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    3D reconstructions of superior (left) and inferior (right) brain regions, showing regions with lower metabolism associated with the presence of atherosclerotic plaques in the carotid arteries. The color code indicates the magnitude of the observation (yellow, strong association; red, lower association). Gray indicates areas showing no association with carotid plaque presence
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    15 Feb 2021
    JACC: Spanish scientists uncover early links between cardiovascular risk and brain metabolism

    Among the modifiable cardiovascular risk factors showing a close association with reduced brain metabolism, the research team found that the most important is hypertension
    Manuel José Gómez, Ester Marina-Zárate, Almudena Ramiro, Ana Dopazo, Irene Fernández-Delgado, Francisco Sánchez-Madrid y Diego Calzada-Fraile
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    3 Feb 2021
    Science Advances: Spanish scientists identify a mechanism through which dendritic cells improve their antiviral and immune-activation abilities

    Researchers at the CNIC have discovered that dendritic cells, which initiate specific immune responses, can reprogram their genes to improve their immune response
    Irene Fernández-Nueda, Carlos Cerón y Marta Cortés-Canteli
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    15 Dec 2020
    CNIC scientists coordinate a European project to develop a biomarker for the early identification of the vascular component in Alzheimer disease

    The BioClotAD project, coordinated by CNIC scientist Dr Marta Cortés Canteli, has been selected by the EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND)
    About the CNIC
    10 Dec 2020
    'AngioUnrestUHD', led by Dr. Rui Benedito, awarded ERC Consolidator funding in the ERC-2020-COG call for proposals

    AngioUnrestUHD, will develop and apply new research tools and methods to advance knowledge about the biology of blood vessels in distinct physiological and pathological contexts
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    27 Oct 2020
    Nature Cell Biology: Researchers identify a subgroup of stem cells that resists ageing and maintains muscle regeneration capacity until geriatric age

    The finding provides a basis for mitigating the loss of muscle regenerative capacity in very elderly people.
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    16 Oct 2020
    Science: Scientists discover a new mechanism for cellular defence against viral and bacterial infections

    Researchers of IDIBAPS, the University of Barcelona and CNIC describes a new mechanism of innate immunity by which cells fight viruses and bacteria.
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    17 Sep 2020
    Nature Metabolism: CNIC researchers discover a mechanism allowing immune cells to regulate obesity

    The results published in Nature Metabolism could be useful to design new treatments for the obese and overweight, and for some associated pathologies, including fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes
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    16 Sep 2020
    Cell: CNIC researchers discover a cell-cleaning system that keeps hearts healthy

    The study published in Cell shows that macrophages, a type of immune cell, help cardiac cells to get rid of their waste material, and that this maintains the metabolic and contractile properties of the heart
    About the CNIC
    31 Aug 2020
    The CNIC one of the four Leading Cardiovascular Research Centers in Europe at the 2020 European Congress of Cardiology
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    29 May 2020
    Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado: "The real magic is to imagine the experiment and execute it"

    The researcher Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado is one of the greatest experts in the study of the mechanisms involved, cellular and biological, in regeneration in the planaria model