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    Cardiovascular risk factors (particularly metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, and diabetes) alter coronary microvascular function and increase the risk of atherosclerotic disease, which itself leads to changes in the coronary microcirculation.
    Research
    19 Sep 2024
    JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging: Cardiometabolic risk factors in apparently healthy individuals are linked to altered coronary microcirculation

    A study from CNIC reveals how risk factors and subclinical atherosclerosis affect heart microcirculation in asymptomatic middle-aged individuals. The research, published in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, highlights the importance of assessing the heart vessels' ability to regulate blood flow and predict future cardiovascular risk
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    Research
    9 Sep 2024
    Circulation: A new mechanism of early-onset atherosclerosis in a premature aging syndrome

    The new study, published in the journal Circulation, opens a new avenue of research into treatments for the atherosclerosis associated with progeria
    CNIC researchers
    Research
    30 Aug 2024
    Nature Medicine: CNIC scientists discover a new cardiovascular risk factor and identify a drug able to reduce its effects

    Two studies carried out at the CNIC provide key information about a newly identified cardiovascular risk factor, clonal hematopoiesis, and its treatment with the ancient medication colchicine
    About the CNIC
    12 Aug 2024
    Get trained in Artificial Intelligence and Big Data for Cardiovascular Health at CNIC with the cardiotrAIning program
    Dra. Hélène Girouard
    Research
    4 Aug 2024
    Dra. Hélène Girouard: “In alzheimer’s disease, high blood pressure is the main risk factor after age”

    Laboratory of Pharmacology and Physiology of the University of Montreal (Canadá)

    One of the girls who participte in the study.
    Research
    29 Jul 2024
    JACC: The sooner the better: teaching healthy habits in elementary school reduces abdominal fat

    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
    Alumnos Programa Acércate
    About the CNIC
    22 Jul 2024
    Eight Top High School Students in Spain Join CNIC's ACÉRCATE Program
    Sandro Da Mesquita
    Research
    6 Jul 2024
    Sandro Da Mesquita: “What really motivates me is understanding the mechanisms and the potential clinical benefits”

    Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science in Jacksonville

     
    Michael P. Snyder
    Research
    3 Jul 2024
    Michael P. Snyder: "The benefits of sharing data outstrip the possible harm"

    Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Genetics, Chair of the Genetics Department and Director of the Centre for Genomics and Personalized Medicine at Stanford
    Rebecca F. Gottesman
    Research
    4 Jun 2024
    Rebecca F. Gottesman: “Telling someone their risk of dementia would drop if they treated their high blood pressure would impact them more than the possibility of a heart attack or stroke"

    Stroke Branch Chief at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)