Study Seeks to Understand Cognitive Rehabilitation Needs of Cancer Survivors
Researchers from CINTESIS/University of Aveiro are recruiting cancer survivors with the aim of identifying the needs, facilitators and barriers to participating in cognitive rehabilitation programs aimed at improving their cognitive difficulties, particularly at the level of attention, executive functions and memory. Men and women living in Portugal, aged 18 to 65, who have been diagnosed with any type of cancer [...]
“Early diagnosis of Fabry disease is crucial”, says Elisabete Martins
Promoting the screening of Fabry disease, a rare genetic disorder, is the main objective of a new epidemiological, observational and multicentre study, coordinated by Elisabete Martins, a professor and researcher at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP) and CINTESIS. The F-Check project aims to promote the diagnosis of Fabry disease in patients with different cardiomyopathies and [...]
Marta Silvestre: From the Air Force in Sintra to research excellence in New Zealand
Marta Silvestre is a researcher at CINTESIS in the area of nutrition and metabolism, at the NOVA Medical School, where she is currently a Guest Assistant Professor. She was born in Sintra, in 1983. At 14, she developed an interest in food issues and, at 16, decided she wanted to be a nutritionist. At the time, there weren't many Nutrition [...]
Program Improves Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum or Language Disorders
These children have difficulty looking in the eye, asking for something or negotiating, identifying or expressing emotions, understanding humor or irony, or understanding common idioms (such as "I did it with one leg on my back"). These language and socialization difficulties increase the risk of emotional or behavioral problems and even bullying. It was with these children in mind that [...]
LUSA // Women Victims of Domestic Violence Have More Health Problems
Women who are victims of violence in intimate relationships (one form of domestic violence) by current or former partners have more health risk behaviors and health problems, including mental health disorders, diabetes, acute myocardial infarction, stroke, and cancer, than the general population. This is one of the main results of a research developed by researchers from CINTESIS/Faculty of Medicine of [...]
High and Very High Cardiovascular Risk Patients Don’t Have “Bad” Cholesterol Controlled
A study developed by researchers from CINTESIS/Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP), on the initiative of the Portuguese Atherosclerosis Society (SPA) and Novartis, has identified a significant percentage of patients at high and very high cardiovascular risk who missed the opportunity to implement more intensive lifestyle changes and cholesterol treatments, and so reduce their chance of suffering [...]