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    María J. Andrés-Manzano, Pilar Gonzalo, Rosa M. Carmona, Cristina González-Gómez, Ana Barettino, Ignacio Benedicto, Vicente Andrés and Ana Dopazo.
    Research
    7 Oct 2024
    JCI: A new study reveals a key mechanism driving atherosclerosis in Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome

    A team of scientists from the CNIC and the CSIC has identified a key mechanism in the development of atherosclerosis in patients with the rare genetic disease Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome

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    About the CNIC
    30 Sep 2024
    CNIC Joins the 2024 Heart Race
    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
    13 Sep 2024
    The RESILIENCE trial: preventing heart injury caused by anticancer drugs

    RESILIENCE is a clinical trial funded by the European Commission (H2020 Programme) that aims to reduce the prevalence of heart failure in cancer survivors
    About the CNIC
    12 Sep 2024
    Join CNIC through CURE HEART AND BRAIN (COFUND)
    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
    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)
    Dr. Fuster recibe el premio
    About the CNIC
    27 May 2024
    Dr Valentín Fuster receives the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award of the World Heart Federation (WHF
    De izquierda a derecha: Immunofluorescencia en sección de corazón de pez cebra tras criolesion mostrando células proliferativas (blanco), cardiomiocitos (rojo) núcleos celulares (azul). Imagen de Microscopia electrónica mostrando mitocondrias. Gel Blue Native mostrando bandas correspondientes a supercomplejos formados por CIII (rojo) y CIV (verde).
    Research
    6 May 2024
    Development Cell: A CNIC study reveals the key role of mitochondrial proteins in cardiac regeneration

    Scientists at the CNIC, CIBER, and University of Berne identify the fundamental role of a family of proteins in an essential process for cellular energy production
    Michael A. Laflamme y David Filgueiras
    Research
    3 May 2024
    Michael A. Laflamme: “Sooner or later we will manage to regenerate the heart”