• NUTRIRE JOURNAL PUBLISHES ARTICLE UNDER THE VEGGIES4MYHEART PROJECT • The results showed a statistically significant increase in the willingness to try half of the tested vegetables (carrot, red cabbage, arugula, cucumber, and red bell pepper). link.springer.com/article/10.118…

• JOANA CRUZ IS A GUEST LECTURER AT THE ERS PULMONARY REHABILITATION COURSE • The European Respiratory Society (ERS) held an intensive Course on Pulmonary Rehabilitation on June 23, 24, and 25 of 2025 at Lab3R - University of Aveiro. citechcare.ipleiria.pt/joana-cruz-is-…

• SONIA SANTOS PARTICIPATES IN THE SCIENCE MEETING 2025 WITH A POSTER ON #HEARTFAILURE • From July 9 to 11, the Science and Technology Exhibition brought together the scientific community to promote and discuss the scientific research in Portugal. citechcare.ipleiria.pt/sonia-santos-p…

•CATARINA MARQUES COMPLETES PHD AT CITECHCARE IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY• On July 17th, Catarina Marques successfully defended her PhD thesis at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto. Congratulations for such an amazing milestone! citechcare.ipleiria.pt/catarina-marqu…

• 15TH CHALLENGES IN CARDIOLOGY HIGHLIGHTS ADVANCES AND CURRENT PERSPECTIVES IN HF • Sónia Santos, a doctoral fellow at ciTechCare in #heartfailure (HF) received one of the ten grants allocated to "Students in the Health Sciences" to join the congress. citechcare.ipleiria.pt/15th-challenge…

• CITECHCARE WAS PRESENT IN THE THEMATIC WEEK “LEARNING AND PLAYING” AT EXPO 2025 OSAKA, JAPAN • Rafael Pinheiro, a researcher at ciTechCare joined the EXPO 2025 Osaka from July 23 to 25 to share his developed work at ciTechCare in AI applied to health. citechcare.ipleiria.pt/citechcare-was…

• FCT AWARDS 3 FUNDED PHD SCHOLARSHIPS TO CITECHCARE • Flávio Costa, Rita Novo and Sara Pimenta are the most recent PhD research fellows at ciTechCare. +info: citechcare.ipleiria.pt/fct-awards-3-f… #ciTechCare #FCT #PulmonaryRehabilitation #celiacdisease #nutrition #Biotechnology

• OPENING OF CALL FOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP • The Polytechnic of Leiria is now opening an application for a scientific research fellowship within the project "Scaling up Pulmonary Rehabilitation uptake and adherence", until September 17. +INFO: euraxess.pt/jobs/371143

• CHRONONUTRITION STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE APPLIED FOOD RESEARCH JOURNAL• The article aimed to investigate the association between daily routines and the potential adherence to time-restricted eating (TRE) protocols. 📚Read the full article here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

• CAMPUS 5 O’CLOCK TALK ADDRESSES THE TOPIC OF MEDICAL DEVICES AND PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY • On September 18, at 5:00 PM, Solange Castanheira, research fellow at ciTechCare will be the speaker of the session! Participation is free with registration: forms.office.com/e/9xcJLeDP14?o…

• SEMINAR "ACTIVE PREGNANCY" BRINGS TOGETHER SPECIALISTS IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, WOMEN’S HEALTH AND NUTRITION • On September 23, at 9:30 am, the Auditorium of the School of Health Sciences of the Polytechnic of Leiria will host this session. Registration: lnkd.in/eaniwjxw

• FCT EXPLORATORY PROJECTS COMPETITION FUNDS THE #NUTRICLOCK PROJECT • The project aims to focus on optimizing a digital application capable of supporting personalized nutritional interventions according to individual #chronotype. More info: fct.pt/fct-divulga-re…

• BOOK ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES EDITED BY CITECHCARE MEMBER MARIA GUARINO • The volume is the result of the 17th #BIOSTEC conference and highlights the role of interdisciplinary research in driving #innovation. Access the book: link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

• ESSLEI HOSTS THE III DIETETICS AND NUTRITION CONFERENCE AND THE II ACADEMIC MEETING • On October 13 and 14, ESSLei - Polytechnic os Leiria, will bring together several professionals, researchers, and students in the field of #Nutrition. forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/response…

• SURVEY FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS • Are you a healthcare professional who has been working daily or weekly with people with #COPD for at least one year? To support this research, we invite you to participate in this survey: inqueritos.up.pt/6/index.php/45…

• POLYTECHNIC OF LEIRIA HOSTS THE 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON PALLIATIVE CARE • Today, 11 October 2025, marks the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day and the 4th International Congress on #PalliativeCare, will be held on 14 and 15 November at ESSLei: congressopaliativos.ipleiria.pt

• CITECHCARE MARKS THE RESPIRATORY CARE WEEK • On October 20th, a Science Swing session will be held to share ideas and showcase different PhD projects developed in the field of Physical Activity Promotion and Pulmonary Rehabilitation in COPD. #RCWEEK25 forms.office.com/e/dZSbUYxUAv?o…

• SMILIGHT PROJECT IS ONE OF THE THREE FINALISTS FOR THE LONGEVITY INNOVATION AWARD • The project is one of the three finalists in the ‘Prototype’ category. The final results will be announced on November 14 at the AGE25 Congress. Learn more at: aps.pt/4o-congresso-a…

• NEW ARTICLE PUBLISHED ON THE INTERNATIONAL IMPACT OF THE DIGITAL GAME #VEGGIES4MYHEART • The research team considers that this study provides an important perspective on the use of serious games to promote #vegetableconsumption. Read here: jhpn.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

• CITECHCARE #SCIENTIFICMENTORS STRENGTHEN SUPPORT FOR THE RESEARCH TEAM • Ana Sargento, Marco Lemos and Vítor Ferreira will provide support that complement Health Sciences research: #industrialproperty, #healtheconomics, #competitivefunding or #knowledgetransfer.