LATEST NEWS
Pedro Machado concludes his doctorate at citechcare
On November 27, Pedro Machado successfully defended his doctoral examination entitled “OncoEnergy: Effect of a preoperative exercise training program on quality of life after colorectal and lung cancer surgery”, in Coimbra. He is the first research fellow who completed the PhD at ciTechCare. Pedro Machado has dedicated his research work to the study of the potential effect of physical exercise on postoperative quality of life in patients with colorectal and lung cancer, as a PhD student in Sports Sciences at the Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education of the University of Coimbra and ciTechCare research fellow. His recognition has
ciTechCare researcher presents CeliAct (TIV) project in the USA
Sónia Gonçalves Pereira attended the scientific event ‘Beyond Celiac Research Summit’, on October 26, at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, in the United States of America, to present the latest results of the CeliAct (TIV) project , in which she is the principal investigator and whose goal is to understand the development of celiac disease and find alternative treatments to gluten-free diet. In the event dedicated to the dissemination of global advancements in celiac disease, the CeliAct (TIV) project stood out for its innovative approach, by revealing that “the intestinal microbiome of patients is more similar to their family members
ciTechCare promotes a roundtable meeting on the World Diabetes Day
ciTechCare promoted the session “Conversations about obesity”, motivated by the Portuguese Society of Diabetology (SPD), on November 14, which took place in the Manuel Artur Santos Gallery, in Santana Market, with the support of the Municipality of Leiria. Nuno Vicente, endocrinologist and head of the obesity consultation of the Endocrinology Service of ULS-RL, Carlos Oliveira, President of ADEXO – Portuguese Association of People living with Obesity, Rogério Salvador, Coordinator of the Master’s Degree in Exercise Prescription and Health Promotion at ESECS – Politécnico de Leiria and researcher at CIEQV – The Life Quality Research Centre and Maria Guarino, Coordinator of
Science and Technology Week 2024 – November 18 to 24
The Science and Technology Week is a nacional initiative of Ciência Viva, which occurs every year, in november, in the scope of the National Day of Scientific Culture, on november 24, and intends to reveal national scientists, what they investigate and their contributions to the improvement of science and the well-being of society. During this week, all around the country, there will be hundreds of science and technology actions organized by scientific institutions, universities, schools, museums and science centers. ciTechCare will promote several activities on 19 and 22 november, inviting the community to understand what making science means to us and find out more
Research on Feeding Behavior in Children was awarded the 2nd best poster in congress
The 3rd edition of the European Congress on Maternal and Child Nutrition took place from 24 to 26 October, at Eng. António de Almeida Foundation, in Oporto, and was the stage for the presentation of the poster entitled “Influence of Anthropometric and Sociodemographic Factors on Eating Behaviors in Young Children” by researchers Cátia Pontes, Sara Dias and the research fellow Rita Novo, which was awarded the 2nd best poster at the congress. Presented by co-author Cátia Pontes, this work aimed to relate anthropometric and sociodemographic characteristics with feeding behavior in children between 2 and 10 years old accompanied in a
ANICT promotes Symposium on Research in Portugal
The Amphitheater of the School of Health Science of the Polytechnic of Leiria hosts, on November 5, the Symposium of the National Association of Researchers in Science and Technology (ANICT) dedicated to the theme “From Precariousness to the Valorization of the Research Career in Portugal”, between 11h30 and 13h00. Several symposia on this subject have already been driven by ANICT across the country, such as at the University of Coimbra, the University of Aveiro or the University of Porto, with the aim of contextualizing the current situation in the research career, discuss proposals for direct support to careers and gather