A study by the Institute of Bioengineering of Catalonia and West China Hospital has successfully restored vascular balance to the brain in animal models.
The Regional Minister for Employment, Science, and Universities, Claudia Pérez Forniés, met with Alberto Jiménez Schuhmacher, ARAID Researcher at the Aragón Health Research Institute, and Carlos Matute Almau, President of the Spanish Society of Neuroscience.
Jaime Ibáñez, a researcher at the Aragón Engineering Research Institute (I3A) and the IIS Aragón, leads this line of work to turn muscles into a window into the activity of the central nervous system by taking advantage of advances in muscle sensors and artificial intelligence.
Researchers at University College London and Loyola University have developed a modified compound of cyclosporin A that blocks cyclophilin D in the brain, offering a new avenue for treating neurodegenerative diseases. Early animal studies show promising results.
Analysis of brain activity and a specific marker in the blood can help detect these early alterations in individuals without symptoms. The study included 76 participants without cognitive impairment, of whom 54 had a family history of the disease.
Inés Mármol, researcher at IIS Aragón, has been a finalist for the 'Medicine and Health Dissemination Award' with this article in 'The Conversation' in which she talks about the current research project she is carrying out from the TME Lab group.
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