Dr. Sven van der Lee is one of our senior researchers within the 100plus study and project leader at DemenTREE, the dementia biobank at the Alzheimer Center Amsterdam. He was recently interviewed by Alzheimer Nederland regarding his work on identifying…
SORL1 is here! We are happy to annouce two new publications about SORL 1. Please read more about SORL1 by clicking on the following links: When Missense Variants Derail SORL1 Traffic, Destination Is Dementia | ALZFORUM Sorting Out SORL1: 500+…
Recently, a lot of attention has been paid to the 100-plus study. Below you will find an overview of the media attention. “Tijd voor Max” On Wednesday, February 1, 2023, Henne Holstege was a guest on the program ‘Tijd voor…
The members of our Practical Team, the colleagues that visit the centenarians, wrote a blog about their daily tasks. The work as a research assistant varies enormously from day to day: from contact with our participants to working with data.…
New Alzheimer’s genes An international research team led by the Alzheimer Center and the Human Genetics Department of Amsterdam UMC has discovered two new ‘Alzheimer genes’. Colleagues Henne Holstege and Marc Hulsman have made a significant contribution to this research.…
Amsterdam 17 november 2022 Boekpresentatie van het boek over 100 jarigen van Humberto Tan .[/caption] November 17, 2022 Book presentation of Humberto Tan’s book about centenarians. On November 17, a part of the 100-plus group were guests at the…
A new publication about centenarians with signs of Alzheimer’s in the brain that are still sharp. Read the areticle here: Alzheimers-disease-100-year-olds-with-amyloid-plaques-and-tau-tangles-are-still-mentally-sharp-New-Scientist-1.pdf (100plus.nl)
In the weekend of 13th and 14th August the Alzheimercentrum organized a special summer camp for children aged 8-18 with a young parent with dementia for the first time. “Together in the fight against brain ghosts” was the motto of…
Biochemist Dr. Henne Holstege of Amsterdam UMC receives a BrightFocus Alzheimer Research Award with a grant of € 250.000, intended for scientific research. The aim of her current research is to learn from healthy centenarians how it is possible that…