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Turning an idea into a product: a scientific point of view – Campus 5 O’Clock Talk

Innovative and ecologic was the project presented by researcher Marisa Gaspar, Ph.D, last november 17, in purpose of the developed work at the University of Coimbra, about the using and conversion of food residues into a sustainable solution of food edible coating. This project developed at the University of Coimbra, in collaboration with Agrarian School of Coimbra and the session was focused on the challenges and necessities associated and the importance of having partners to support the project, mainly if it satisfies the conditions of being a business solution.

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OnTrack project was distinguished with Robalo Cordeiro award in the 38th Pulmonology Congress

This year’s Pulmonology Congress of the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology, XII Luso-Brazilian Congress of Pulmonology, and 8th Union Europe Conference On Lung Health, took place from the 10th to the 12th of November at the Congress Center of the EPIC Sana Hotel, Algarve. This is a prestigious scientific event with professionals who work daily in the approach of the respiratory patient and in research in respiratory health, with various scientific and training sessions covering all areas of Pulmonology, whether in diagnosis, disease monitoring, and therapy.   The project “Personalising physical activity in COPD using digital health – optimization and implementation of the OnTRACK

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Researchers attended at the XXIII Conference of Portuguese Society of Sport Psychology

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

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Science and Technology Week – Novembre 19 to 27

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

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ciTechCare in the 19th International Celiac Disease Symposium (ICDS) 2022, in Sorrento, Italy

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

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Researchers at ciTechCare were awarded at the 1st Portuguese Congress in Lung Cancer

The study “Physical exercise pre-operative domiciliary in lung cancer patients”, presented by Pedro Machado, researcher at ciTechCare, was awarded by the Lung Cancer Study Group with the best oral communication at the 1st Portuguese Congress in Lung Cancer.  The 1st Portuguese Congress in Lung Cancer (10th Lung Cancer Study Group Congress) happened on 20, 21 and 22 October, at Troia Conference Center.  This study also involves Sara Pimenta and Joana Cruz, researchers at ciTechCare in the respiratory physiotherapy area, and is the result of a joint collaboration between the pneumology and thoracic surgery services of Hospital Center of Leiria and Portuguese Institute of Oncology

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