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

7 November 2022

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

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

2 November 2022

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

What is TLR: Technology Readiness Level?

24 October 2022

October marks a new cycle of the Campus 5 O’Clock Talk sessions: an event that takes place every third Thursday of each month and whose aim is to inform about actual and relevant themes. Last October 20, at 17pm, Health Innovation Hub and Start up Leiria – Inovação Social, placed at the Campus 5 of the Polytechnic of Leiria, welcomed all of the interested people to hear more about technology readiness level (TLR), in an hybrid session. Sara Dias and Maria João Batalha, researchers of ciTechCare, pointed out the importance of transferring scientific knowledge into business companies, the difference between

Veggies4myheart project was distinguished as a finalist for the Viver Saudável Awards 2022

17 October 2022

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

OnTrack closing event

23 September 2022

OnTRACK (On Time to Rethink Activity Knowledge: A personalized mHealth coaching platform to tackle physical inactivity in COPD) was a 4-year research project that started in 2018 and ended in 2022, having its closing event last September 19 at the Health Innovation Hub of the Polytechnic of Leiria. The goal of the OnTRACK is to promote effective physical activity behaviors in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) through the development of an innovative digital platform for personalised coaching. Joana Cruz, researcher at ciTechCare was the principal investigator of the project, alongside with Alda Marques from the Respiratory Research and

Comparison between oral glucose tolerance test and mixed meal tolerance test

8 July 2022

Maria Guarino and Marlene Lages, researchers at ciTechCare, are co-authors of the article ‘Metabolic Effects of an oral Glucose Tolerance Test Compared to the mixed meal tolerance tests: A narrative review’, published in nutrients MDPI. From the 13 studies, in which were involved healthy patients, adults with metabolic disturbances and pregnant women, the conclusion of this review is that mixed meal tolerance test might be a suitable solution to the gold standard Oral Glucose Tolerance Test, since it reduces some of the unpleasant symptoms reported with the OGTT, like nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, bloating and anxiety. Besides, the metabolic feedback provided by a mixed