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From November 2 to 5, the “biggest iberian event of Sport Psychology”, as the President of Polytechnic Institute of Maia (PIM) highlighted, took place at the Academic Campus of Maiêutica, in Maia.  The event organized both by PIM and the Portuguese Society of Sport Psychology (PSSP) gathered a significant number of national and international researchers and research projects in this field of work.  Roberta Frontini and Raul Antunes, ciTechCare researchers, co-authored, with Miguel Jacinto and Rui Matos, the paper entitled “Effects of Exercise Programs on Anxiety in Individuals with Disabilities: A Systematic Review with a Meta-Analysis”, which was presented at the

The celebration of science and technology week gathered the most curious people to learn more about scientific projects and the contribution of technology for the improvement of science, between november 19 to 27. From Monday to Friday, our laboratories were opened to the community so that people could understand what making science means and what is the scientists’ role. Sessions of health literacy assessment, bioimpedance registration, analyses of label food products for celiac patients or the assessment of biosignals through galvanic skin response to olfactive and visual stimulus were some of the most attended activities. This was an iniciative of

Between 19 and 22 October, Sorrento, was the chosen city to host the International Celiac Disease Symposium 2022, the largest and biennial forum where scientists, clinicians, health allied professionals, patients’ associations and, industry working on Celiac Disease, meet to exchange knowledge and experience and to foster cooperation.  Celiac disease (CD) is a complex and particular autoimmune condition triggered by the ingestion of gluten, which makes it the target of several research projects, since there are still no approved therapeutic treatment available, although a life-long, strict gluten-free die have been widely considered. As ciTechCare has been developing research on this specific

The project “Veggies4myHeart” – digital game to promote the consumption of vegetables in preschools –  is a joint initiative of the Center for Innovation in Technologies and Health Care (ciTechCare) and GameLab of the Polytechnic of Leiria, whose main objective is to promote the health literacy in the field of cardiovascular disease prevention. The working hypothesis is that the use of digital ludification strategies enables pre-school students to choose healthy foods. Cátia Pontes is a nutritionist, professor and the main researcher of this finalist project of Viver Saudável Awards 2022. These awards are an initiative sponsored by FRESENIUS KABI and