Alzheimer

Weight loss in healthy elderly might be a sign of preclinical Alzheimer’s disease

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Pèrdua de pes i alzheimer

A recent study carried out at the Sant Pau Memory Unit in collaboration with the Endocrinology Unit of Hospital Clínic (Barcelona) suggests that unintentional weight loss in cognitively healthy subjects might be related with Alzheimer’s disease. Our work is focused on healthy individuals, in other words, without any sign of cognitive impairment. The study has … Read more

Who are we?

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In collaboration with Fundació Catalana Síndrome de Down Life expectancy of people with Down syndrome has exponentially increased in recent decades and currently exceeds 65 years. This great success has led to the emergence of new medical problems associated with aging in this population, especially Alzheimer’s disease. Down syndrome is considered a genetically determined form … Read more

Advanced Therapies

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In the Sant Pau Memory Unit, we have a team that is specifically dedicated to the development of advanced therapies that are offered through clinical trials. This team consists of neurologists, neuropsychologists and a research nurse. Their aim is to offer new drugs under development to all patients that could potentially benefit from them. Most … Read more