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Dr Joana Teixeira completes PhD in “Influence of cognitive changes on the treatment of alcohol dependence”

Dr Joana Teixeira has completed her PhD at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon with a dissertation entitled “Influence of cognitive...

December 19, 2025

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Dr David Berhanu completes PhD in “Optic nerve anatomy and imaging – a surrogate for intracranial pressure”

Dr David Berhanu has recently completed his PhD at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon, with a dissertation focused on non-invasive...

December 19, 2025

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Public Habilitation Exams in Vascular Biology: Congratulations, Professor Cláudio Franco!

It is with great pride that Católica Medical School announces that on December 16, 2025, Professor Cláudio Areias Franco, CBR researcher and faculty...

December 18, 2025

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“Católica taught me life lessons,” reveals Mahdiya Erfani, an Afghan refugee living in Lisbon

Mahdiya Erfani was born in Afghanistan, but today she says that her "home" is Lisbon, the city that gave her ‘safety in a way she had never experienced...

December 16, 2025

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CMS announces program in “Statistics and Data Science in Medicine” in partnership with the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon

The Católica Medical School (CMS) is partnering with the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (FCUL) to offer the course “Statistics and Data...

December 11, 2025

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Católica seeks students to represent the University at European level

Applications are now open for a representative on the Transform4Europe (T4EU) Student Council. The selected candidate will represent students from the...

December 9, 2025

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APPLIED RESEARCH ASSISTANT RECRUITMENT

CBR hereby announces the opening of an international call for applications for one vacancy of applied research assistant to perform duties of science and...

December 4, 2025

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Universidade Católica Researcher receives British Society for Parasitology President´s Medal

Advancing knowledge in parasitology, a field crucial to global health Sara Silva Pereira , a researcher at the Católica Biomedical Research Centre (CBR)...

December 3, 2025

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OPENING NOTICE OF A RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP FOR MASTER'S DEGREE HOLDER

CBR hereby announces the opening of an international call for applications or one Research Fellowship for a Master's degree holder, under the terms of UCP...

November 25, 2025

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Católica Biomedical Research Centre (CBR) at the 2025 National Citizen Science Meeting: renewed inspiration for the Lit Up Program

On November 13th and November 14th, the Católica Biomedical Reseach Centre team took part in the National Citizen Science Meeting (ENCC 2025), held in...

November 21, 2025

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December 17, 2025

Renascença Online

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Photographing a mole and detecting skin cancer? Platform "made in Portugal" speeds up diagnosis.

With a 90% confidence rate, reducing doubts among family doctors and delays in diagnosis are the main objectives of the " Dermamatica " technology, which may be implemented in Portugal. When a patient suspects that a skin lesion may be skin cancer , they...

17/12/2025 - 14:24

Renascença Online

December 17, 2025

Medjournal

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Católica Medical School launches new advanced course in Sleep Pediatric Medicine

Católica Medical Scool will launch the first edition of a pioneering program in Portugal dedicated to the study and clinical practice of sleep in childhood. The international course starts on January 16, in a blended learning format, and will be taught...

17/12/2025 - 10:22

Medjournal

December 15, 2025

Observador

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Autumn leaves - Professor Vitor Machado Gil

Even accepting the irreversibility of nature, it is possible to strive for healthier aging. But there is still a long way to go; in many areas, almost everything remains to be done. Autumn is considered the season of nostalgia: it evokes more twilight...

15/12/2025 - 12:22

Observador

December 3, 2025

O Jornal Económico

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Researcher from the Universidade Católica receives medal from the British Society of Parasitology

Sara Silva Pereira has led the Parasite-Vasculature Interactions Laboratory since 2023, integrated into the Católica Biomedical Research Centre, where she investigates how African trypanosomes, parasites responsible for sleeping sickness, interact with...

03/12/2025 - 17:40

O Jornal Económico

December 3, 2025

Sapo

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Valuing caregivers: the informal caregiver in focus

International Day of Persons with Disabilities, observed on December 3rd, raises awareness of rights, dignity, and inclusion. In this context, there is an essential figure who too often remains invisible: the informal caregiver. In this article, Vítor...

03/12/2025 - 17:34

Sapo

December 2, 2025

Expresso

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"The flu can count to eight": Portuguese researchers have discovered how to block the influenza virus when it reaches cells.

A research team at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa has discovered how the flu virus manages to manipulate human cells to reproduce and is developing an antiviral that promises to prevent severe illnesses in the future. (...) You can read the full...

02/12/2025 - 15:09

Expresso

December 2, 2025

Sic Notícias

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Portuguese researchers are testing a way to block the H1N1 influenza virus before infection.

According to researcher Maria João Amorim , this discovery will allow for the treatment of sick people and, in this way, "prevent them from infecting the next person as efficiently, or at least from infecting as many people." Portuguese researchers are...

02/12/2025 - 15:04

Sic Notícias

December 2, 2025

CNN Portugal

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The short-term memory virus

- Opinion Article: Professor Joana Boto Fernandes There are diseases that kill the body. And there are those that numb the memory. HIV infection, in 2025, seems to live in this limbo: undetectable to those who treat it, invisible to those who have...

02/12/2025 - 12:16

CNN Portugal

December 2, 2025

Notícias ao Minuto

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Portuguese start-up distinguished in Macau: Dermamatica wins “Most Promising Start-up” award

The Portuguese start-up Dermamatica — founded by Sam Izadloo, a student at Católica Medical School — has been awarded the prize for “Most Promising Start-up” at the fifth edition of the sino-lusophone competition 929 Challenge, held in Macau. Dermamatica...

02/12/2025 - 12:10

Notícias ao Minuto

December 2, 2025

MyDiabetes

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Around 40% of people with diabetes are undiagnosed: "It's alarming and crucial to improve screening."

There is a topic that is taking on an increasingly worrying dimension: diabetes as a "silent pandemic" in Portugal. Daniel Macedo , endocrinologist and guest lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine of the Catholic University of Portugal, delves into the...

02/12/2025 - 11:00

MyDiabetes