The effect of different preanalytical conditions on the stability of blood biomarkers in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease
Stability of plasma samples and Alzheimer’s biomarkers Alzheimer’s disease is considered one of the most common causes of dementia in the elderly. Recently, blood biomarkers: Aβ1-42, Aβ1-40 and phospho Tau181 (p-Tau181), are proving useful in the diagnosis...
Cross-sectional versus longitudinal cognitive assessments for the diagnosis of symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease in adults with Down syndrome
Cross-sectional versus longitudinal cognitive assessments for the diagnosis of symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease in adults with Down syndrome Individuals with Down syndrome are at a high risk of developing the clinical symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in old age...
Our recent study in collaboration with University of Pennsylvania characterizes two markers of frontotemporal degeneration
The Sant Pau Memory Unit has published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry the results of a collaborative study with researchers from University of Pennsylvania (Penn FTD Center) that characterize two markers of frontotemporal degeneration....
Markers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal degeneration
The Department of Neurology of Hospital de Sant Pau has published in Neurology the article “CSF sAPPβ, YKL-40, and NfL along the ALS-FTD spectrum”. This study has been carried out by the Sant Pau Memory Unit and the Neuromuscular Disorders Unit of the Department of...
Martí Colom-Cadena receives the Doctoral Thesis Extraordinary Award
Dr. Martí Colom-Cadena has received the Extraordinary Award for his doctoral thesis in Biomedicine entitled “Neuropathology of Lewy body diseases: confluence of multiple pathologies and role of synaptic phospho-alpha-synuclein“, defended at the University...
Great participation in the Masterclass of Zumba 2018 against Alzheimer!
About 400 people have enjoyed this morning an energetic Masterclass of Zumba by Fundación DiR in the Modernist Campus of the Hospital de Sant Pau. A great collaboration for our research lines. Here are some photos and videos: Thank you for your...
A blood biomarker can detect Alzheimer’s disease in adults with Down syndrome
The Alzheimer – Down Unit, that comprises researchers from the Sant Pau Memory Unit of the Neurology Service at Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau and the Fundació Catalana Síndrome de Down, has published the results of a study of biomarkers in blood and...
The Sant Pau Memory Unit in the AAIC 2018 – Chicago
The Sant Pau Memory Unit attended the annual Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC 2018) that was held in Chicago between July 22nd and 26th 2018. This conference, the largest dedicated to Alzheimer’s disease, gathers researchers from all...