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Images show macrophages (green) in close association with fibroblasts (magenta).
Research
4 Sep 2026

The body's heart muscle (for pumping blood), skeletal muscle (for movement and posture), and brown fat (for heat production), each require a lot of energy and make a lot of waste. And that waste needs to be managed.

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About the CNIC
20 Oct 2025

The Spanish National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) hosted in Madrid the third General Assembly of JACARDI from October 14 to 16 

Proyecto_CARMINA
About the CNIC
8 Apr 2025

The system provides specialised answers to biomedical questions, ensuring data privacy by operating exclusively within the CNIC

La investigadora Cintia Folgueira
Research
13 Jan 2025

This work reveals a new mechanism by which brown fat is converted into heat, and which protects from pathologies associated with obesity.

Back row: Víctor Jiménez, Mónica Toledano, Miguel Ángel del Pozo Barriuso, María Aboy Pardal, Sara Terrés, Daniel Jiménez, Fidel Lolo. Front row: Miguel Sánchez, Mauro Catalá, Asier Echarri.
Research
28 Nov 2024

A study from the CNIC, published in Nature Communications, reveals how caveolae allow adipocytes to expand safely, storing fat without breaking or causing inflammation

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About the CNIC
23 Oct 2024

The National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), and the Health Research Institute of Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), representing SERMAS, are actively participating in JACARDI through different pilot projects

One of the girls who participte in the study.
Research
29 Jul 2024

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

Vanessa Núñez, Jesús Vázquez, Emilio Camafeita, Ana Paredes, Pablo Hernansanz-Agustín, Mercedes Ricote, Fátima Sánchez Cabo y Fernando Martínez.
Research
24 May 2023

A study by CNIC researchers published in Nature has found that the omega-6 fatty acid gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), present in breast milk, plays an essential role in ensuring the proper functioning of the heart after birth