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    About the CNIC
    3 Apr 2019
    Adiponectin, the hormone that protects women against liver cancer
    • Adiponectin, secreted by adipose tissue, protects against the development of the main form of liver cancer
    • Women produce the hormone in larger quantities than men, and adiponectin release also declines in people with obesity
    • The results open the route to combating a cancer for which there is currently no treatment and that is the fourth cause of death in the world.
    Pilar Gonzalo, Rosa Nevado, Ricardo Villa-Bellosta, Magda R. Hamczyk, María J. Andrés-Manzano, and Vicente Andrés.
    Research
    12 Mar 2019
    EMBO Molecular Medicine: CNIC scientists discover a new therapeutic target for blocking early atherosclerosis in progeria

    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
    JACC: Identified a very early marker of cardiac damage triggered by cancer treatment

    The results have implications for patient prognosis, since detection of this marker can prompt intervention to prevent irreversible damage
    About the CNIC
    18 Jan 2019
    The Pro CNIC Foundation extends its commitment with the CNIC until 2028
    • ·         The Pro CNIC Foundation prolongs its commitment until 2028, with the excellent cardiovascular research carried out at the CNIC under the management of Dr. Valentín Fuster
    • ·         The innovative public-private financing formula has allowed the CNIC to reach a very high level of excellence, making it worthy of the Severo Ochoa accreditation and other international recognitions 
    • The Pro CNIC joins together 12 of the most important companies in Spain: Acciona, Santander Bank, BBVA, Endesa, Mapfre Foundation, Mutua Madrileña Foundation, Ramón Areces Foundation, Repsol Foundation, Inditex, "la Caixa", Prisa and Telefónica.
    Research
    16 Jan 2019
    JACC: The duration and quality of sleep is of vital importance in cardiovascular health

    Poor quality sleep increases the risk of atherosclerosis according to the PESA CNIC- Santander Study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC)
    About the CNIC
    30 Nov 2018
    A Project by Borja Ibáñez from the CNIC and the FJD funded by the European Union with an ‘ERC Consolidator’
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    Research
    19 Nov 2018
    The CNIC Conference addresses the emerging concepts of cardiovascular biology

    The scientific event, which took place in Madrid, brought together more than 100 researchers from different fields of cardiovascular biology

    Research
    16 Nov 2018
    Nature Communications: Blocking hypertension with antihypertensive drugs prevents the development of a lethal disease

    The study results, published in the journal Nature Communications, identify several proteins implicated in this disease
    From left to right: David Sancho, Carlos del Fresno, Paula Saz, and Sarai Martínez Cano.
    Research
    19 Oct 2018
    Science: A new mechanism in the control of inflammation

    CNIC researchers have discovered a new inflammatory control mechanism that paves the way to controlling injury generated during the immune response

    Prof. Eldad Tzahor
    Research
    18 Oct 2018
    Prof. Eldad Tzahor: “We have discovered the recipe to create a new heart”

    Professor Eldad Tzahor, Director of the Cellular and Molecular Biology Laboratory at the Weizmann Institute of Science, in Rehovo (Israel).