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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.
    About the CNIC
    18 Oct 2017
    Launch of the “Alliance of Severo Ochoa Centres and Maria de Maeztu Units of Excellence”
    • The Secretary of State for R&D+i, Carmen Vela, chaired the kickoff meeting of the new Severo Ochoa and Maria Maeztu Alliance of Excellence.
    • The alliance’s target is to internationally promote and strengthen the centres and units accredited with this distinction, to give their research a higher profile.
    Fotos de la Jornada celebrada con motivo del Día Internacional de la Mujer y la Niña en la Ciencia en el Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC)
    About the CNIC
    24 Feb 2017
    CNIC makes a commitment to science and gender equality

    The Secretary of State for Research, Development and Innovation, Carmen Vela, participates in a conference held in honor of International Women and Girls in Science Day at the CNIC
    About the CNIC
    13 Feb 2017
    The Minister of Health shows her support to the campaign “Women for the Heart”

    The MAPFRE, Pro CNIC Foundations and the Spanish Heart Foundation, together with the Community of Madrid, promote this campaign, which is celebrating its second anniversary
    De izda. a dcha.: Dr. Luis Rodríguez Padial, vicepresidente de la SEC; Dr. Andrés Íñiguez, presidente de la SEC; Dr. Valentín Fuster, director general del CNIC; Dr. Borja Ibáñez, director de Investigación Clínica del CNIC; Dr. Manuel Anguita, presidente electo de la SEC; Dr. Vicente Andrés, director de Investigación Básica del CNIC y D. Alberto Sanz, director gerente del CNIC.
    About the CNIC
    6 Feb 2017
    CNIC and the SEC promote cardiovascular research among young doctors

    The Spanish Society of Cardiology (SEC) and The Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) have created an ambitious joint plan of postgraduate training for cardiologists in order to promote good quality research in the cardiovascular field
    Research
    21 Dec 2016
    Second call for proposals to access the ReDIB Scientific and Technical Singular Infrastructures (STSI)

    ReDIB is composed of two nodes, located at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) in Madrid and the Centro de Investigación Cooperativa en Biomateriales (CIC biomaGUNE) in San Sebastián
    CNIC researchers Salvador Iborra, María Martínez, and David Sancho.
    Research
    14 Oct 2016
    Immunity: Identify a mechanism through which the Leishmania parasite sabotages the immune response

    A molecule produced and secreted by the parasite interacts with a receptor called Mincle (Clec4e)
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    Research
    23 Aug 2016
    JACC: MINERVA results demonstrate full adherence to guideline-recommended therapies associated with lower rate of a second major cardiovascular event and cost savings

    Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) Publishes Data Assessing the Impact of Medication Adherence on Long-term Cardiovascular Outcomes and Cost
    Valentín Fuster, Director del CNIC, Jerome Boesch, Presidente y Consejero Delegado de Danone S.A., y Luis de Carlos, Presidente de la Fundación Pro CNIC
    Research
    9 Mar 2016
    Danone joins the Pro-CNIC Foundation in the fight to prevent cardiovascular diseases

    A new agreement confirms the joint commitment of the public and private sectors to reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease.
    About the CNIC
    18 Oct 2015
    Jornada Vive: Cuidar tu corazón puede ser divertido

    La Iniciativa Vive organizó por quinto año consecutivo una jornada de divulgación dirigida al sector de población en la que reside la esperanza de modificar la situación actual de la epidemia cardiovascular: la población infantil.