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27 Jan 2022

Five of the past award winners of this award subsequently received the Nobel Prize

Miguel Palomino Segura, Georgiana Crainiciuc, Jon Sicilia y Andrés Hidalgo
Research
5 Jan 2022

Scientists at the CNIC have developed a simple model for studying the behavior of immune cells in live animals and have identified a harmful cell behavior pattern associated with cardiovascular disease


Alfonso Mora, Ayelén Santamans, Luis Leiva, Guadalupe Sabio, José Antonio Enríquez y Barbara Gonzalez Terán.
Research
24 Nov 2021

The study, published in PLoS Biology, shows for the first time that cardiac metabolism in the postnatal period determines the regulation of metabolism in the whole body

David Sancho y Carlos del Fresno
Research
18 Nov 2021

Immune therapy based on nasal administration of a preparation of dead bacteria called MV130 prevents death in experimental animals infected with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and increases the immunogenicity of COVID-19 vaccines

Rebeca Piñeiro, Joaquim Grego-Bessa, Vitor Samuel Leite, Luis luna-Zurita
Research
12 Nov 2021

A study published in Science Advances shows that the gene GPR126, while not required for the development of the heart, plays an essential role in the formation of the placenta, the gestational organ that nourishes the fetus

Álvaro Macías, Jesús Vázquez, Pilar Gonzalo, Carla Espinós, Beatriz Dorado, Emilio Camafeita, Vicente Andrés, María J Andrés, Cristina González, Amanda Sánchez, Víctor Fanjul.
Research
26 Oct 2021

Scientists from the CNIC and the CIBERCV have generated the first experimental animal model that develops Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome and allows its controlled reversal


Daño local en las fibras musculares tras el ejercicio. Visualización del daño local en fibras de músculo esquelético (soleous y gastro) de ratón joven tras el ejercicio, mediante la tinción con marcadores de daño local como Filamina C (verde) y Evans Blue (rojo), y los núcleos (en azul) de fibras.
Research
18 Oct 2021

Researchers from the National Center for Cardiovascular Research and the Pompeu Fabra University describe in Science a new mechanism for muscle regeneration after physiological damage

Representative transmurality map from an 3D-upsampled model with a short axis view at high-magnification to illustrate the 3D methodology for transmural-based scar assessment from images obtained with conventional 2D delayed gadolinium-enhanced CMR
Research
28 Sep 2021

This innovative technology may provide an efficient approach in clinical practice after manual or automatic segmentation of myocardial borders in a small number of conventional 2D slices and automatic scar detection


De izquierda a derecha: Enrique Lara-Pezzi, Laura Lalaguna, Laura Ramos, Elena González, María Villalba, Claudia Camarero, Marina López, Betel Olaizola, Ascensión Rey, Carlos Martí, Elísabet Bello y Javier Larrasa
Research
3 Sep 2021

The new findings, published in Circulation Research, could spur the development of new tools for the treatment of cardiac hypertrophy