25/09/2026 To mark European Researchers’ Night, the Cloister of the San Geminiano Complex in Modena hosted the event ‘Sleeping, Dreaming, Remembering: A Journey into the Brain at Every Stage of Life‘. Organized by the team from the Department of Biomedical,
09-10/09/2026 Following the 16th European Epilepsy Congress in Athens, the event took place under the scientific direction of Prof. Anna Elisabetta Vaudano, Prof. Graeme Jackson, Prof. Jean Gotman, and Prof. Paolo Federico. The workshop brought together international experts and researchers
04/09/2026 A new study led by the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Unimore), recently published in Neurology, offers groundbreaking insights into late-onset temporal lobe epilepsy by demonstrating that this condition is not always linked to Alzheimer’s disease. The research
10/06/2026 During the opening ceremony of the LICE National Congress in Cagliari, Dr. Alice Ballerini received the 2026 Renato Galli Award (€1000). The prize is established by the Fondazione Epilessia LICE in memory of Renato Galli and recognises the best
20/04/2026 The University Hospital of Modena (AOU Modena) achieved outstanding results in the 2024 “Ricerca Finalizzata” funding call, securing six out of the 17 projects awarded across Emilia-Romagna for a total of €2.4 million. Among the successful principal investigators is
10/04/2026 The event, held in the Vecchiati Auditorium at Baggiovara Civil Hospital (Modena) under the scientific direction of Prof. Anna Elisabetta Vaudano and Dr. Alice Ballerini, explored the main aspects of late-onset epilepsy and its potential links to neurodegenerative processes.
23/12/2025 Prof. Anna Elisabetta Vaudano, neurologist and researcher at the Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences (BMN) of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Unimore), has been awarded a €1.5 million grant from the Italian Fund for Science
22/01/2025 A landmark study by researchers in Modena, published in the prestigious journal Brain, provides crucial clarity on the connections between epilepsy and neurodegenerative diseases. By investigating the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms, the research challenges long-held assumptions about structural brain changes
06-10/12/2024 At the American Epilepsy Society (AES) 2024 Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, Dr. Alice Ballerini received the Young Investigator Award ($1200) for her abstract “Late-onset Temporal Lobe Epilepsy differs from Mild Cognitive Impairment: insights from brain atrophy and Alzheimer’s