3D reconstructions of superior (left) and inferior (right) brain regions, showing regions with lower metabolism associated with the presence of atherosclerotic plaques in the carotid arteries. The color code indicates the magnitude of the observation (yellow, strong association; red, lower association). Gray indicates areas showing no association with carotid plaque presence
    Research, Publications
    JACC: Spanish scientists uncover early links between cardiovascular risk and brain metabolism

    Among the modifiable cardiovascular risk factors showing a close association with reduced brain metabolism, the research team found that the most important is hypertension

    Irene Fernández-Nueda, Carlos Cerón y Marta Cortés-Canteli
    About the CNIC, Research, Publications
    CNIC scientists coordinate a European project to develop a biomarker for the early identification of the vascular component in Alzheimer disease

    The BioClotAD project, coordinated by CNIC scientist Dr Marta Cortés Canteli, has been selected by the EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND)


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