Boadilla del Monte (Madrid), 23 feb (EFE).-the Queen has today visited the facilities of the Campus of international excellence of Montegancedo of the Polytechnic University of Madrid, where it is has become interested in the fundamentals of a project pioneer to achieve maps microscopic brain affected by Alzheimer’s disease.
The goal of this project is to deepen the knowledge of this disease, possible treatments and its origin, still unknown.
The “Alzheimer’s project 3 pi” was born thanks to a collaboration agreement signed last October between the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), the Higher Council of scientific research (CSIC), the National Alzheimer’s Association and Foundation Queen SofÃa.
Is called “3 Alzheimer pi” (letter of the Greek alphabet) because it is supported on three pillars of research to combat Alzheimer’s disease: circuits, computing, and cognition.
During his visit, Sofia has known several rooms of the building, including the Cajal laboratory of cortical circuits, where is located an electron microscope capable of seeing and cut a brain tissue to then become a sample in three dimensions.
It’s one of the steps to get the maps microscopic brain affected by Alzheimer’s disease.
In this laboratory, the Queen has become interested in this technology, partly Spanish, by signs which at that time was analysing the microscope and the neural Synapse.
On the Synapse (if these connections disappear there brain cognitive impairment), Sofia has pointed out that it is a word of Greek origin, according to have detailed the project researchers who have explained the functioning of this laboratory.
After this room, the Queen has visited other laboratories, this time with an optical microscope that has a greater ability to analyze tissue, both affected by Alzheimer as healthy, what is fundamental for the investigation of disease.
In addition, Sofia has known, among others, the supercomputer of the building where all the mathematical calculations are done.
During his visit, the Queen has been accompanied by the Minister of health, social services and equality, Ana Mato, Secretary of State for research, development and innovation, Carmen Vela, education and employment of the community of Madrid, LucÃa Figar, Councillor and the rector of the University, Javier Uceda.
Have also been present, the President of the CSIC, Emilio Lora-Tamayo, and the director of the project, Felipe Javier.
