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    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
    About the CNIC
    2 Oct 2023
    Another year of European Researchers’ Night shows the interest in science.
    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
    Participantes del congreso junto al Dr. Valentín Fuster
    About the CNIC
    27 Sep 2023
    CNIC hosts symposium of the world’s major cardio-oncology summit

    The International Cardio-Oncology Society (ICOS), the Spanish Society of Cardiology (SEC), the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SEOM) and the Spanish Society of Haematology and Hemotherapy (SEHH) organised the Global Cardio Oncology Summit 2023 between 27-30 September in Madrid.
    The image represent glucose uptake in the brain measured by positron emission tomography in middle-aged individuals with low (top) or high (bottom) sustained cardiovascular risk over 5 years. The colors represent cerebral glucose consumption, with red indicating higher consumption and blue lower consumption
    Research
    31 Aug 2023
    The Lancet Healthy Longevity: Early action to control cardiovascular risk factors preserves brain metabolism

    A study published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity shows that brain metabolism, detected with advanced imaging techniques, declines more sharply in middle-aged people with a sustained high cardiovascular risk over 5 years
    About the CNIC
    8 Aug 2023
    Young ‘10’ science students train at CNIC with Dr Valentín Fuster as their mentor
    About the CNIC
    4 Aug 2023
    A new technique offers improved diagnostic precision and a route to personalized therapy for a common arrhythmia that affects more than 10 million people in Europe
    Research
    2 Aug 2023
    Jama Cardiology: Promoting health in high-school students: a randomized group intervention trial
    Alejo Rodríguez-Fraticelli
    About the CNIC
    27 Jul 2023
    Alejo Rodríguez-Fraticelli: “The risk of cell therapies is not being able to do them fast enough in a scalable way”
    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