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    Dr. Alegre-Cebollada (center), Prof. Julio Fernández (left), and study author Carmen Badilla (right).
    Research
    12 Jan 2018
    Nature Communications: Scientists identify a key mechanism regulating a protein required for muscle and heart function

    Scientists at the CNIC and Columbia University have identified a new mechanism regulating the elasticity of titin, a protein with important roles in the function of skeletal and heart muscle
    About the CNIC
    20 Dec 2017
    A new Project from CNIC that researches new treatments for Progeria, funded in the E-Rare 2017 call

    The project ‘Identifying new treatments for Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome’ (HGPS) TREAT-HGPS, coordinated by Dr. Vicente Andrés will receive funding of 797,744 € over the next three years
    A cholesterol plaque in a carotid artery, visualized by vascular magnetic resonance imaging.
    Research
    12 Dec 2017
    'JACC': LDL cholesterol is the main modifiable predictor of atherosclerosis in individuals with no risk factors

    CNIC researchers have demonstrated that, after age and male sex, LDL-C is the main predictor of the presence of arterial atherosclerotic plaques
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    About the CNIC
    14 Nov 2017
    Start-up of the 4DHeart Project

    4DHeart is a training Project that includes 12 European institutions for the training of young scientists
    Los participantes de la CNIC Conference
    About the CNIC
    13 Nov 2017
    The 2017 CNIC Conference on atrial fibrillation combined a global perspective from the genetic basis to the new advances in clinical treatment

    The CNIC Conference entitled “Atrial Fibrillation: from Mechanisms to Population Science”, joined together 126 world experts in the field of atrial fibrillation in very different areas of expertise
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    About the CNIC
    6 Nov 2017
    The Grand Cross of Alfonso X the Wise granted to Dr. Valentín Fuster

    This award rewards individuals and legal entities and both Spanish and foreign entities that have distinguished themselves by the merits acquired in the fields of education, science, culture, teaching and research or that have rendered outstanding services in any of these fields in Spain or internationally
    De izda. a dcha.: Iciar Areilza, Gonzalo Pizarro y Borja Ibáñez del CNIC, junto a Jesús Sánchez Martos, Consuelo Serrano, José de la Sota y Sara Alfonso, de la Fundación madri+d
    About the CNIC
    3 Nov 2017
    The Madri+d Foundation visits the CNIC

    The director of the Madri+d Knowledge Foundation, Jesus Sánchez Martos, visits the Carlos III National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) to learn first-hand about its main lines of research and explore new ways of collaboration
    About the CNIC
    26 Oct 2017
    David Sancho, Young Talent Award in Biomedical Research of “Constantes y Vitales”
    La Dra. Guadalupe Sabio en su laboratorio.
    About the CNIC
    25 Oct 2017
    Dr. Guadalupe Sabio joins the EMBO’s network of young researchers

    Dr. Sabio leads a research group at the Carlos III National Cardiovascular Research Center (CNIC) whose main line of research are diseases related to obesity, like cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and liver cancer.


    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.