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    Microfotografía de una monocapa de cardiomiocitos derivados de células madre inducidas a la pluripotencia, representativa de las que se usaron para estudiar los mecanismos de arritmias y el rescate de la función normal por el gen que codifica a la sintrofina-α
    Research
    29 Jun 2022
    eLife: Study reveals how Duchenne muscular dystrophy causes heart rhythm problems

    Investigadores del CNIC  revelan por primera los mecanismos moleculares que subyacen a las arritmias que ocurren en pacientes que padecen “Distrofia Muscular de Duchenne”
    An optical section from a ventral view of a mouse embryo at embryonic day E8.0. The section is overlain with a cast of the three-dimensional shape of the forming heart (red) and the incipient circulatory system (purple).
    Research
    17 May 2022
    Nature Cardiovascular Research: A CNIC team creates a dynamic 3D atlas of the formation of the embryonic heart

    The 3D atlas has allowed the scientists to identify the beginning of left–right asymmetry in the heart
    From left to right: Claudio Badía Careaga, Jesús Vázquez, Enrique Calvo, Elías Herrero Galán, Natalia Vicente, Jorge Alegre Cebollada, Inés Martínez Martín, Carmen Suay Corredera, Diana Velázquez Carreras y Maria Rosaria Pricolo.
    Research
    27 Apr 2022
    Redox Biology: CNIC scientists discover a new mechanism involved in the modulation of heart muscle elasticity

    The results, published in Redox Biology, show the role of conserved cysteine residues in the elastic protein titin in the modulation of the mechanical properties of the myocardium
    Enrique Calvo, Jesús Vázquez, Álvaro Alfayate, Estefanía Núñez y José Luis Martín Ventura.
    Research
    28 Mar 2022
    eBiomedicine: Spanish scientists discover a new method for the early detection of subclinical atherosclerosis

    A study published in the journal eBiomedicine identifies new biomarkers that predict the presence of subclinical atherosclerosis
    Rebeca Piñeiro, Joaquim Grego-Bessa, Vitor Samuel Leite, Luis luna-Zurita
    Research
    12 Nov 2021
    Science Advances: CNIC scientists identify the essential role of a gene in placental development

    A study published in Science Advances shows that the gene GPR126, while not required for the development of the heart, plays an essential role in the formation of the placenta, the gestational organ that nourishes the fetus
    About the CNIC
    6 Aug 2021
    RREBOOT, on a mission to change clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of heart attack survivors

    CNIC and the Mario Negri Institute in Milan (Italy) coordinate REBOOT, a project that aims to study whether treatment with beta-blockers is beneficial for patients who have suffered a myocardial infarction

    Grupo de la Dra. Priori
    Research
    21 Jul 2021
    A CNIC project receives funding from the ”la Caixa” Foundation to investigate a type of fatal tachycardia

    The research team led by project leader Dr Silvia Priori is confident that the discovery of new therapies will reduce the mortality linked to this disease and could also reduce arrhythmias in heart failure patients

    Imagen
    About the CNIC
    29 Jun 2021
    RESILIENCE, a project to reduce the prevalence of heart failure in cancer survivors

     Over one million European cancer patients suffer from side effects to chemotherapy
    Scheme of a cMyBP-C region in which mutations cause amino-acid changes that alter the mechanical properties of the protein. The positions of the affected amino acids are shown in red.
    Research
    7 Jun 2021
    ACS Nano: CNIC scientists describe a possible disease-causing mechanism in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

    A team led by Dr. Jorge Alegre-Cebollada has shown, for the first time, an association between hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and mechanical alterations to a component of the contractile machinery of the heart
    Dr. Miguel Torres
    About the CNIC
    10 May 2021
    Dr. Miguel Torres appointed Associate Editor of Science Advances

    Dr. Torres is a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). Dr. Miguel Torres’s scientific research focuses on the regulation of embryonic development and the formation and regeneration of organs.