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From left: CNIO researchers Manuel Valiente and Pedro García-Gómez at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO). /MadMoviex.CNIO

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29.09.2026 Cancer Cell. New therapeutic strategy could open the door to preventing brain metastasis Metastasis, the process by which a tumour spreads throughout the body, is associated with the...

From left: CNIO researchers Ana Losada, Daniel Giménez and Ana Cuadrado. /MadMoviex. CNIO

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17.09.2026 Nature. A new mechanism discovered that helps cells prevent errors during DNA replication At the scale of individual cells, the human body is constantly in motion. Every second, millions of...

CNIO researchers Bárbara Hernando and Geoff Macintyre. /Laura Lombardía. CNIO

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10.09.2026 Nature. Scientists reveal what damages the DNA in most prostate cancers Cancer begins with errors in the DNA inside our cells, and those errors are often more complicated...

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08.09.2026 Molecular Cell. Uncovering how a key RNA works sheds light on one of the major challenges in modern biology For years, proteins have taken centre stage in biology because they are the main executors of...

Part of CNIO Breast Cancer Unit. From left: Manuel Muñoz, María José Bueno, Miguel Quintela, Verónica Jiménez and Leonardo Garma. / MadMoviex. CNIO

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03.09.2026 The Journal of Clinical Investigation. New way to improve the effectiveness of antiangiogenic drugs and immunotherapy in breast cancer CNIO’s Breast Cancer Clinical Research Unit has identified a new cancer-related target in mice:...

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15.06.2026 Álvarez-Vallina aims to generate STAb-T cells against multiple myeloma directly in the body Multiple myeloma is the second most common blood cancer in adults. One of the major advances in its...

Nabil Djouder (left) and Paula Sánchez / Christian Esposito. MadMoviex. CNIO

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28.04.2026 Nature Metabolism. A study by CNIO discovers a mechanism of the bile ducts that could help personalise the treatment of liver fibrosis Many liver diseases share a common characteristic: fibrosis, that is, the progressive accumulation...

Iván Plaza and Julia Contreras, co-author of the paper. / CNIO.

Basic Research
27.04.2026 Nature Communications. Revealing the unusual ability of a protein involved in lung and thyroid cancer Research conducted at the National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) has revealed an unexpected...

Eva González-Suárez./ Christian Esposito. Madmoviex. CNIO

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16.04.2026 Nature Communications. A CNIO group contributes to identifying which breast lesions will progress to cancer, thus helping avoid overtreatment A discovery by the Transformation and Metastasis Group of the Spanish National Cancer Research...