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    29 Jun 2021
    JACC: Spanish scientists provide the first demonstration that triglycerides are a primary risk factor in atherosclerosis

    A study published in JACC shows that excess circulating triglyceride concentrations are associated with subclinical atherosclerosis and vascular inflammation in individuals with low-to-moderate cardiovascular risk according to standard scores
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    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
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    14 Jun 2021
    Hosting offers for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2021 at the CNIC
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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
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    8 Jun 2021
    José Antonio Enríquez and Miguel Ángel del Pozo, new members of EMBO

    Dr Enríquez and Dr del Pozo Muñoz join their colleagues Dr Miguel Torres, Dr Pura Muñoz and Dr Francisco Sánchez Madrid,  bringing to five the number of CNIC members in EMBO

    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.
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    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
    Skeletal staining of the inferior limb regions of normal embryos, embryos with a single Meis allele, and an embryo with complete absence of Meis. Embryos with a single copy of Meis lack the fibula and posterior digits (black arrow). Total absence of Meis prevents limb development (white arrow).
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    2 Jun 2021
    Nature Communications: CNIC scientists identify essential factors for limb formation

    The study, published in Nature Communications, reveals that Meis transcription factors are essential for the formation and antero-posterior patterning of the limbs during embryonic development 

    Association between the level of glycosylated hemoglobin and the extent of subclinical atherosclerosis
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    31 May 2021
    JACC: A blood sugar biomarker identifies patients with atherosclerosis and a risk of cardiovascular events

    In an article published in JACC, CNIC scientists report a method for improved ranking of cardiovascular risk in individuals without diabetes
    First biomarker in blood that distinguishes myocarditis from an acute myocardial infarction
    Research
    27 May 2021
    NEJM: The first blood biomarker to distinguish between myocarditis and acute myocardial infarction

    The diagnosis of acute myocarditis is challenging, and the availability of a sensitive and specific early marker of acute myocardial inflammation could have a major impact on its clinical diagnosis
    Sanchez Madrid receives the Santiago Ramón Cajal National Prize in the area of Biology
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    18 May 2021
    Francisco Sánchez Madrid receives the Santiago Ramón Cajal National Prize in the area of Biology

    The Spanish National Prizes for Research, created in 1982, are the most important awards in Spain in the area of scientific research.