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One of the girls who participte in the study.
Research
29 Jul 2024

A study by the CNIC and Fundación SHE, supported by “la Caixa” Foundation, demonstrates that schools are a crucial environment for health promotion in children

Cristina García Cáceres
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15 May 2024

Globally, cardiovascular diseases due to atherosclerosis – the build-up of plaque in arteries – are the leading cause of death. A new Danish-Spanish research collaboration aims to develop methods to detect atherosclerosis at earlier ages and encourage prevention. Denmark’s Novo Nordisk Foundation has granted up to EUR 23 million to cover the first 2.5 years of the REACT initiative. The initiative is expected to run for 8 years in total


De izquierda a derecha: Immunofluorescencia en sección de corazón de pez cebra tras criolesion mostrando células proliferativas (blanco), cardiomiocitos (rojo) núcleos celulares (azul). Imagen de Microscopia electrónica mostrando mitocondrias. Gel Blue Native mostrando bandas correspondientes a supercomplejos formados por CIII (rojo) y CIV (verde).
Research
6 May 2024

Scientists at the CNIC, CIBER, and University of Berne identify the fundamental role of a family of proteins in an essential process for cellular energy production

María Jesús Andrés, Carla Espinós (detrás), Rosa M Nevado (delante, al lado de MJA), Miguel de la Fuente, Rosa Carmona, Ana Barettino, Vicente Andrés, Pilar Gonzalo e Ignacio Benedicto.
Research
19 Apr 2024

The elimination of progerin from vascular smooth muscle cells, but not from endothelial cells, prevents the atherosclerosis associated with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS)

RM cardiaca de un paciente con miocardiopatía dilatada (izquierda) y de un individuo sin cardiopatía (derecha). En el paciente con miocardiopatía dilatada el tamaño del corazón esta incrementado y su capacidad de bombeo está disminuida.
Research
19 Apr 2024

The results, published in JACC, suggest that these factors could be used to predict the risk of developing dilated cardiomyopathy and adapt strategies for patient care and disease detection in genetic carriers of the disease

Vicente Andrés, director de investigación básica del CNIC; Dr. Valentín Fuster, director general del CNIC; Dra. del Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Dra. Marina Pollán; Alberto Sanz, director gerente del CNIC; el Dr. Borja Ibáñez, director científico y director de investigación clínica del CNIC; D. Agustín González, subdirector general de redes y centros de investigación cooperativa del Instituto de Salud Carlos III., e Icíar Areilza, secretaria general de la Fundación Pro CNIC.
María Linarejos Vera, Gema Mondéjar, Amaia Talavera, Patricia Sánchez, Álvaro Macías, Juan Manuel Ruiz, Francisco M. Cruz, Fernando Martínez de Benito, Juan Antonio Bernal y José Jalife
Research
11 Apr 2024

CNIC researchers, led by Dr. José Jalife, have made a key discovery about cardiac arrhythmias in Andersen-Tawil syndrome (ATS)