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    Silvia G. Priori to Receive ACC Valentin Fuster Award for Innovation in Science
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    1 Apr 2025
    Silvia G. Priori to Receive ACC Valentin Fuster Award for Innovation in Science

    Dra. Priori to be recognized for contributions to cardiology during ACC’s Annual Scientific Session in Chicago
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    3 Apr 2019
    Adiponectin, the hormone that protects women against liver cancer
    • Adiponectin, secreted by adipose tissue, protects against the development of the main form of liver cancer
    • Women produce the hormone in larger quantities than men, and adiponectin release also declines in people with obesity
    • The results open the route to combating a cancer for which there is currently no treatment and that is the fourth cause of death in the world.
    De izquierda a derecha, Emilio Camafeita, Vanessa Núñez, Cristina Clemente, Alicia G. Arroyo, Laura Alonso-Herranz, Cristina Rius y Vicente Andrés.
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    2 Mar 2018
    Nature Communications: Blocking a protein could improve the effectiveness of intravascular cellular 'policing'

    The study, published in Nature Communications, shows that blockade of the protease MT4-MMP increases the activity of blood-patrolling monocytes in the circulation.