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ciTechCare at the European Respiratory Congress
Joana Cruz, lecturer at the School of Health Sciences, Polytechnic of Leiria, and researcher at ciTechCare, was actively involved in the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress (#ERScongress), with the presentation of two e-posters developed under the OnTRACK project (https://citechcare.ipleiria.pt/ontrack/), and the chairing of two symposia, together with two international experts in the respiratory field. This participation is part of her work as representative of the “Early Career Members (under-40) of Assembly 9 – Allied Respiratory Professionals” of the ERS. Posters: Relationship between fatigue, physical activity and health-related factors in COPD Motivation and physical activity in COPD: an exploratory study
Celiac disease volunteers and their families
The researcher Sónia Gonçalves Pereira, mother of two celiac girls, is looking for celiac volunteers and their direct family (children and adults) to create a biobank of blood and feces samples for a research project that aims to study the influence of genetics and the microbiome on development of this disease. This study will be carried out in partnership with 2 research centers in Finland and the United States of America and has the support of the Portuguese Celiac Association (Associação Portuguesa de Celíacos (APC). Find more about the project HERE. +INFO: celiact@ipleiria.pt
Predictive value of carotid bodies overactivation for metabolic diseases
A group of researchers from ciTechCare recently published the article “CBmeter study: protocol for assessing the predictive value of peripheral chemoreceptor overactivation for metabolic diseases” in the journal BMJ Open.The article describes the clinical protocol currently being used in the CBmeter study. This study aims to contribute to the clarification of the role of carotid bodies in the aetiology of metabolic diseases and guide the development of new therapeutic approaches for early intervention in metabolic diseases.Non-invasive assessment of carotid bodies activity is performed by measuring ventilatory, cardiac and metabolic responses to two challenge tests, which may have a predictive value
Opening of call for research scholarship
The Polytechnic of Leiria opened a call for 1 Research Scholarship under the ForPharmacy project – Future pharmacy as a plug-and-play ecosystem (projet n. 70053), co-financed by the Lisbon 2020 Regional Operational Programme (LISBOA 2020) and the Portugal 2020 Programme, through the ERDF – European Regional Development Fund.The Research Scholarship in the scientific area of Physiotherapy is intended for students enrolled, or who meet the necessary conditions for enrollment, in a Master’s or Integrated Master’s degree in the area of Physiotherapy, or for students with a Bachelor or Master degree enrolled in courses not leading to an academic degree. The
Effects of Exercise Programs on Anxiety in Individuals with Disabilities
Roberta Frontini and Raul Antunes, researchers at ciTechCare, are co-authors of a systematic review article with meta-analysis led by Miguel Jacinto, a researcher at CIEQV and PhD student at the University of Coimbra. The article was published in the international journal Healthcare (An Open Access Journal from MDPI).This is a systematic review with meta-analysis that aimed to identify whether physical exercise programs can be a good method to reduce anxiety symptoms in individuals with disabilities. The results of the present study reinforce that physical exercise programs promote positive effects and can be a good adjuvant for the reduction of anxiety
Opening of call for Research Scholarship
The Polytechnic of Leiria opened a call for 1 Research Scholarship under the SafeTrack project – Miniaturized wireless devices for continuous monitoring of patients in the emergency department (project no. 70111), co-financed by the Centro 2020 Regional Operational Programme (CENTRO 2020), under the Portugal 2020 Programme, through the ERDF – European Regional Development Fund.The Research Scholarship in the scientific area of Biomedical Engineering and/or Cardiopneumology is intended for students enrolled, or who meet the necessary conditions for enrollment, in a Master’s or Integrated Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering and/or Cardiopneumology who are graduated in Biomedical Engineering, Cardiopneumology or related fields.