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    Pablo García Pavía and Luis Escobar
    Research
    12 Sep 2022
    JACC: Scientists at the CNIC and Hospital Puerta de Hierro develop a tool to determine if dilated cardiomyopathy has a genetic origin

    The findings, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), will enable physicians to make appropriate treatment adjustments for patients with this disease
    Los adolescentes que duermen menos de 8 horas tienen más probabilidades de tener sobrepeso u obesidad
    Research
    29 Aug 2022
    Insufficient sleep in teenagers is associated with overweight and obesity

    Excess weight and metabolic syndrome are associated with cardiovascular disease, suggesting that health promotion programs in schools should teach good sleep habits
    Fernando de Frutos y el Dr. Pablo García Pavía.
    Research
    29 Aug 2022
    JACC: CNIC scientists describe key features of one of the most frequent forms of hereditary dilated cardiomyopathy

    The findings, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), represent a first step towards the personalized treatment of patients with this disease
    Valentín Fuster
    Research
    26 Aug 2022
    NEJM: The polypill reduces cardiovascular mortality by 33% in patients treated after myocardial infarction

    The results of the SECURE trial, coordinated by CNIC were presented in a Hot Line session at the European Society of Cardiology meeting (ESC 2022) in Barcelona and published at the NEJM

    About the CNIC
    23 Aug 2022
    Cell Stem Cell: Researchers at CNIC, UPF, ICREA, CIBERNED and CIBERFES identify a mechanism that maintains mitochondria function in muscle stem cells and that can be stimulated in old age

    The finding provides a basis for mitigating the loss of muscle regenerative capacity in elderly people
    Imagen de histología que muestra la comparación del tamaño del corazón de un ratón normal (izquierda) y un ratón deficiente para la proteína MKK6 (derecha).
    Research
    9 Aug 2022
    eLife: CNIC scientists uncover opposing roles of p38 proteins in cardiac hypertrophy

    A new study published in eLife shows that inhibition of p38γ/δ is a potential therapeutic strategy for the treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, but that this strategy has yet to be explored because of the lack of specific inhibitors for these p38 family members
    About the CNIC
    29 Jul 2022
    Guadalupe Sabio Buzo, awarded with the Medal of Extremadura
    Participants who followed the TANSNIP-PESA program (orange line) showed an improvement in lifestyle measures and cardiovascular health compared with participants in the control group (who did not participate in the intervention; blue line). The Y-axis shows changes in the Fuster -BEWAT lifestyle and cardiovascular risk score with respect to the baseline value.
    Research
    26 Jul 2022
    European Heart Journal: “One change a day makes 365 changes in a year”

    Adherence to a workplace cardiovascular health-promotion program improves lifestyle and risk factors in healthy individuals
    Grupo de Andrés Hidalgo
    About the CNIC
    22 Jul 2022
    Andrés Hidalgo obtains the 18th Annual Health Sciences Awardf from the Caja Rural Granada Foundation
    Dr. Pablo García-Pavía y Dr. Jesús Gonzalez Mirelis, codirectores del trabajo.
    Research
    22 Jul 2022
    EJHF: Spanish scientists combine genetic and imaging data to improve the treatment of dilated cardiomyopathy

    Genetic screening combined with the detection of fibrosis identifies patients at risk of malignant arrhythmias or developing heart failure with severe complications