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    3 Dec 2020
    Science Advances: Spanish scientists identify the role of the CCT protein in the control of immune-synapse formation

    A new study published in  Science Advances identifies the role of the cytosolic chaperone protein CCT in the reorganization of the cytoskeleton during the formation of an immune synapse
    Jesús Vázquez, Almudena Ramiro, José Luis Martín Ventura, Inmaculada Martos Folgado, Cristina Lorenzo y Sonia Mur.
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    2 Dec 2020
    Nature: CNIC scientists identify a new diagnostic and therapeutic target for cardiovascular disease

    Un estudio que se publica en Nature muestra a la proteína mitocondrial ALDH4A1 como un nuevo autoantígeno implicado en los procesos de la aterosclerosis
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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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    22 Oct 2020
    Cell: The unexpected repair function of neutrophils

    CNIC scientists have discovered previously unsuspected actions of the immune system that help to maintain organ health
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    16 Oct 2020
    Nature Reviews Endocrinology: Protein kinases could be the next target in the treatment of diseases associated with obesity

    Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) review the roles of a groups of proteins called stress kinases in metabolism in an article published in Nature Reviews Endocrinology
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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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    9 Oct 2020
    EHJ: Metoprolol: an old drug with unique cardioprotective properties

    CNIC scientists have defined the unique ability if metoprolol to protect the heart during a heart attack
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    6 Oct 2020
    JACC: Vigorous exercise, spongy heart

    CNIC scientists have shown that vigorous physical exercise is linked to "noncompaction" of the heart, causing it to acquire a spongy appearance.
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    29 Sep 2020
    JACC: CNIC scientists design an algorithm for personalized cardiovascular risk estimation in healthy people

    The study, published in JACC, forms part of the PESA-CNIC-SANTANDER project, led by Dr Valentín Fuster
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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