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    José Javier Fuster
    About the CNIC
    23 Feb 2022
    Nature Cardiovascular Research: Mutations acquired by blood cells are an indicator of cardiovascular risk

    Researchers from the CNIC and Columbia University (USA) review the role of acquired mutations and clonal hematopoiesis in cardiovascular disease
    Alexandra
    About the CNIC
    3 Feb 2022
    The Alexandra Peraut Progeria Association makes a donation to the CNIC fo the research of this disease
    About the CNIC
    27 Jan 2022
    Dr. Valentin Fuster Honored by Thailand Royalty for Outstanding Medical Contributions

    Five of the past award winners of this award subsequently received the Nobel Prize
    About the CNIC
    26 Jan 2022
    Dr. Valentín Fuster, awarded for his social commitment as a disseminator and promoter of healty habits among the population
    Miguel Palomino Segura, Georgiana Crainiciuc, Jon Sicilia y Andrés Hidalgo
    Research
    5 Jan 2022
    Nature: CNIC scientists discover a cell behavior pattern that predicts cardiovascular disease

    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
    PLoS Biology: CNIC scientists identify two proteins essential for postnatal cardiac metabolism

    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
    Frontiers Immunology: CNIC scientists show that trained innate immunity protects against SARS-CoV-2 and increases the immunogenicity of COVID-19 vaccines

    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
    Science Advances: CNIC scientists identify the essential role of a gene in placental development

    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
    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
    Science: A rapid mechanism for muscle self-repair independent of stem cells

    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
    Scientific Reports: 3D mapping of post-infarction scarring increases the prognostic potential of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

    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