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    Alberto Sanz, Gerente del CNIC; Dr. Jordi Camí, director de la Fundación Pasqual Maragall; Dr. Valentín Fuster, director general del CNIC, y Dr. Borja Ibáñez, Director de Investigación Clínica del CNIC.
    About the CNIC
    30 May 2017
    Two of the of the largest research cohorts in Spain join together to work on the prevention of atherosclerosis and Alzheimer’s

    Los resultados permitirán avanzar en el conocimiento de la interacción entre los diversos factores de riesgo de ambas enfermedades
    Fotos de la Jornada celebrada con motivo del Día Internacional de la Mujer y la Niña en la Ciencia en el Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC)
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    24 Feb 2017
    CNIC makes a commitment to science and gender equality

    The Secretary of State for Research, Development and Innovation, Carmen Vela, participates in a conference held in honor of International Women and Girls in Science Day at the CNIC
    Foto. Primera fila desde la derecha a izquierda. Beatriz Palacios, Beatriz Escobar, Iván Menéndez-Montes, Silvia Martín-Puig. Segunda fila de dcha. a izqda.: José Luis Izquierdo, Luis Jesús Jiménez-Borreguero, Lorena Flores, Miguel Torres. Tercera fila de dcha. a izda.: Manuel José Gómez y Jesús Ruiz-Cabello.
    Research
    20 Dec 2016
    Developmental Cell: Hypoxia signaling plays a physiological role in the formation of the heart

    CNIC scientists demonstrate the fundamental importance of the hypoxia response in the maturation of the heart ventricles
    Photo: Gabriela Guzmán Martínez, José Jalife, Luis Jesús Jiménez Borreguero, Cristina González Gómez, José Rivera Torres, Vicente Andrés, and David Filgueiras.
    Research
    2 Nov 2016
    PNAS: Heart defects identified in progeria patients that increase the risk of arrhythmias and premature death

    La información permitirá abrir nuevas líneas de investigación para el desarrollo de nuevas terapias dirigidas a corregir estos defectos que caracterizan a la progeria
    Adela M. Guaras, José Antonio Enriquez, Enrique Calvo, Sara Cogliati, Jesús Vázquez, Rocio Nieto-Arellano, Iakes Ezkurdia y Nadia Mercader.
    Research
    26 Oct 2016
    Nature: Scientists dicipher the organization of the cellular mechanisms responsible for energy production

    The study helps to explain how different forms of organization affect metabolism and are linked to the tendency to develop certain diseases
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    Research
    23 Aug 2016
    JACC: MINERVA results demonstrate full adherence to guideline-recommended therapies associated with lower rate of a second major cardiovascular event and cost savings

    Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) Publishes Data Assessing the Impact of Medication Adherence on Long-term Cardiovascular Outcomes and Cost
    Jesús Mª Vázquez Cobos, Enrique Calvo, Rebeca Acín Pérez, José Antonio Enríquez, Ana Victoria Lechuga-Vieco, Ignacio Flores, Carlos Torroja, Fátima Sánchez Cabo, Jesús Ruiz-Cabello y Andrés González Guerra.
    Research
    7 Jul 2016
    Nature: The interaction between our two genomes, nuclear and mitochondrial, is the key to healthy aging

    The study, published in Nature, provides information with important implications for mitochondrial donation therapies, which produce children with three genetic parents
    Ignacio Flores, Juan M. Fernández-Alvira, Valentín Fuster, Vicente Andrés y Beatriz Dorado
    Research
    24 May 2016
    JACC: Telomere length in circulating blood cells does not predict asymptomatic atherosclerosis

    Half of patients with CVD show no above-normal risk of developing the disease on the basis of classical risk factors, such as high cholesterol, smoking, lack of exercise, and high blood pressure
    Beatriz Ornés, Paula Yunes, Rebeca Acín, Pablo Gómez-del Arco, Juan Miguel Redondo, José Luis de la Pompa y Luis Jesús Jiménez-Borreguero
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    11 May 2016
    Cell Metabolism: CNIC researchers discover the molecular mechanisms that produce the heart’s contractile structure

    The results could form the basis for the development of future interventions in certain heart conditions and myopathies

    Stanislao Travisano, José Luis de la Pompa, Gaetano D'Amato y Donal MacGrogan.
    About the CNIC
    25 Apr 2016
    Circulation Research: CNIC Researchers identify a new signaling mechanism implicated in congenital aortic valve disease

    These genes form part of a signaling mechanism that is possibly altered in patients with a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV), a prevalent condition that compromises cardiovascular health