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    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 
    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

    Research
    22 Jan 2016
    Nature Communications: Two proteins control the growth of the heart and its adaptation to high blood pressure

    The study opens the way to the design of treatments for heart failure caused by excessive growth of the heart
    Circle of health
    About the CNIC
    17 Dec 2015
    Free mobile app to improve the world's cardiovascular health

    Leading cardiologist Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, has developed a free mobile application called "Circle of Health" to empower individuals around the globe to take action to comprehensively assess and enhance their daily overall heart health.
    Research
    3 Dec 2015
    CNIC researchers discover link between a mitochondrial defect and heart disease

    A defect in mitochondria in the heart causes dilated cardiomyopathy, leading to heart disease and early death
    Publications
    27 Aug 2015
    European Heart Journal: Investigadores españoles descubren que la amiloidosis senil es la causa del 7% al 10% de los casos de insuficiencia cardiaca en los mayores de 60 años

    Investigadores del CNIC y del H Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda han publicado un trabajo en la revista European Heart Journal en el que han analizado 120 pacientes mayores de 60 años ingresados por descompensación de insuficiencia cardiaca