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30 Jan 2026

Ellie Tzima: "Genuine interest and enthusiasm are essential; skills can be learned, motivation cannot"

From left to right: Miguel Sánchez Álvarez, Miguel Ángel del Pozo, David Sancho, Ignacio Heras Murillo, Gillian Dunphy, Aitor Jarit Cabanillas, Elena Moya Ruiz, Irene Adán Barrientos

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28 Jan 2026

Immunity: CNIC scientists uncover a novel mechanism involved in inflammation resolution

A study published in Immunity reveals that type I interferons (IFN‑I) help resolve inflammation by inducing changes in macrophage mitochondria

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28 Jan 2026

Travis Hinson: "Those of us in research and medicine have a duty to educate better, to be more honest, more open, and more transparent"

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14 Jan 2026

European Heart Journal: Study reveals how high blood pressure increases susceptibility to heart damage caused by a key cancer treatment

A CNIC research team has identified for the first time the biological mechanism underlying this susceptibility: high blood pressure creates a hidden metabolic vulnerability in the heart that becomes destabilized when anthracyclines are administered.

Protection against blood vessel occlusion in animals with sickle cell anemia after treatment with circadian clock inhibitors. Vessel walls are shown as white lines, neutrophils in yellow, and red blood cells trapped by neutrophils in red.

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12 Dec 2025

JEM: Neutrophils are less aggressive at night, explaining why nighttime heart attacks cause less damage than daytime events

A CNIC study reveals that neutrophils—a type of immune cell—are less aggressive at night, explaining why nighttime heart attacks are less severe than those occurring during the day