iranzo Á, Molinuevo JL, Gispert JD, Coulthard E, Grau-Rivera O
Sleep disturbances are prevalent in Alzheimer's disease (AD), affecting individuals during its early stages. We investigated associations between subjective sleep measures and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF...
Solis-Urra P, Rodriguez-Ayllon M, Álvarez-Ortega M, Molina-Hidalgo C, Molina-Garcia P, Arroyo-Ávila C, García-Hermoso A, Collins AM, Jain S, Gispert JD, Liu-Ambrose T, Ortega FB, Erickson KI, Esteban-Cornejo I
Background: Accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques is one of the main features of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Physical performance has been related to dementia risk and Aβ, and it has been hypothesized...
Sudre CH, Van Wijnen K, Dubost F, Adams H, Atkinson D, Barkhof F, Birhanu MA, Bron EE, Camarasa R, Chaturvedi N, Chen Y, Chen Z, Chen S, Dou Q, Evans T, Ezhov I, Gao H, Girones Sanguesa M, Gispert JD, Gomez Anson B, Hughes AD, Ikram MA, Ingala S, Jaeger HR, Kofler F, Kuijf HJ, Kutnar D, Lee M, Li B, Lorenzini L, Menze B, Molinuevo JL, Pan Y, Puybareau E, Rehwald R, Su R, Shi P, Smith L, Tillin T, Tochon G, Urien H, van der Velden BHM, van der Velpen IF, Wiestler B, Wolters FJ, Yilmaz P, de Groot M, Vernooij MW, de Bruijne M; ALFA study
Imaging markers of cerebral small vessel disease provide valuable information on brain health, but their manual assessment is time-consuming and hampered by substantial intra- and interrater...
Gonzalez-Ortiz F, Ferreira PCL, González-Escalante A, Montoliu-Gaya L, Ortiz-Romero P, Kac PR, Turton M, Kvartsberg H, Ashton NJ, Zetterberg H, Harrison P, Bellaver B, Povala G, Villemagne VL, Pascoal TA, Ganguli M, Cohen AD, Minguillon C, Contador J, Suárez-Calvet M, Karikari TK, Blennow K
Introduction: Detection of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathophysiology among individuals with mild cognitive changes and those experiencing subjective cognitive decline (SCD) remains challenging. Plasma...
Legdeur N, Moonen JE, Badissi M, Sudre CH, Pelkmans W, Gordon MF, Barkhof F, Peters M, Visser PJ, Muller M
Background: Prior studies suggest a changing association between blood pressure (BP) and cognition with aging, however work in the oldest-old has yielded ambiguous results. Potentially, these mixed...