Last 6th of april, was the World Day of Physical Activity, a day to remember the importance of a regular practice of physical activity, as it is proven to help reduce mortality for all causes and for cardiovascular disease, helps prevent hypertension, some types of cancer and diabetes type 2. Some members of ciTechCare joined together to celebrate this day with a walk of 5km. According to the results from Eurobarometer, regarding the physical activity and sport indexes of the Portuguese people, in 2022, 73% of them said they never exercise or practice sport and only 4% took a regular

On the 29th of march, Maria Guarino renewed her mandate as director of the Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology of the Polytechnic of Leiria, for the three-year period 2023-2026. The votes of the integrated PhD members showed solid results concerning the figure chosen to be the main coordinator of the ciTechCare, by an absolute majority with 23 votes in favor and one blank vote. Since 2019, when the ciTechCare was created, Maria Guarino, professor and senior researcher in the field of Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, lead this research unit that aims to develop and create healthcare solutions, according

CiTechCare was represented in the 19th Portuguese Congress of Diabetes last 16-18 march, at the Algarve Congress Centre, with the participation of Marlene Lages and Nádia Hipólito, both PhD fellows, Maria Gaspar, researcher and Maria Guarino, researcher coordinator of ciTechCare. The research work entitled “Relationship between phase angle and respiratory symptoms in individuals with (pre-)obesity and normoponderal with diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease” written by Marlene Lages, Sofia Flora, Nádia Hipólito, Maria Guarino and Joana Cruz was presented as a poster. Besides, Marlene Lages was invited to present a communication about the “Impact of the coexistence of type 2 diabetes mellitus