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    Los participantes de la CNIC Conferenc
    About the CNIC
    2 Nov 2016
    CNIC Conference brings together international experts in mechanobiology

    Mechanical forces are the major drivers of development, physiology, and diseases of the cardiovascular system
    Photo: Gabriela Guzmán Martínez, José Jalife, Luis Jesús Jiménez Borreguero, Cristina González Gómez, José Rivera Torres, Vicente Andrés, and David Filgueiras.
    Research
    2 Nov 2016
    PNAS: Heart defects identified in progeria patients that increase the risk of arrhythmias and premature death

    La información permitirá abrir nuevas líneas de investigación para el desarrollo de nuevas terapias dirigidas a corregir estos defectos que caracterizan a la progeria
    Adela M. Guaras, José Antonio Enriquez, Enrique Calvo, Sara Cogliati, Jesús Vázquez, Rocio Nieto-Arellano, Iakes Ezkurdia y Nadia Mercader.
    Research
    26 Oct 2016
    Nature: Scientists dicipher the organization of the cellular mechanisms responsible for energy production

    The study helps to explain how different forms of organization affect metabolism and are linked to the tendency to develop certain diseases
    Ingenuity PET-MRI de Philips de humanos (Equipo híbrido clínico de Tomografía por Emisión de Positrones-Resonancia Magnética) 5
    About the CNIC
    8 Sep 2016
    First call for proposals to access the ReDIB Singular Scientific-Technological Infrastructure (SSTI)

    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
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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
    De pie: Prof. Jesús Vázquez, Prof. Francisco Sánchez-Madrid, Dra. Danay Cibrián y Dra. Pilar Martín. Sentados de Izda. a Dcha.: María Laura Sáiz, Dra. Hortensia de la Fuente, Dra. Alessia Ferrarini, Dra. Inmaculada Jorge, Raquel Sánchez-Díaz y Olga Moreno-Gonzalo.
    Research
    5 Jul 2016
    Nature Immunology: Scientists identify an essential role of the immune receptor CD69 in psoriasis

    The study, published in Nature Immunology, opens the way to the possible use of CD69 as a therapeutic target for the control of this disease
    CNIC Scientists David Sancho, Rebeca Acín-Pérez, Michel Enamorado Escalona, José A. Enríquez y Sarai Martínez-Cano
    Research
    28 Jun 2016
    Nature Immunology: Changes to mitochondrial metabolism allow the immune system to adapt to infection

    CNIC scientists reveal how changes in the metabolism of mitochondria allow the cells of the immune system to adapt to living or dead bacteria
    Tania Aguado, Carlota Sánchez-Ferrer, Esther Aix y Ignacio Flores.
    Research
    1 Jun 2016
    'The Journal of Cell Biology': Telomere shortening limits the capacity of the heart to regenerate

    The findings, published in The Journal of Cell Biology (JCB), could point the way to future interventions to increase the regenerative capacity of the mammalian heart 
    Ignacio Flores, Juan M. Fernández-Alvira, Valentín Fuster, Vicente Andrés y Beatriz Dorado
    Research
    24 May 2016
    JACC: Telomere length in circulating blood cells does not predict asymptomatic atherosclerosis

    Half of patients with CVD show no above-normal risk of developing the disease on the basis of classical risk factors, such as high cholesterol, smoking, lack of exercise, and high blood pressure
    Beatriz Ornés, Paula Yunes, Rebeca Acín, Pablo Gómez-del Arco, Juan Miguel Redondo, José Luis de la Pompa y Luis Jesús Jiménez-Borreguero
    About the CNIC
    11 May 2016
    Cell Metabolism: CNIC researchers discover the molecular mechanisms that produce the heart’s contractile structure

    The results could form the basis for the development of future interventions in certain heart conditions and myopathies