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About the CNIC 15 May 2024 Globally, cardiovascular diseases due to atherosclerosis – the build-up of plaque in arteries – are the leading cause of death. A new Danish-Spanish research collaboration aims to develop methods to detect atherosclerosis at earlier ages and encourage prevention. Denmark’s Novo Nordisk Foundation has granted up to EUR 23 million to cover the first 2.5 years of the REACT initiative. The initiative is expected to run for 8 years in total |
About the CNIC 10 Apr 2024 Guiomar Mendieta has been awarded the 2023 William W. Parmley Young Author Achievement Award for a paper published in JACC that is considered to an outstanding contribution in the field of atherosclerosis |
Research 23 Jan 2024 The most potent genetic risk factor for Alzheimer disease, APOE4, is associated with an elevated risk of developing subclinical atherosclerosis in middle age, whereas the Alzheimer-protective variant of the same gene, APOE2, protects against subclinical atherosclerosis |
Research 20 Nov 2023 Atherosclerosis, previously believed to be an irreversible progressive disease, can be reversed if risk factors are contolled early enough |
Research 21 Jun 2023 A new CNIC study shows that low-grade systemic inflammation triggered by subcinical atherosclerosis accelerates epigenetic aging in otherwise healthy young individuals |
Research 26 Jul 2022 Adherence to a workplace cardiovascular health-promotion program improves lifestyle and risk factors in healthy individuals |
About the CNIC 18 May 2022 The project will examine long-term changes in plasma biomarkers of neuronal injury, neuroinflammation, and Alzheimer's disease in participants in the PESA-CNIC-SANTANDER study who have undergone imaging studies to map brain metabolism. The goal of the project is to determine how cardiovascular risk factors during midlife impact brain function |
Research 16 Mar 2022 Scientists at the CNIC have led the development of a new three dimensional ultrasound method that improves the assessment of cardiovascular risk in healthy individuals |
Research 31 May 2021 In an article published in JACC, CNIC scientists report a method for improved ranking of cardiovascular risk in individuals without diabetes |
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