The Pasqual Maragall Foundation, in its scientific and social commitment to Alzheimer's research, has awarded one of the research grants Pasqual Maragall Researchers Programme the Director of the Tissue Bank at the Centre for Research into Neurological Diseases (CIEN), whose project focuses on improving the understanding of the genetic basis of various brain pathologies. Dr. Hugo Peluffo, Professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the Universitat de Barcelona and affiliated with the Pasteur Institute of Montevideo. The first edition of the programme, with a total of 1.5 million euros, promotes clinical or translational research projects focused on Alzheimer's or other age-related neurodegenerative diseases.

The award-winning project, which investigates the relationship between aging and Alzheimer's with special emphasis on the role of immune cells in the nervous system, has been presented during a new informative talk on Alzheimer's prevention, organized by the Pasqual Maragall Foundation and entitled “When you take care of yourself, Alzheimer's takes a step back”. The meeting, held at the AXA Auditorium in Barcelona, was led by the Dr Nina Gramunt, a neuropsychologist and expert in training and dissemination of the Foundation. The session, which was attended by more than 300 people, has offered Tips on healthy lifestyle habits that can be adopted to prevent the disease.