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Doha – June 2, 2026: Prof. Hilal A. Lashuel, professor of neuroscience in neurology at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) – a Qatar Foundation partner university – has been awarded a $9 million three-year research grant from Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) in partnership with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF). Prof. Lashuel serves as the lead and coordinating principal investigator of the award, leading an international team that includes three co-investigators from Stanford University: Prof. Marius Wernig, Prof. Monther Abu-Remaileh, and Prof. Michael C. Bassik. The team will collaborate w

The Last Dance, to borrow the title of the famous documentary about Michael Jordan’s final season, is exactly how Ale Salazar imagined this farewell chapter. She wants to compete until the very end, not simply make up the numbers during her final trip around the world before retirement. Just three days ago, Salazar, the most successful player in padel history with 58 career titles, was on court in the final of the FIP Platinum Albania, where she lost to Veronica Virseda and Marina Guinart. Now, however, her focus has already shifted to the BNL Italy Major Premier Padel and Wednesday’s opening match against Giulia Dal Pozzo and Nuria R

The Foro Italico, one of the most iconic venues in world sport, has once again turned blue for the fifth edition of the BNL Italy Major Premier Padel, with Rome welcoming the world’s best players for an unmissable week of competition. In the men’s draw, Fede Chingotto and Ale Galán are targeting a third consecutive title following their victories in 2024 and 2025. In the women’s tournament, Delfi Brea and Gemma Triay will defend the title they won last year while also attempting to end the run of five consecutive tournament victories achieved by Paula Josemaría and Bea González. The leading players are already in Ro