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In this latest round, the la Caixa Foundation Health Research Call has selected 34 new cutting-edge biomedical research projects

A new study led by the CNIC has identified imidazole propionate (ImP), a metabolite produced by gut bacteria, as a driver of atherosclerosis— as a driver of atherosclerosis, the disease behind most heart attacks and strokes

This new tool will advance the development of treatments for congenital muscle diseases and cardiomyopathies. 

CNIC researchers have discovered that the heart is formed from two independent cell types that act in synchrony from the onset of gastrulation. This finding could help to better understand the origin of certain congenital heart defects and open up new opportunities in regenerative medicine and tissue bioengineering.

Dra. Maria Kontaridis currently serves as the Gordon K. Moe Professor and Chair of Biomedical Research and Translational Medicine, as well as is the Executive Director and Director of Research, at the Masonic Medical Research Institute

Jianyi «Jay» Zhang,  Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME), at University of Alabama -Birmingham (UAB).

A study led by the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), in collaboration with the Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Barcelona (IRB Barcelona), has identified the most effective subtype of dendritic cell for generating immune memory in response to cancer

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