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30 Oct 2023

Dr Valentín Fuster receives the AstraZeneca Foundation Honorific Award for Excellence in Scientific Research

The Honorific Award for Excellence in Scientific Research is awarded in recognition of the career of scientists who have contributed to the generation of knowledge and advances in their field of specialization

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27 Oct 2023

Mount Sinai Hospital changes its name to the “Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital” in honour of Dr Fuster

Generación de células dendríticas post-sinápticas. La imagen muestra los contactos intercelulares entre las células dendríticas y los linfocitos T. Células Dendríticas (verde) y los linfocitos T (azul y rosa)

Research

26 Oct 2023

Nature Communications: Spanish scientists identify changes in dendritic cells during the immune response with promising implications for vaccine design

Scientists at the CNIC and Hospital de la Princesa-UAM have identified profound changes taking place in dendritic cells during antigen presentation to a lymphocyte via intimate contact called an immune synapse

De izquierda a derecha: Cristina Sanchez-Ramos, Nieves Garcia-Quintans, David Morera, Mariya Lytvyn, Juan A Bernal, Mª Ángeles Sanguino, Daniel Martín Perez, Fernando de Benito, David Sanz y Emilio Camafeita

Research

23 Oct 2023

Nature Communications: Spanish scientists discover a possible treatment for a heart condition that causes an estimated 20% of sudden deaths among athletes

This disease, which can trigger sudden death in elite athletes, is caused by genetic mutations that affect proteins responsible for connecting and coordinating the muscle cells (myocytes) in the myocardium the heart’s muscular wall

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2 Oct 2023

Another year of European Researchers’ Night shows the interest in science.

Research

2 Oct 2023

Diabetes Care: Obesity, high blood pressure, and lipid imbalance trigger a progressive loss of energy generation capacity in the heart

Scientists at the CNIC have discovered that metabolic cardiovascular risk factors diminish the capacity of the heart to use glucose as an energy source

Participantes del congreso junto al Dr. Valentín Fuster

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27 Sep 2023

CNIC hosts symposium of the world’s major cardio-oncology summit

The International Cardio-Oncology Society (ICOS), the Spanish Society of Cardiology (SEC), the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SEOM) and the Spanish Society of Haematology and Hemotherapy (SEHH) organised the Global Cardio Oncology Summit 2023 between 27-30 September in Madrid.