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Insufficient sleep in teenagers is associated with overweight and obesity
2022-09-15
Adolescents who sleep less than eight hours a night are more likely to be overweight or obese compared to their peers with sufficient sleep, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2022. Shorter sleepers were also more likely to have a combination of other unhealthy characteristics including excess fat around the middle, elevated blood pressure, […]
JACC: CNIC scientists describe key features of one of the most frequent forms of hereditary dilated cardiomyopathy
2022-09-15
A study conducted at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) and Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro de Majadahonda in Madrid describes key features of one of the most frequent forms of genetic dilated cardiomyopathy, caused by mutations in the myosin heavy chain gene (MYH7). Understanding the specific characteristics of the different genetic subtypes of dilated […]
JACC: Scientists at the CNIC and Hospital Puerta de Hierro develop a tool to determine if dilated cardiomyopathy has a genetic origin
2022-09-15
Scientists at the CNIC and Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda have developed a software application that predicts the likelihood that a case of dilated cardiomyopathy is caused by a genetic mutation. The research was carried out in collaboration with hospitals in Spain, Italy, and the Netherlands. The findings, published in the Journal of the American […]
100xCiencia.6 Ciencia para el futuro Construyendo un horizonte más justo y sostenible
2022-09-05
¡Una nueva edición de 100xCiencia ya está aquí! El Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) junto a la alianza SOMMa, coorganiza 100xCiencia.6: Ciencia para el futuro Construyendo un horizonte más justo y sostenible” que se celebrará el 3 de noviembre en el Palacio de Pedralbes en Barcelona y que será retransmitido en streaming abierto para todos los […]
El Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía acoge el II Encuentro de Gestor@s SOMMa
2022-07-01
El viernes 1 de julio julio tuvo lugar el Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC) acogió el II Encuentro de Gestor@s de la alianza SOMMa. Esta alianza reúne a los Centros de Excelencia Severo Ochoa y Unidades de María de Maeztu acreditadas con este sello, que otorga el Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación a aquellos […]
III Event on Gender Equality of the SOMM Alliance
2022-06-20
The III Event on Gender Equality of the SOMM alliance organized by the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology will take place on June 17th to celebrate an open debate around gender issues. The event will start with a keynote speech by Jakob Feldtfos Christensen, Founder and the director of Diversiunity. With a long track […]
The IFT Youtube channel receives the Silver Play Button award
2022-03-10
The IFT Youtube channel holds the Silver Play Button award, a distinction bestowed upon reaching the number of 100000 subscribers The Youtube channel of the Instituto de Física Teórica (IFT, a joint research centre of CSIC and the Autonomous University of Madrid, received during March past year the YouTube Silver Play Button award, a distinction […]
SOMMa Centers technology exhibition in Transfiere 2022
2022-02-21
The Transfiere Forum closed its 2022 edition with an attendance of more than 3,000 professionals. This figure consolidates the return of the forum to its pre-pandemic dimension in an event that has closed more than 5,000 business meetings and has allowed attendees to exchange experiences and scientific-technological knowledge in its more than 130 activities and […]
SOMMa representation at Transfiere Forum in Malaga
2022-02-10
Transfiere, European Forum for Science, Technology and Innovation, is a professional, multisector forum aimed at knowledge transfer, with a focus on business opportunities and networking. It is one of the biggest events in the south of Europe and it is being celebrated on February 16-17 2022, in Málaga. More than 130 themed panels and conferences […]
New members of SOMMa on board for the first time
2021-12-30
Seven centers and six units receive the ‘Severo Ochoa’ and ‘María de Maeztu’ seals of excellence. One centre and two units achieve accreditation for the first time Thirteen cutting-edge Spanish institutions were awarded the “María de Maeztu” or “Severo Ochoa” distinctions of excellence on past call. The total investment of this programme is around 40 […]
A device for monitoring heart failure from saliva
2021-08-04
An international team with involvement of ICMAB and IMB-CNM researchers develops a medical device capable of monitoring heart failure from saliva samples.The instrument contains a biosensor chip which teams up with functionalized magnetic nanoparticles in order to detect heart failure-related biomarkers found in saliva.The device, developed in the framework of the European project KardiaTool, can be […]
Plastic additives in muscle tissue of Western Mediterranean Sea turtles
2021-07-27
Chemical additives associated with plastics are detected for the first time accumulated in the muscles of loggerhead turtles in the Catalan and Balearic coasts.The concentration levels of chemical additives found in the turtles are higher than in other species of marine animals, such as dolphins and whales.This study shows that plastic pollution goes beyond the […]