CINTESIS to Participate Again in the Exhibition of the University of Porto
CINTESIS will be present at the 20th Exhibition of the University of Porto, which will take place from 20 to 23 April at the Pavilhão Multiusos of Gondomar. Throughout four days, CINTESIS, which is a member of the Associate Laboratory RISE, will join other research centres, the 14 faculties and other services of the U.Porto, to show their education and [...]
CINTESIS Researcher President of the SPODOM
Carlos Vaz, a researcher at CINTESIS and professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP), is the new president of the Portuguese Society of Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases (SPODOM), a position he will hold for the next two years. In this mandate, initiated after SPODOM's General Assembly, which took place last March 24, the board, [...]
CINTESIS Takes Part in a Project on Socio-Spatial Inequalities in Dementia
CINTESIS is participating in the SINDIA project, which aims to "understand how socio-spatial inequalities affect people living with dementia and their informal carers". Oscar Ribeiro and Liliana Sousa are the two researchers from CINTESIS/University of Aveiro involved in this new interdisciplinary project, which brings together experts from the areas of Human and Health Geography, Psychogerontology, Social Gerontology, Economics and Health [...]
LUSA // Cannabis Use May Alter Female Sexual Response, Study Finds
"We have demonstrated how the deregulation of the endocannabinoid system, caused by cannabis consumption, interferes with neuronal circuits and alters female sexual behaviour. These side effects of THC are modulated by the endocrine system", indicates Susana Sá, a CINTESIS researcher and FMUP professor, who is one of the authors of a new study. Read more.
National Health Forum: “We want to contribute with concrete proposals for a structural reform of the health system”.
The National Health Forum will take place on April 21 at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP). The event is organized by CINTESIS, FMUP and the Fórum Nacional da Saúde (National Health Forum). In this first meeting, interventions from health professionals, university professors, researchers, managers/administrators of public and private health institutions, governors and former governors from various [...]
LUSA // Study Reveals that Many Pharmacists Fail to Report Adverse Drug Reactions
A study by researchers from CINTESIS and the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP) shows that "more than half of community pharmacists are not in the habit of reporting adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and about half have never reported a suspected reaction". "It is desirable to reverse this trend of underreporting among health professionals, even if the [...]