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    Cells use two mechanisms to detect force: one gradual and progressive mediated by newly identified large membrane depressions called dolines (left); the other abrupt, activated above a certain threshold, and mediated by minute membrane invaginations called caveolae (right).
    Research
    23 Dec 2022
    Nature Cell Biology: A CNIC study shows that cells possess 2 mechanisms to allow them to respond to different force ranges

    A study published in Nature Cell Biology confirms that caveolae are essential for the mechanical responses of tissues subject to large mechanical forces (such as muscle, heart, blood vessels, and fat), whereas larger membrane depressions (termed 'dolines') are important for the response to weak or medium-strength forces
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    23 Nov 2022
    The Francisco Cobos Foundation Grants the 16th scientific career award o José Antonio Enríquez
    Descubren un factor clave que protege el corazón tras un infarto
    About the CNIC
    2 Nov 2022
    JCI: CNIC scientists identify a factor that protects the heart against damage after a heart attack

    A new study defines a mechanism that regulates inflammation after a myocardial infarction, opening a path to the use of the receptor

    Cellular and Molecular Sciences: Describen un nuevo mecanismo que relaciona la inflamación y el remodelado cardiovascular patológico
    Research
    29 Sep 2022
    Cellular and Molecular Sciences: Describing a new mechanism that links inflammation and pathological cardiovascular remodelling
    Los adolescentes que duermen menos de 8 horas tienen más probabilidades de tener sobrepeso u obesidad
    Research
    29 Aug 2022
    Insufficient sleep in teenagers is associated with overweight and obesity

    Excess weight and metabolic syndrome are associated with cardiovascular disease, suggesting that health promotion programs in schools should teach good sleep habits
    Juan Domingo Gisbert
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    24 Jun 2022
    Juan Domingo Gisbert: "Combining CNIC and BBRC data will allow us to answer questions of great relevance for the prevention of Alzheimer's in healthy subjects"

    Juan Domingo Gispert López, head of the Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center and CNIC (Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research) researcher
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    26 Jan 2022
    Dr. Valentín Fuster, awarded for his social commitment as a disseminator and promoter of healty habits among the population
    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

    Borja Ibáñez
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    10 Jun 2021
    Dr Borja Ibáñez wins the Fundación Jesús Serra Research Award for his work in the fields of nutrition and food science

    The €35,000 awarded by the foundation in each category is for research that deepens knowledge of the relationship between nutrition, food and health
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    9 Jun 2021
    Article by Dr Sabio's group receives the Antoni Esteve Foundation Research Award

    The study, published in Nature in 2019, revealed relevant data about the involvement of the protein p38gamma in the development of the main type of primary liver cancer, which affects over a million people a year worldwide