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    Edward Pearce
    Research
    21 Dec 2023
    Edward Pearce: "Prevention is always more economical than treating a heart attack or a heart transplant"

    Johns Hopkins UniversityBloomberg School of Public HealthBaltimore
    Marcos Siguero Álvarez, Luis Luna Zurita, José Luis de la Pompa y Brenda Giselle Flores Garza
    Research
    11 Dec 2023
    Circulation Research: CNIC scientists identify the molecular mechanisms controlling the genes involved in proper formation of the heart valves

    The findings, published in the journal Circulation Research, not only highlight the gene regulatory mechanisms that control valve formation, but also offer clues for future medical advances
    About the CNIC
    30 Nov 2023
    10 PhD positions - La Caixa foundation Incoming INPhINIT 2023 Doctoral Fellowships call
    Neuregulin-1 induces changes in actin filaments during ventricular maturation. Actinin staining of a mouse embryo heart reveals a striated actin pattern corresponding to mature trabecular sarcomeres (green). The magnified view shows the differences in luminosity that distinguish the more organized actin filaments of the trabecular myocardium from the less organized compact layer
    Research
    10 Nov 2023
    CIRCULATION RESEARCH: CNIC scientists identify the crucial role of the protein neuregulin-1 in heart development

    Neuregulin-1 (Nrg1) plays an essential role in the transformation of the heart from its delicate primordial structure into the powerful beating mature organ 

    About the CNIC
    30 Oct 2023
    Dr Valentín Fuster receives the AstraZeneca Foundation Honorific Award for Excellence in Scientific Research

    The Honorific Award for Excellence in Scientific Research is awarded in recognition of the career of scientists who have contributed to the generation of knowledge and advances in their field of specialization
    Dr. Fuster
    About the CNIC
    27 Oct 2023
    Mount Sinai Hospital changes its name to the “Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital” in honour of Dr Fuster
    De izquierda a derecha: Cristina Sanchez-Ramos, Nieves Garcia-Quintans, David Morera, Mariya Lytvyn, Juan A Bernal, Mª Ángeles Sanguino, Daniel Martín Perez, Fernando de Benito, David Sanz y Emilio Camafeita
    Research
    23 Oct 2023
    Nature Communications: Spanish scientists discover a possible treatment for a heart condition that causes an estimated 20% of sudden deaths among athletes

    This disease, which can trigger sudden death in elite athletes, is caused by genetic mutations that affect proteins responsible for connecting and coordinating the muscle cells (myocytes) in the myocardium the heart’s muscular wall
    Research
    2 Oct 2023
    Diabetes Care: Obesity, high blood pressure, and lipid imbalance trigger a progressive loss of energy generation capacity in the heart

    Scientists at the CNIC have discovered that metabolic cardiovascular risk factors diminish the capacity of the heart to use glucose as an energy source
    About the CNIC
    24 Sep 2023
    CURE HEART & BRAIN (COFUND): Postdoctoral positions for excellent researchers
    Rebeca Piñeiro-Sabarís, Marcos Siguero-Álvarez, Donald McGrogan y José Luis de la Pompa.
    Research
    5 Jul 2023
    Jama Cardiology: An international team identifies the mutations that cause the most frequent congenital heart defects

    A multicenter study published in JAMA Cardiology and co-led by scientists at Hadassah Medical Center, Sheba Medical Center, and the CNIC could help in the design of future pharmacological treatments for bicuspid aortic valve