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Rocío Sierra, José María Fernández-Toro, Cristina Clavería, Raquel Justo-Méndez, José Antonio Enríquez, Ana Victoria Lechuga-Vieco y Luis Miguel Criado.
Research
4 Oct 2019

CNIC researchers have defined the dynamics of  the transfer of mitochondrial DNA from mothers to their offspring

About the CNIC
18 Sep 2019

Dra. Ivana Nikolić studies the role of T cells in the development of diseases associated with obesity

Atrial electroanatomic map of a pig with persistent AFib. The regions colored magenta, purple, and dark blue have high mean FM values. These regions maintain the AFib, and their ablation with a catheter stops the arrhythmia. The squares represent the sites of rotational activity, which are sensitive but not specific to the regions that maintain the fibrillation.
Research
12 Sep 2019

The new study was conducted by investigators at the CNIC, the Hospital Clínico San Carlos in Madrid, and the CiberCV research network and is featured on the cover of the latest edition of the journal Circulation Research

SRSF3 expression in adult cardiomyocytes. Pink staining shows SRSF3 expression in cell nuclei, which are stained blue. Green staining shows the presence of troponin, a sarcomere protein expressed in cardiomyocytes.
Research
4 Jul 2019

A new study published in Circulation Research shows that loss of cardiac expression of SRSF3 leads to a critical reduction in the expression of genes related to contraction

About the CNIC
6 May 2019

Image: In the picture, individual endothelial cells have different fluorescent barcodes and mitogenic stimulations, allowing the non-invasive fate-mapping of their proliferative and migratory behaviours over time.

Valentín Fuster
Research
23 Apr 2019

New study proves educating young children on health and fitness is effective

Dr. José María Mendiguren, Director de Servicios Médicos de Banco Santander, Leticia Fernández-Friera, cardióloga del CNIC y del Hospital Universitario HM Montepríncipe, y Dr. Valentín Fuster, Director del CNIC.
Research
26 Mar 2019

The results, published in JACC, demonstrate the potential of this technology to generate images of the inflammation associated with systemic atherosclerosis; this information will be useful for the study of early stages of this disease and will help to identify individuals who will benefit from early medical intervention

Pilar Gonzalo, Rosa Nevado, Ricardo Villa-Bellosta, Magda R. Hamczyk, María J. Andrés-Manzano, and Vicente Andrés.
Research
12 Mar 2019

This new results, published in EMBO Molecular Medicine, identify a possible therapeutic target for this genetic disease

Borja Ibáñez, Carlos Galán, Rodrigo Fernández, Eduardo Oliver, Gonzalo Pizarro, Manuel Lobo, Jean Paul Vilchez Tschischke, Antonio de Molina-Iracheta, Rocío Villena y Javier Sánchez-González
Research
19 Feb 2019

The results have implications for patient prognosis, since detection of this marker can prompt intervention to prevent irreversible damage


Annalaura Mastrangelo, David Sancho, Salvado Iborra, María Martínez-López y Ruth Conde Garrosa.
Research
30 Jan 2019

The study, published in Immunity, shows that some intestinal bacteria, such as Lactobacillus, strengthen the intestinal barrier by interacting with an immune cell receptor called Mincle (Clec4e)