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    Miguel Palomino Segura, Georgiana Crainiciuc, Jon Sicilia y Andrés Hidalgo
    Research
    5 Jan 2022
    Nature: CNIC scientists discover a cell behavior pattern that predicts cardiovascular disease

    Scientists at the CNIC have developed a simple model for studying the behavior of immune cells in live animals and have identified a harmful cell behavior pattern associated with cardiovascular disease
    Álvaro Macías, Jesús Vázquez, Pilar Gonzalo, Carla Espinós, Beatriz Dorado, Emilio Camafeita, Vicente Andrés, María J Andrés, Cristina González, Amanda Sánchez, Víctor Fanjul.
    Research
    26 Oct 2021
    CIRCULATION: It's never too late to treat progeria

    Scientists from the CNIC and the CIBERCV have generated the first experimental animal model that develops Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome and allows its controlled reversal
    About the CNIC
    6 Aug 2021
    RREBOOT, on a mission to change clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of heart attack survivors

    CNIC and the Mario Negri Institute in Milan (Italy) coordinate REBOOT, a project that aims to study whether treatment with beta-blockers is beneficial for patients who have suffered a myocardial infarction

    Dra. Sabio
    About the CNIC
    17 Jun 2021
    Dr Guadalupe Sabio awarded the Banco Sabadell Foundation Prize for Biomedical Research

    The jury acknowledged this CNIC researcher's contribution to understanding why obesity causes cardiometabolic diseases.
    About the CNIC
    8 Jun 2021
    José Antonio Enríquez and Miguel Ángel del Pozo, new members of EMBO

    Dr Enríquez and Dr del Pozo Muñoz join their colleagues Dr Miguel Torres, Dr Pura Muñoz and Dr Francisco Sánchez Madrid,  bringing to five the number of CNIC members in EMBO

    Skeletal staining of the inferior limb regions of normal embryos, embryos with a single Meis allele, and an embryo with complete absence of Meis. Embryos with a single copy of Meis lack the fibula and posterior digits (black arrow). Total absence of Meis prevents limb development (white arrow).
    Research
    2 Jun 2021
    Nature Communications: CNIC scientists identify essential factors for limb formation

    The study, published in Nature Communications, reveals that Meis transcription factors are essential for the formation and antero-posterior patterning of the limbs during embryonic development 

    Sara Martínez Martínez, María José Méndez Olivares, Álvaro Alfayate, , Andrea de la Fuente-Alonso, Miguel R. Campanero, Juan Miguel Redondo y Jesús Vázquez.
    Research
    11 May 2021
    Nature Communications: Inhibition of proteins activated by nitric oxide reverses aortic aneurysm in Marfan syndrome

    Scientists at the CNIC and CSIC have shown that elevated activity of proteins regulated by nitric oxide (NO) causes the aortic disease seen in Marfan Syndrome patients
    Dr. Miguel Torres
    About the CNIC
    10 May 2021
    Dr. Miguel Torres appointed Associate Editor of Science Advances

    Dr. Torres is a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). Dr. Miguel Torres’s scientific research focuses on the regulation of embryonic development and the formation and regeneration of organs.

    Jacky Goetz
    About the CNIC
    28 Apr 2021
    "To do science it is essential to be proactive and not wait for your project to progress on its own"

    Dr. Jacky Goetz works on intravital imaging and biomechanical forces during the progression of tumors.
    De izda. a dcha.: Verónica Casquero, Sofía Sánchez, Irene García, Macarena Fernández, Wen Luo, Severin Muhleder, Lourdes García, Rui Benedito
    Research
    9 Dec 2020
    Nature: A new way to make arteries

    Científicos del CNIC han descubierto un mecanismo celular y molecular que puede ayudar a promover la arterialización y perfusión en los tejidos que han sufrido una reducción del riego sanguíneo.