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CIEN in the media

2026

October

Pascual Sánchez-Juan, CIEN’s Scientific Director, brings us up to date on SCAP-AD at the ISCIII’s 3rd IMPaCT Conference( Watch from 3:56)

19/Oct/2026

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Pascual Sánchez-Juan, CIEN’s Scientific Director, brings us up to date on SCAP-AD at the ISCIII’s 3rd IMPaCT Conference( Watch from 3:56)

Pascual Sánchez-Juan (ISCIII): “New blood biomarkers will democratize Alzheimer’s diagnosis”

07/Oct/2026

El Español

Pascual Sánchez-Juan (ISCIII): “New blood biomarkers will democratize Alzheimer’s diagnosis”

We spoke with Pascual Sánchez-Juan, Scientific Director of Fundación CIEN at the Carlos III Health Institute. “Innovation for Sustainability: Paradigm Shifts in Clinical Practice and Success Stories.”

07/Oct/2026

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We spoke with Pascual Sánchez-Juan, Scientific Director of Fundación CIEN at the Carlos III Health Institute. “Innovation for Sustainability: Paradigm Shifts in Clinical Practice and Success Stories.”

September

International Conference on Neurodegenerative Diseases, ICND 2026

27/Sep/2026

La 1 RTVE

International Conference on Neurodegenerative Diseases, ICND 2026

Press clipping International Conference on Neurodegenerative Diseases, ICND 2026

23/Sep/2026

Press clipping International Conference on Neurodegenerative Diseases, ICND 2026

July

A Blood Test Can Predict Alzheimer's Risk Up to a Decade Before the First Symptoms Appear

24/Jul/2026

La Razón

A Blood Test Can Predict Alzheimer's Risk Up to a Decade Before the First Symptoms Appear

Spanish Researchers Discover How to Detect Alzheimer's Disease Up to a Decade Before Symptoms with a Simple Blood Test

22/Jul/2026

El Confidencial

Spanish Researchers Discover How to Detect Alzheimer's Disease Up to a Decade Before Symptoms with a Simple Blood Test

A Simple Blood Test Can Predict Alzheimer's Risk Up to Ten Years in Advance

22/Jul/2026

El Mundo

A Simple Blood Test Can Predict Alzheimer's Risk Up to Ten Years in Advance

Spanish Study Shows Blood Test Can Predict Alzheimer's Disease Risk Up to 10 Years Before Symptom Onset

22/Jul/2026

Telecinco

Spanish Study Shows Blood Test Can Predict Alzheimer's Disease Risk Up to 10 Years Before Symptom Onset

Pharma | The Final Map Against Forgetting: Brain Donation as a Window to Slowing Alzheimer's Disease

01/Jul/2026

El Confidencial

Pharma | The Final Map Against Forgetting: Brain Donation as a Window to Slowing Alzheimer's Disease

June

In Albacete, Queen Sofía inaugurated the 3rd International Congress on ALS (at 24:11)

27/Jun/2026

RTVE

In Albacete, Queen Sofía inaugurated the 3rd International Congress on ALS (at 24:11)

MANO A MANO: A One-on-One Conversation on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

26/Jun/2026

Vision6tv

MANO A MANO: A One-on-One Conversation on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

La Roda, a Town in Albacete, Becomes the Scientific and Social Hub of the Fight Against ALS

23/Jun/2026

20Minutos

La Roda, a Town in Albacete, Becomes the Scientific and Social Hub of the Fight Against ALS

The 3rd International "Manolo Barrós" Congress on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is being held in La Roda, Albacete.

22/Jun/2026

RTVE

The 3rd International "Manolo Barrós" Congress on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is being held in La Roda, Albacete.

A Call to Support Research at the International ALS Congress in La Roda (Albacete)

22/Jun/2026

ABC

A Call to Support Research at the International ALS Congress in La Roda (Albacete)

Queen Sofía Demonstrates Her Commitment to People Living with ALS

22/Jun/2026

La Vanguardia

Queen Sofía Demonstrates Her Commitment to People Living with ALS

La Roda Marks the 3rd International ALS Congress

22/Jun/2026

CadenaSer

La Roda Marks the 3rd International ALS Congress

Her Majesty Queen Sofía will attend the III International ALS Congress "Manolo Barrós" in La Roda on Monday.

18/Jun/2026

ABC

Her Majesty Queen Sofía will attend the III International ALS Congress "Manolo Barrós" in La Roda on Monday.

La Roda will host the 3rd 'Manolo Barrós' ALS Congress.

17/Jun/2026

Onda Cero

La Roda will host the 3rd 'Manolo Barrós' ALS Congress.

La Roda will host the 3rd International ALS 'Manolo Barrós' Congress on June 22 and 23.

10/Jun/2026

Vision6tv

La Roda will host the 3rd International ALS 'Manolo Barrós' Congress on June 22 and 23.

Queen Sofía will preside over the 3rd International "Manolo Barrós" ALS Congress in La Roda.

10/Jun/2026

La Razón

Queen Sofía will preside over the 3rd International "Manolo Barrós" ALS Congress in La Roda.

Cabañero stated during the presentation of the 3rd International 'Manolo Barrós' ALS Congress in Albacete that research is a collective responsibility.

09/Jun/2026

ElDigitalDeAlbacete

Cabañero stated during the presentation of the 3rd International 'Manolo Barrós' ALS Congress in Albacete that research is a collective responsibility.

Leading ALS researchers are gathering at an international congress in La Roda, bringing together people living with the disease and their families. The event also highlights the latest major scientific advances in the understanding and treatment of ALS.

09/Jun/2026

RTVE1

Leading ALS researchers are gathering at an international congress in La Roda, bringing together people living with the disease and their families. The event also highlights the latest major scientific advances in the understanding and treatment of ALS.

Can Forgetting Your Dreams Be a Sign of Alzheimer's Disease? An Interview with Pascual Sánchez-Juan, Scientific Director of CIEN.

04/Jun/2026

Consumer

Can Forgetting Your Dreams Be a Sign of Alzheimer's Disease? An Interview with Pascual Sánchez-Juan, Scientific Director of CIEN.

May

A blood test warns of the first symptoms ten years before developing Alzheimer’s disease

29/May/2026

El País

A blood test warns of the first symptoms ten years before developing Alzheimer’s disease

April

María Ángeles Pérez, manager of CIEN, talks on “Día a Día” about the initiative “Memory Detectives,” aimed at raising awareness among schoolchildren about neurodegenerative diseases.

30/Apr/2026

TeleElx

María Ángeles Pérez, manager of CIEN, talks on “Día a Día” about the initiative “Memory Detectives,” aimed at raising awareness among schoolchildren about neurodegenerative diseases.

Pascual Sánchez Juan, neurologist: “The health of our brain will be the greatest economic challenge of the century.”

30/Apr/2026

Forbes

Pascual Sánchez Juan, neurologist: “The health of our brain will be the greatest economic challenge of the century.”

CIEN travels to Elche with monkey, bear, or lion brains to explain Alzheimer’s to schoolchildren.

27/Apr/2026

Información

CIEN travels to Elche with monkey, bear, or lion brains to explain Alzheimer’s to schoolchildren.

Pascual Sánchez-Juan: “The detection of dementia biomarkers in blood is a revolution.”

14/Apr/2026

OK Diario

Pascual Sánchez-Juan: “The detection of dementia biomarkers in blood is a revolution.”

Not remembering dreams: an early sign of Alzheimer’s?

09/Apr/2026

La Sexta

Not remembering dreams: an early sign of Alzheimer’s?

A Spanish study identifies a new early sign of Alzheimer’s: not remembering dreams.

08/Apr/2026

ABC

A Spanish study identifies a new early sign of Alzheimer’s: not remembering dreams.

Not remembering dreams could signal very early stages of Alzheimer’s.

07/Apr/2026

El Confidencial

Not remembering dreams could signal very early stages of Alzheimer’s.

The Alzheimer’s nasal test requires sequencing to reach “ground zero.” Pascual Sánchez Juan, scientific director of CIEN, discusses this test, which would represent a pioneering advance in the preclinical diagnosis of healthy individuals.

01/Apr/2026

Redacción Médica

The Alzheimer’s nasal test requires sequencing to reach “ground zero.” Pascual Sánchez Juan, scientific director of CIEN, discusses this test, which would represent a pioneering advance in the preclinical diagnosis of healthy individuals.

March

Pascual Sánchez Juan, neurologist: “Alzheimer’s is a disease that affects young people”

23/Mar/2026

La Nación

Pascual Sánchez Juan, neurologist: “Alzheimer’s is a disease that affects young people”

Pascual Sánchez-Juan appears on Canal Sur Radio’s “Andalucía Ahora” to discuss an observational study showing that vaccination against shingles could reduce the risk of dementia by up to 20% (28:24)

17/Mar/2026

Canal Sur Radio

Pascual Sánchez-Juan appears on Canal Sur Radio’s “Andalucía Ahora” to discuss an observational study showing that vaccination against shingles could reduce the risk of dementia by up to 20% (28:24)

Pascual Sánchez-Juan, Scientific Director of CIEN, highlights in this El Mundo article that several studies show the shingles vaccine reduces the risk of dementia by up to 20%.

14/Mar/2026

El Mundo Salud

Pascual Sánchez-Juan, Scientific Director of CIEN, highlights in this El Mundo article that several studies show the shingles vaccine reduces the risk of dementia by up to 20%.

The biologist and evolutionary anthropologist Emiliano Bruner, affiliated researcher at CIEN, explores why our brain always drives us to seek more in this talk from BBVA’s Aprendemos Juntos series.

05/Mar/2026

Aprendemos Juntos

The biologist and evolutionary anthropologist Emiliano Bruner, affiliated researcher at CIEN, explores why our brain always drives us to seek more in this talk from BBVA’s Aprendemos Juntos series.

February

Aitana Sogorb Esteve, Head of the Biomarkers Platform at CIEN, on La Tarde (Telemadrid) on the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science

11/Feb/2026

Telemadrid

Aitana Sogorb Esteve, Head of the Biomarkers Platform at CIEN, on La Tarde (Telemadrid) on the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Aitana Sogorb Esteve, Head of the Biomarkers Platform at CIEN, tells us what the day-to-day life of a researcher is like on the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science

11/Feb/2026

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Aitana Sogorb Esteve, Head of the Biomarkers Platform at CIEN, tells us what the day-to-day life of a researcher is like on the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science

January

We test the new machine to fight Alzheimer’s: a spark from the brain to the hand.

16/Jan/2026

El Confidencial

We test the new machine to fight Alzheimer’s: a spark from the brain to the hand.

Sabadell Seguros launches a laboratory to research neurodegenerative diseases.

14/Jan/2026

La Vanguardia

Sabadell Seguros launches a laboratory to research neurodegenerative diseases.

The Reina Sofía Foundation and CIEN open a new neurophysiology laboratory.  Infosalus

13/Jan/2026

Infosalus

The Reina Sofía Foundation and CIEN open a new neurophysiology laboratory. Infosalus

The Reina Sofía Foundation promotes a new laboratory against neurodegenerative diseases.

12/Jan/2026

Telemadrid

The Reina Sofía Foundation promotes a new laboratory against neurodegenerative diseases.

Pascual Sánchez Juan and Emiliano Bruner on Radio 3’s Fallo de Sistema talk about the precuneus, the secret corner of our consciousness.

11/Jan/2026

Radio 3

Pascual Sánchez Juan and Emiliano Bruner on Radio 3’s Fallo de Sistema talk about the precuneus, the secret corner of our consciousness.

2025

December

Pascual Sánchez Juan discusses blood biomarkers and new treatments on AFAV's podcast ‘Hilos de Memoria’ (Threads of Memory)

17/Dec/2025

AFAV

Pascual Sánchez Juan discusses blood biomarkers and new treatments on AFAV's podcast ‘Hilos de Memoria’ (Threads of Memory)

The Reina Sofia Foundation will allocate more than €2.3 million to research into neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and ALS.

11/Dec/2025

Europa Press

The Reina Sofia Foundation will allocate more than €2.3 million to research into neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and ALS.

CIEN takes part in the event celebrating the first anniversary of the Pact for Remembrance.

09/Dec/2025

Con Salud

CIEN takes part in the event celebrating the first anniversary of the Pact for Remembrance.

The Elche City Council has awarded CIEN the Silver Medal of the Bimil·lenari for its work in research for the prevention and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s.

07/Dec/2025

Onda Cero

The Elche City Council has awarded CIEN the Silver Medal of the Bimil·lenari for its work in research for the prevention and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s.

October

The short film "Naranjas" wins the 7th edition of the Memorables Film Festival, the audiovisual competition about Alzheimer's.

24/Oct/2025

Europa Press

The short film "Naranjas" wins the 7th edition of the Memorables Film Festival, the audiovisual competition about Alzheimer's.

Emiliano Bruner: “By treating the symptoms but not the causes, the problem persists and the healers gain power.”

08/Oct/2025

Revista Mercurio

Emiliano Bruner: “By treating the symptoms but not the causes, the problem persists and the healers gain power.”

Sabadell Seguros makes a donation to the CIEN Foundation.

06/Oct/2025

Grupo Aseguranza

Sabadell Seguros makes a donation to the CIEN Foundation.

September

Emiliano Bruner (CSIC. CIEN) explains on Noticias Cuatro that disorders such as anxiety and depression have a biological basis.

23/Sep/2025

Noticias Cuatro

Emiliano Bruner (CSIC. CIEN) explains on Noticias Cuatro that disorders such as anxiety and depression have a biological basis.

In A la luz del pensar, Emiliano Bruner, a researcher affiliated with CIEN, talks about Biology and evolution: attention as freedom.

22/Sep/2025

RNE

In A la luz del pensar, Emiliano Bruner, a researcher affiliated with CIEN, talks about Biology and evolution: attention as freedom.

Two groundbreaking drugs capable of slowing its progression, the possibility of diagnosing it through a blood test, and new therapeutic targets are radically transforming this disease.

21/Sep/2025

La Razón

Two groundbreaking drugs capable of slowing its progression, the possibility of diagnosing it through a blood test, and new therapeutic targets are radically transforming this disease.

Interview with paleoneurologist Emiliano Bruner on microforamina (from minute 6)

20/Sep/2025

Onda Cero Radio

Interview with paleoneurologist Emiliano Bruner on microforamina (from minute 6)

The On-Memory project, coordinated by ONESTX, will be carried out in collaboration with a consortium of prestigious institutions in Alzheimer’s research in Spain, such as CIEN.

19/Sep/2025

El Conciso

The On-Memory project, coordinated by ONESTX, will be carried out in collaboration with a consortium of prestigious institutions in Alzheimer’s research in Spain, such as CIEN.

Pedro Sánchez visits the Center for Research on Neurological Diseases (CIEN)

17/Sep/2025

ABC

Pedro Sánchez visits the Center for Research on Neurological Diseases (CIEN)

Pedro Sánchez tours the facilities of the Center for Research on Neurological Diseases (CIEN)

17/Sep/2025

El Debate

Pedro Sánchez tours the facilities of the Center for Research on Neurological Diseases (CIEN)

Jorge Sepulcre, neurologist from Elche at Yale University: "We are closer than ever to finding the cause of Alzheimer’s"

17/Sep/2025

Diario Información

Jorge Sepulcre, neurologist from Elche at Yale University: "We are closer than ever to finding the cause of Alzheimer’s"

The Neuroscience Congress in Elche backs transcranial stimulation to tackle Alzheimer’s symptoms

16/Sep/2025

Diario Información

The Neuroscience Congress in Elche backs transcranial stimulation to tackle Alzheimer’s symptoms

Interview with Dr. Aitana Sogorb, head of the CIEN Biomarkers Platform

16/Sep/2025

TeleElx

Interview with Dr. Aitana Sogorb, head of the CIEN Biomarkers Platform

Science and associations join forces in Elche against Alzheimer’s and other dementias

15/Sep/2025

Diario Información

Science and associations join forces in Elche against Alzheimer’s and other dementias

Bruner, the scientist who whispers to hominids: "I don’t think young people have it any harder now than 50 or 500 years ago"

06/Sep/2025

El Español

Bruner, the scientist who whispers to hominids: "I don’t think young people have it any harder now than 50 or 500 years ago"

Pascual Sánchez Juan speaks in El País about research revealing how pollution accelerates neurodegeneration.

04/Sep/2025

El País

Pascual Sánchez Juan speaks in El País about research revealing how pollution accelerates neurodegeneration.

July

Emiliano Bruner talks on Good morning, Madrid about the  brain and managing stress and anxiety

17/Jul/2025

Telemadrid Buenos días, Madrid

Emiliano Bruner talks on Good morning, Madrid about the brain and managing stress and anxiety

Dr. Pascual Sánchez-Juan talks about the possible relationship between COVID-19 and Alzheimer's on La Linterna on COPE

16/Jul/2025

La Linterna COPE

Dr. Pascual Sánchez-Juan talks about the possible relationship between COVID-19 and Alzheimer's on La Linterna on COPE

Elche will host a conference on neurodegenerative diseases in September.

14/Jul/2025

Onda Cero

Elche will host a conference on neurodegenerative diseases in September.

Elche to host International Congress on Neurodegenerative Diseases in September.

14/Jul/2025

CadenaSer

Elche to host International Congress on Neurodegenerative Diseases in September.

Elche, global epicentre of research into neurodegenerative diseases.

14/Jul/2025

Información

Elche, global epicentre of research into neurodegenerative diseases.

The curse of the human brain: "We have a Ferrari engine inside a Seat 600 in our heads."

03/Jul/2025

El Mundo

The curse of the human brain: "We have a Ferrari engine inside a Seat 600 in our heads."

June

Paleoneurologist Emiliano Bruner explores the evolutionary conflict caused by excessive rumination and mental wandering that affects our quality of life

28/Jun/2025

Nirakara

Paleoneurologist Emiliano Bruner explores the evolutionary conflict caused by excessive rumination and mental wandering that affects our quality of life

Emiliano Bruner, researcher in neurological diseases: "Our brain is a Ferrari engine inside a Seat"

24/Jun/2025

LaVozDeGalicia

Emiliano Bruner, researcher in neurological diseases: "Our brain is a Ferrari engine inside a Seat"

Emiliano Bruner, paleoneurobiologist: "Evolution condemned us to suffer anxiety, but we can alleviate it"

21/Jun/2025

ElPeriodico

Emiliano Bruner, paleoneurobiologist: "Evolution condemned us to suffer anxiety, but we can alleviate it"

May

Extraordinary Brains: Donate to Keep Thinking About the Future

16/May/2025

Aragón Radio

Extraordinary Brains: Donate to Keep Thinking About the Future

April

The importance of brain donation in La Linterna

11/Apr/2025

COPE

The importance of brain donation in La Linterna

"Extraordinary Brains" Campaign Presentation – Press Clipping

07/Apr/2025

CIEN

"Extraordinary Brains" Campaign Presentation – Press Clipping

Getting vaccinated against shingles could reduce the risk of dementia by 20%, according to a study in Nature. "These are solid results and difficult to attribute to chance," says Pascual Sánchez-Juan, Scientific Director of CIEN.

02/Apr/2025

El Mundo

Getting vaccinated against shingles could reduce the risk of dementia by 20%, according to a study in Nature. "These are solid results and difficult to attribute to chance," says Pascual Sánchez-Juan, Scientific Director of CIEN.

March

"Having a molecular marker like this would allow us to be more deterministic in the diagnosis and prognosis of Alzheimer's." Dr. Pascual Sánchez-Juan, our Scientific Director, analyzes the impact of the new biomarker in El Mundo.

31/Mar/2025

El Mundo

"Having a molecular marker like this would allow us to be more deterministic in the diagnosis and prognosis of Alzheimer's." Dr. Pascual Sánchez-Juan, our Scientific Director, analyzes the impact of the new biomarker in El Mundo.

Madrid’s unique Alzheimer’s research hub reaches a pivotal moment

25/Mar/2025

Nature

Madrid’s unique Alzheimer’s research hub reaches a pivotal moment

We participated in the radio program La Linterna and talked about research on ALS.

17/Mar/2025

Youtube

We participated in the radio program La Linterna and talked about research on ALS.

Radio interview Ser Madrid Oeste. Sonia Wagner and Paloma Ruiz-Valderrey

11/Mar/2025

Youtube

Radio interview Ser Madrid Oeste. Sonia Wagner and Paloma Ruiz-Valderrey

My Brain and I: How I Collaborate on an Early Detection Alzheimer's Project

08/Mar/2025

The Objective

My Brain and I: How I Collaborate on an Early Detection Alzheimer's Project

February

CIEN and the importance of early detection and precision medicine in the treatment of dementias in the iSanidad yearbook

27/Feb/2025

ISANIDAD

CIEN and the importance of early detection and precision medicine in the treatment of dementias in the iSanidad yearbook

The Pasqual Maragall Foundation awards a PMRP research grant to Dr. Alberto Rábano.

26/Feb/2025

Geriatricarea

The Pasqual Maragall Foundation awards a PMRP research grant to Dr. Alberto Rábano.

Report about CIEN in the programme Madrid mejora tu vida on TeleMadrid

17/Feb/2025

Instagram

Report about CIEN in the programme Madrid mejora tu vida on TeleMadrid

Pascual Sánchez-Juan, talks in this interview about dementia with Lewy bodies, a neurodegenerative disease still little known and underdiagnosed.

09/Feb/2025

La Razón

Pascual Sánchez-Juan, talks in this interview about dementia with Lewy bodies, a neurodegenerative disease still little known and underdiagnosed.

Lewy body pathology accelerates neurological deterioration in Alzheimer's disease

07/Feb/2025

ConSalud

Lewy body pathology accelerates neurological deterioration in Alzheimer's disease

2024

November

Pascual Sánchez-Juan, neurologist (CIEN Foundation): "The blood test to detect Alzheimer’s is here"

25/Nov/2024

elEconomista

Pascual Sánchez-Juan, neurologist (CIEN Foundation): "The blood test to detect Alzheimer’s is here"

Europe approves a drug for Alzheimer’s patients with the early-onset form of the disease and a specific marker

14/Nov/2024

Europe approves a drug for Alzheimer’s patients with the early-onset form of the disease and a specific marker

‘Autumn’ a big winner at the 2024 Memorables Film Festival in Madrid

09/Nov/2024

ElDiarioDeMadrid

‘Autumn’ a big winner at the 2024 Memorables Film Festival in Madrid

The short film ‘Autumn’ wins first prize at the Memorables Film Festival

03/Nov/2024

Geriatricarea

The short film ‘Autumn’ wins first prize at the Memorables Film Festival

October

Volunteers like Luisa and Jesús are sought to find the traces of Alzheimer’s: "They are hidden in healthy people who don’t know they will have it"

20/Oct/2024

El Mundo

Volunteers like Luisa and Jesús are sought to find the traces of Alzheimer’s: "They are hidden in healthy people who don’t know they will have it"