Researchers Design Sensors to Track Health of Athletes and Patients
Researchers from CINTESIS/Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP) are part of an innovative project that aims to create wearable sensors, incorporated into footwear, clothing, and other materials, which can meet the needs of athletes and people with certain diseases. With the INNO4HEALTH project, which involves Alberto Freitas, Sérgio Sampaio, Cristina Santos, and Júlio Souza, CINTESIS/FMUP researchers working [...]
Researchers Call for More Vacancies in Mental Health Long Term Care
Researchers from CINTESIS and the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP) advocate an increase in the number of vacancies in residential structures for Continuing Mental Health Care, in order to meet the demand, especially from hospitals. The team also alerts to the low use of home care services. "The number of vacancies in residential homes should increase [...]
LUSA // Porto Researchers Create Digital Tool for Daily Asthma Control
Researchers from CINTESIS/Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto have developed and validated a new digital tool for daily asthma control, as explained by researcher and professor Bernardo Sousa Pinto. Read more
CINTESIS Debates National Health
Rui Nunes, a CINTESIS researcher and FMUP professor, was the first to speak in the Auditorium of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP), where he addressed the future of health in Portugal. "Health has to be thought of much further ahead, without forgetting its impact on a larger scale, namely in the European Union, especially after [...]
VirtualCare Receives Certification of Suitability from the National Innovation Agency
VirtualCare, a company born from CINTESIS and the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP), has received the Certification of Suitability from the National Innovation Agency (ANI). The application for the Certification of Suitability was submitted in January of this year and confirmed in April by the ANI. This ID Seal recognizes "the professional competence of VirtualCare to [...]
Fernando Magro, Researcher at CINTESIS/FMUP: “Focus is crucial for research”
Fernando Magro, an integrated researcher at CINTESIS working in the Challenges and Strategy in Health Research - Charter group, was elected president of the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation - ECCO in March. It was the first time a Portuguese conquered the leadership of this reference organisation in the area of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). A victory that represents the [...]