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    Jorge Alegre and Travis Hinson
    Research
    28 Jan 2026
    Travis Hinson: "Those of us in research and medicine have a duty to educate better, to be more honest, more open, and more transparent"
    Research
    14 Jan 2026
    European Heart Journal: Study reveals how high blood pressure increases susceptibility to heart damage caused by a key cancer treatment

    A CNIC research team has identified for the first time the biological mechanism underlying this susceptibility: high blood pressure creates a hidden metabolic vulnerability in the heart that becomes destabilized when anthracyclines are administered.
    Protection against blood vessel occlusion in animals with sickle cell anemia after treatment with circadian clock inhibitors. Vessel walls are shown as white lines, neutrophils in yellow, and red blood cells trapped by neutrophils in red.
    Research
    12 Dec 2025
    JEM: Neutrophils are less aggressive at night, explaining why nighttime heart attacks cause less damage than daytime events

    A CNIC study reveals that neutrophils—a type of immune cell—are less aggressive at night, explaining why nighttime heart attacks are less severe than those occurring during the day
    Dos proyectos del CNIC seleccionados en la convocatoria Investigación en Salud 2025 de la Fundación ”la Caixa”
    About the CNIC
    20 Nov 2025
    Two CNIC projects selected in the la Caixa Foundation 2025 Health Research Call

    In this latest round, the la Caixa Foundation Health Research Call has selected 34 new cutting-edge biomedical research projects
    Edgar Gomes
    Research
    5 Nov 2025
    Edgar Gomes: "Southern Europeans are often very creative and resourceful; we find ways to solve problems"
    Sabrina Molinaro
    About the CNIC
    30 Oct 2025
    Sabrina Molinaro: “The best choices for public health aren’t always implemented immediately”
    About the CNIC
    23 Oct 2025
    CNIC to host CardioTox 25, the leading international congress on cardiovascular health in cancer patients
    JACARDI_Madrid
    About the CNIC
    20 Oct 2025
    Cardiovascular health with a gender perspective: Experts from 21 European countries gather in Madrid for the JACARDI General Assembly

    The Spanish National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) hosted in Madrid the third General Assembly of JACARDI from October 14 to 16 
    Luca Scorrano, M.D., Ph.D., is a Professor of Biochemistry at Padova University Medical School (Italy)
    Research
    9 Oct 2025
    Luca Scorrano: "My fascination with mitochondria has been like a first love”
    José Luis de la Pompa, Blanca Rubio, Rocío Serrano, Laura Lalaguna, Pablo García Pavía, María López Olañeta y Enrique Lara.
    Research
    10 Sep 2025
    European Heart Journal: CNIC scientists report the first use of CRISPR activation to treat a cardiac disease in mice

    The results, published in the European Heart Journal and presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress, opens the way to new therapies for patients with genetic heart diseases