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    About the CNIC
    3 Feb 2026
    The CNIC launches a call for entries for the exhibition ‘Shared Discovery: Creative Works by Women in Science’

    The CNIC is opening a public call for entries for visual works, until 15 February, aimed at artists who wish to participate with works in disciplines such as photography, painting, sculpture and mixed media
    Equipo del CNIC
    Research
    2 Feb 2026
    Eropean Heart Journal: Pioneering technique allows the first-in-human repair of defective mechanical heart valves without surgery

    A team from the CNIC and Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid has developed a minimally invasive, catheter-based procedure to treat defective mechanical aortic valves
    Dra. Ellie Tzima
    Research
    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
    Research
    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
    Jorge Alegre and Travis Hinson
    Research
    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"
    Research
    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.
    Research
    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
    Dos proyectos del CNIC seleccionados en la convocatoria Investigación en Salud 2025 de la Fundación ”la Caixa”
    About the CNIC
    20 Nov 2025
    Two CNIC projects selected in the la Caixa Foundation 2025 Health Research Call

    In this latest round, the la Caixa Foundation Health Research Call has selected 34 new cutting-edge biomedical research projects
    Edgar Gomes
    Research
    5 Nov 2025
    Edgar Gomes: "Southern Europeans are often very creative and resourceful; we find ways to solve problems"
    Sabrina Molinaro
    About the CNIC
    30 Oct 2025
    Sabrina Molinaro: “The best choices for public health aren’t always implemented immediately”