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    Yolanda Martí-Mateos, José Antonio Enríquez y Rebeca Acín-Pérez.
    Research
    6 Aug 2026
    The EMBO Journal: CNIC researchers identify a protein essential for preventing liver damage and tumor development during aging

    The protein, OMA1, delays immune-system overactivation, liver fibrosis, and liver cancer during aging
    Pablo García Pavía y Nerea Mora.
    Research
    4 Aug 2026
    Circulation: Largest genetic and MRI study carried out to date rules out the existence of heart disease

    Left ventricular hypertrabeculation, an anatomical feature of the heart traditionally linked to higher risk, does not worsen outcomes in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy
    eLife
    About the CNIC
    21 Jul 2026
    eLife: A virtual map shows how the mammalian heart takes shape

    The study reveals that the early heart is shaped by distinct but closely coordinated patterns of tissue deformation 
    About the CNIC
    8 Jul 2026
    EMBO Journal: International study identifies a key mechanism regulating how cells use fat to generate energy
    Diana Velázquez, Natalia Vicente, Jon Sicilia, María Rosaria Pricolo, Laura Sen, Jorge Alegre y Agata Bak.
    Research
    7 Jul 2026
    Nature Cardiovascular Research: Researchers uncover a new mechanism underlying the most common inherited heart disease and confirm the effectiveness of a next-generation therapy

    Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most common inherited heart disease and the leading cause of sudden cardiac death in young people and athletes
    Rocío Sierra, Miguel Torres, Cristina Villa del Campo, Enrique Calvo, Jesús Vázquez y Consuelo Marín-Vicente.
    Research
    24 Jun 2026
    Genome Biology: A new technology helps reveal how the heart generates cells with regenerative potential

    Two CNIC teams have developed a pioneering technique to analyze proteins in individual cardiomyocytes and uncover new clues about cardiac regeneration
    Florian Weinberg
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    23 Jun 2026
    CNIC Researcher Florian Weinberger Awarded ERC Advanced Grant for the project CARDIOSWITCH

    CARDIOSWITCH aims to uncover how the mechanical activity of heart muscle cells shapes cardiac biology and to develop new regenerative strategies for congenital heart disease
    About the CNIC
    11 Jun 2026
    CNIC and Fundación AstraZeneca bring together young scientists and European leaders in Madrid to advance the “SAFE HEARTS PLAN”

    The meeting forms part of European awareness-raising activities around the European Commission’s new strategy to strengthen prevention, early detection, and management of cardiovascular disease
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    2 Jun 2026
    The SAFE HEARTS PLAN Meeting: Young Scientists Engaging with Europe’s Cardiovascular Health Plan brings European cardiovascular health policies closer to early-career researchers
    Dr. Pablo García-Pavía junto con la Dra. Noelia Mora y la Dra. Belén Peiró
    Research
    21 Apr 2026
    CNIC scientists identify a biomarker that improves risk prediction in a severe form of heart failure

    The biomarker MR-proADM improves risk prediction in patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) and is associated with greater disease severity, mortality, and heart failure events.