Antwerp Dementia Researcher Wins Major Science Prize in US

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The Breakthrough Prizes, the 'Oscars of science', were presented in Los Angeles last night. This year, six prizes of 3 million dollars each were awarded for breakthroughs in the life sciences, physics, and mathematics. Flemish researcher Rosa Rademakers won the prize in the life sciences category. Fifteen years ago, she discovered that a specific genetic abnormality can lead to both the fatal muscle disease ALS and a form of dementia. This mutat…

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Antwerp researcher Rosa Rademakers has won the prestigious Breakthrough Prize in the US. This is one of the largest science prizes, after the Nobel Prizes. Fifteen years ago, Rademakers discovered that the same genetic abnormality can cause both a form of dementia and the deadly muscle disease ALS. Together with an American colleague, she is receiving more than 2.5 million euros for her discovery.