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    Sarai Martínez Cano, Marcos Femenía Muiña, Elena Hernández, Vanessa Núñez, Manuel Rodrigo Tapias, Miguel Galán Burgos, Iñaki Robles, Alberto Benguria, David Sancho y Almudena Ramiro
    Research
    2 Jun 2025
    Circulation Research: CNIC scientists uncover how the immune response drives atherosclerosis—the root cause of heart attacks and strokes

    A team from the CNIC has discovered the key role of conventional type 1 dendritic cells (cDC1) in atherosclerosis and has developed an experimental therapy with immunosuppressive nanoparticles that slows the progression of the disease in animal models.
    Joseph Hill
    Research
    31 May 2025
    Joseph Hill: "There are new obesity drugs, very famous ones, and they work quite well, but they’re not risk-free"

    Dr. Joseph Hill holds the James T. Willerson, M.D., Chair in Cardiovascular Disease and the Frank M. Ryburn Jr. Chair in Cardiac Research at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Jorge Nicolás Domínguez, Susana Temiño, Morena Raiola, Miquel Sendra y Miguel Torres.
    Research
    29 May 2025
    Developmental Cell: CNIC team reveals how the heart is organized from the earliest stages of embryonic development

    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.
    Maria Kontaridis
    Research
    17 May 2025
    Dra. Maria Kontaridis: “Archaeology remains one of my first loves”

    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
    José Javier Fuster and Daniel Ketelhuth
    Research
    28 Apr 2025
    Daniel Ketelhuth: "We joke sometimes that “research” just means you need to search again—and again, and again"

    Prof. Daniel Ketelhuth leads a research team at the University of Southern Denmark
    Profesor Ajay Shah
    About the CNIC
    19 Apr 2025
    Profesor Ajay Shah: "It’s not that cancer researchers are smarter, it’s just that they’ve had some important advantages"
    Juan Pablo Ochoa, Pablo García-Pavía, Laura Lalaguna, Marina López-Olañeta, María Arévalo-Núñez de Arenas y Enrique Lara-Pezzi.
    Research
    9 Apr 2025
    Circulation Research: Breakthrough gene therapy offers hope for rare, deadly heart disease in young men

    A CNIC team has developed an innovative gene therapy strategy for arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy type 5 (ARVC5), a rare and deadly inherited condition that particularly affects young men
    Proyecto_CARMINA
    About the CNIC
    8 Apr 2025
    CARMINA: The AI model for cardiovascular research developed by the CNIC

    The system provides specialised answers to biomedical questions, ensuring data privacy by operating exclusively within the CNIC
    Research
    31 Mar 2025
    NEJM: A drug used to treat diabetes improves the prognosis of patients undergoing cardiac valve intervention

    The DapaTAVI study, conducted in 39 Spanish hospitals and coordinated by the CNIC, marks a breakthrough in cardiovascular research and could transform the treatment of these patients
    Isabel Gonçalves es profesora y consultora senior en la Universidad de Lund (Suecia)
    Research
    11 Mar 2025
    Isabel Gonçalves : “Seeing patients inspires my research”

    Isabel Gonçalves is a professor and senior consultant at the University of Lun (Sweden). Her research focuses on cardiovascular disease and diabetes. She is the principal investigator in EXODIAB (Excellence in Diabetes Research in Sweden), leads a team at Cardiovascular Research - Translational Studies, and is a researcher in EpiHealth, a project focused on epidemiology for health.