When a neuron ages, it loses synaptic connections with other neurons, it is less able to transmit nerve impulses, and its metabolism is also altered. This process of neuronal ageing — inevitable with the passing of time — is particularly accelerated and becomes a risk......
Eduard Vieta, professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Institute of Neurosciences (UBneuro) of the University of Barcelona, has been appointed new elect academician of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Catalonia (RAMC). The ceremony took place on Sunday 20 October,......
A groundbreaking study published in Nucleic Acids Research has identified a critical mechanism linking the protein RTP801 to Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Led by Cristina Malagelada, PhD and her team at the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona, the research uncovers how elevated levels......
