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    Ana Botín and Valentín Fuster
    About the CNIC
    19 Dec 2024
    The PESA CNIC-Santander study consolidates itself as the most important study in the world in the diagnosis and prevention of cardiovascular diseases

    The findings of this study have been key for the development of REACT, a new research project, that will count on the collaboration of Santander Bank, and will expand the study of the age group for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, which will include 8,000 new participants.

    From left to right: D. MacGrogan, B. Flores-Garza, T. González-Costa, V. Sebastián-Serrano, J.L. de la Pompa, L. Méndez-Peralta, A. Pau-Navalón, A. Galicia-Martín, J. Santos-Cantador, C. Relaño-Ruperez, M. Siguero-Álvarez
    About the CNIC
    12 Dec 2024
    CNIC participates in an international Leducq Foundation project investigating the connection between the placenta and the heart during embryonic development

    The new project, ‘The Placenta in Maternal and Fetal Cardiovascular Health and Disease’, aims to understand how the placenta influences cardiovascular health in mothers and their children, promising improvements in the prevention and treatment of related diseases
    Back row: Víctor Jiménez, Mónica Toledano, Miguel Ángel del Pozo Barriuso, María Aboy Pardal, Sara Terrés, Daniel Jiménez, Fidel Lolo. Front row: Miguel Sánchez, Mauro Catalá, Asier Echarri.
    Research
    28 Nov 2024
    CNIC scientists discover a key mechanism in fat cells that protects the body against energetic excess

    A study from the CNIC, published in Nature Communications, reveals how caveolae allow adipocytes to expand safely, storing fat without breaking or causing inflammation
    Miguel Ángel del Pozo, Jorge Alegre-Cebollada, Carla Huerta-López, Alejandro Clemente-Manteca, Diana Velázquez-Carreras, and Elías Herrero-Galán.
    Research
    15 Nov 2024
    Science Advances: A new CNIC study describes a mechanism whereby cells respond to mechanical signals from their surroundings

    A study by CNIC, published in Science Advances, offers a new approach to understanding how cells respond to mechanical signals from their environment, redefining the comprehension of the relationship between cells and their physical surroundings.
    María J. Andrés-Manzano, Pilar Gonzalo, Rosa M. Carmona, Cristina González-Gómez, Ana Barettino, Ignacio Benedicto, Vicente Andrés and Ana Dopazo.
    Research
    7 Oct 2024
    JCI: A new study reveals a key mechanism driving atherosclerosis in Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome

    A team of scientists from the CNIC and the CSIC has identified a key mechanism in the development of atherosclerosis in patients with the rare genetic disease Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome

    Jesús Vázquez Cobos, Iván López-Montero, Enrique Calvo Alcocer, Pablo Hernansanz Agustín, Carmen Morales Vidal, José Antonio Enríquez, Rebeca Acín Pérez, Sara Jaroszewicz y José Luis Cabrera Alarcón.
    Research
    19 Sep 2024
    Cell: Scientists at the CNIC discover an unexpected involvement of sodium transport in mitochondrial energy generation

    The study, published in Cell, reveals an essential function of sodium transport in cellular energy generation
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    About the CNIC
    6 Sep 2024
    CNIC receives the Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence Award from the Ministry of Science and Innovation, granted in 2021
    Dr. Fuster
    About the CNIC
    17 May 2024
    Dr Valentín Fuster receives the AstraZeneca Foundation Honorific Award for Excellence in Scientific Research
    De izquierda a derecha: Immunofluorescencia en sección de corazón de pez cebra tras criolesion mostrando células proliferativas (blanco), cardiomiocitos (rojo) núcleos celulares (azul). Imagen de Microscopia electrónica mostrando mitocondrias. Gel Blue Native mostrando bandas correspondientes a supercomplejos formados por CIII (rojo) y CIV (verde).
    Research
    6 May 2024
    Development Cell: A CNIC study reveals the key role of mitochondrial proteins in cardiac regeneration

    Scientists at the CNIC, CIBER, and University of Berne identify the fundamental role of a family of proteins in an essential process for cellular energy production
    María Jesús Andrés, Carla Espinós (detrás), Rosa M Nevado (delante, al lado de MJA), Miguel de la Fuente, Rosa Carmona, Ana Barettino, Vicente Andrés, Pilar Gonzalo e Ignacio Benedicto.
    Research
    19 Apr 2024
    PNAS: CNIC scientists identify the key cell type for strategies to prevent atherosclerosis in progeria syndrome

    The elimination of progerin from vascular smooth muscle cells, but not from endothelial cells, prevents the atherosclerosis associated with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS)