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    The best way to start the day. A ‘high-energy’ breakfast could consist of a cup of coffee, milk or yogurt, fruit, and wholemeal bread with tomato and olive oil
    Research
    3 Oct 2017
    JACC: Confirms the importance of breakfast in the prevention of cardiovascular disease

    The PESA study shows that people who regularly eat a ‘low energy’ breakfast (supplying less than 5% of recommended daily calorie intake) double their risk of developing atherosclerosis independently of classical cardiovascular risk factors
    3D ultrasound of the right carotid artery. An atherosclerotic plaque is visible as a small protrusion (arrow) in the vessel wall of the internal branch of the proximal carotid artery (bottom), close to the bifurcation. In contrast, the surface of the disease-free external branch (top) is smooth (asterisk).
    Research
    24 Jul 2017
    'JACC': 3D visualization of cholesterol plaques improves cardiovascular risk prediction

    CNIC researchers show the value of total atherosclerosis burden for the identification of individuals at risk of cardiovascular disease
    About the CNIC
    1 Jun 2017
    Dr. Borja Ibáñez awarded the XII Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Biomedical Research

    Dr. Ibáñez, Director of Clinical Research at the CNIC, has received an award for his contribution to the fight against cardiovascular diseases
    Research
    10 Jan 2017
    Nature Medicine: Inhibition of a specific protein prevents and reverses aortic aneurysm in models of Marfan syndrome and similar diseases

    The findings, published in Nature Medicine, suggest a major potential for NOS2 inhibitors in the treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysa
    Los participantes de la CNIC Conferenc
    About the CNIC
    2 Nov 2016
    CNIC Conference brings together international experts in mechanobiology

    Mechanical forces are the major drivers of development, physiology, and diseases of the cardiovascular system
    Adela M. Guaras, José Antonio Enriquez, Enrique Calvo, Sara Cogliati, Jesús Vázquez, Rocio Nieto-Arellano, Iakes Ezkurdia y Nadia Mercader.
    Research
    26 Oct 2016
    Nature: Scientists dicipher the organization of the cellular mechanisms responsible for energy production

    The study helps to explain how different forms of organization affect metabolism and are linked to the tendency to develop certain diseases
    De pie: Prof. Jesús Vázquez, Prof. Francisco Sánchez-Madrid, Dra. Danay Cibrián y Dra. Pilar Martín. Sentados de Izda. a Dcha.: María Laura Sáiz, Dra. Hortensia de la Fuente, Dra. Alessia Ferrarini, Dra. Inmaculada Jorge, Raquel Sánchez-Díaz y Olga Moreno-Gonzalo.
    Research
    5 Jul 2016
    Nature Immunology: Scientists identify an essential role of the immune receptor CD69 in psoriasis

    The study, published in Nature Immunology, opens the way to the possible use of CD69 as a therapeutic target for the control of this disease
    Ignacio Flores, Juan M. Fernández-Alvira, Valentín Fuster, Vicente Andrés y Beatriz Dorado
    Research
    24 May 2016
    JACC: Telomere length in circulating blood cells does not predict asymptomatic atherosclerosis

    Half of patients with CVD show no above-normal risk of developing the disease on the basis of classical risk factors, such as high cholesterol, smoking, lack of exercise, and high blood pressure
    Stanislao Travisano, José Luis de la Pompa, Gaetano D'Amato y Donal MacGrogan.
    About the CNIC
    25 Apr 2016
    Circulation Research: CNIC Researchers identify a new signaling mechanism implicated in congenital aortic valve disease

    These genes form part of a signaling mechanism that is possibly altered in patients with a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV), a prevalent condition that compromises cardiovascular health
    Valentín Fuster, Director del CNIC, Jerome Boesch, Presidente y Consejero Delegado de Danone S.A., y Luis de Carlos, Presidente de la Fundación Pro CNIC
    Research
    9 Mar 2016
    Danone joins the Pro-CNIC Foundation in the fight to prevent cardiovascular diseases

    A new agreement confirms the joint commitment of the public and private sectors to reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease.