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    Generación de células dendríticas post-sinápticas. La imagen muestra los contactos intercelulares entre las células dendríticas y los linfocitos T. Células Dendríticas (verde) y los linfocitos T (azul y rosa)
    Research
    26 Oct 2023
    Nature Communications: Spanish scientists identify changes in dendritic cells during the immune response with promising implications for vaccine design

    Scientists at the CNIC and Hospital de la Princesa-UAM have identified profound changes taking place in dendritic cells during antigen presentation to a lymphocyte via intimate contact called an immune synapse
    About the CNIC
    2 Oct 2023
    Another year of European Researchers’ Night shows the interest in science.
    Research
    2 Oct 2023
    Diabetes Care: Obesity, high blood pressure, and lipid imbalance trigger a progressive loss of energy generation capacity in the heart

    Scientists at the CNIC have discovered that metabolic cardiovascular risk factors diminish the capacity of the heart to use glucose as an energy source
    About the CNIC
    4 Aug 2023
    A new technique offers improved diagnostic precision and a route to personalized therapy for a common arrhythmia that affects more than 10 million people in Europe
    Research
    2 Aug 2023
    Jama Cardiology: Promoting health in high-school students: a randomized group intervention trial
    Alejo Rodríguez-Fraticelli
    About the CNIC
    27 Jul 2023
    Alejo Rodríguez-Fraticelli: “The risk of cell therapies is not being able to do them fast enough in a scalable way”
    Vanessa Núñez, Jesús Vázquez, Emilio Camafeita, Ana Paredes, Pablo Hernansanz-Agustín, Mercedes Ricote, Fátima Sánchez Cabo y Fernando Martínez.
    Research
    24 May 2023
    Nature: GLA, the fatty acid that makes the heart function properly after birth

    A study by CNIC researchers published in Nature has found that the omega-6 fatty acid gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), present in breast milk, plays an essential role in ensuring the proper functioning of the heart after birth
    Dr. García Pavía
    Research
    21 May 2023
    NEJM: A Spanish team presents the first pharmacological treatment able to improve cardiac function in stiff-heart syndrome

    The team led by Dr. Pablo García-Pavía, based at the CNIC and Hospital Puerta de Hierro, has published the first study of a drug able to remove amyloid deposits from the heart

    Imágenes del corazón obtenidas mediante resonancia magnética en las que se analizan distintas estructuras de la anatomía y función del corazón: aurículas (paneles A y B), ventrículos (paneles C y D), características del tejido cardiaco (paneles E y F).
    Research
    3 Mar 2023
    eClinicalMedicine: Imaging the adolescent heart

    The results, published in eClinicalMedicine, have direct implications for clinical practice by providing a list of reference values for a multitude of cardiac parameters used in daily practice
    Miguel Galán, David Sancho, Stefanie K. Wculek, Annalaura Mastrangelo, Verónica Miguel ,Ignacio Heras-Murillo, Diego Mañanes, José Antonio Enríquez and Andrea Curtabbi.
    Research
    3 Feb 2023
    IMMUNITY: Scientists identify a new therapeutic target in macrophages for the treatment of obesity-related diseases

    The discovery, published in the journal Immunity, identifies a new therapeutic route for conditions associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome, including cardiovascular disease