Miguel Mascarenhas: Innovating to Improve People’s Digestive Health
Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve digestive health and people's quality of life is one of the main aims of Miguel Mascarenhas, a doctor, professor and researcher in the field of Gastroenterology. At the age of 35, he chaired the international event AI in Digestive Healthcare: Shaping the Future, which took place on November 29, with the support of CINTESIS [...]
JN // Clinical Trial to Revolutionize Asthma Treatment
In an interview with Jornal de Notícias, João Fonseca, a researcher at CINTESIS@RISE/Faculty of medicine of the university of Porto (FMUP), spoke about the potential transformation of asthma treatment following the publication of the results of a new clinical trial in the journal "Lancet Respiratory Medicine". The coordinator of Epi-Asthma, which focused on the reality of asthma in Portugal, believes [...]
CINTESIS Researcher Collaborates on DGS Handbook for Intervention with People Living with Dementia
The Handbook of Adapted Physical Activity for People with Dementia, developed under the National Program for the Promotion of Physical Activity (PNPAF) of the Directorate-General for Health (DGS), has been launched. One of the authors of this new handbook, available on the DGS website, is Óscar Ribeiro, a researcher at CINTESIS@RISE/University of Aveiro and a recognized expert in research on [...]
Óscar Ribeiro Receives Distinction from the American Association of Gerontology
Óscar Ribeiro, a researcher at CINTESIS@RISE/University of Aveiro, was elected a Fellow of the Gerontology Association of America (GSA), considered to be the largest and longest-running interdisciplinary organization dedicated to the study, teaching and intervention in the field of ageing. This award, given annually, is the highest distinction granted by the GSA, which aims to recognize members who carry out [...]
CINTESIS Organized Debate on Family Medicine
CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research organized the debate “From General Practice to General and Family Medicine: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”, which took place on November 18 at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP). The activity was part of the Science and Technology Week 2024, in which CINTESIS participated, together with UnIC - [...]
The “Symposium Charting the Future of Evidence Synthesis for Health Technology Assessment and Decision-Making” introduces BFREE
The Symposium “Charting the Future of Evidence Synthesis for Health Technology Assessment and Decision-Making” will be held on December 13, from 9h00 to 16h00. This event, which is part of the BFREE project - Adjusting Bias in Meta-Analysis Using Empirically Based Prior Distributions: Feasibility, Validity, and Reliability - will take place in the Auditorium of the Center for Medical Research [...]