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 Veríssimo, family doctor and lecturer at the Católica Medical School, reflects on who provides care. December 3rd is […]
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. 👉 Read the full article: https://expresso.pt/sociedade/ciencia/2025-11-27-a-gripe-sabe-contar-ate-oito-investigadores-portugueses-descobriram-como-bloquear-o-virus-influenza-quando-chega-as-celulas-fc2cf40c
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 testing ways to block the influenza A virus before it causes infection, which could pave the way for new antiviral drugs […]
This is an opinion article of Joana Boto Fernandes, Invited Teaching Assistant and SkillsLab Assistant at Católica Medical School to CNN Portugal. 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 […]
Cláudio A. Franco, researcher at the Biomedical Research Centre (CBR) and lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, wrote an opinion article titled “The Unknown” on the occasion of yesterday’s celebration (November 24th) — the National Day of Scientific Culture. O Desconhecido Navegamos para o desconhecido, atormentados por Adamastores intemporais. No […]
This is a opinion article written by Professor Carla Gouveia, Invited Teaching Assistant of Católica Medical School in Revista Visão. The greatest difficulty is usually not quitting, but maintaining abstinence. Just one cigarette “for fun” is enough for the brain to reactivate the same pleasure circuits—and the addiction quickly returns. Therefore, medical monitoring and ongoing […]
In this article, José Diogo Ferreira Martins, Invited Assistant Professor at Católica Medical School shares his experience from the meeting that took place in Rome. He highlighted the “great interest and global participation” in the international congress “AI and Medicine: The Challenge of Human Dignity,” organized by the Pontifical Academy for Life (APV), which concluded […]
Text by Pedro Simas, Director of Católica Biomedical Research Centre Illustrations by Lúcia Antunes The CBeRa project is transforming biomedical research through complex systems science and the use of digital twins. Funded by the European Commission and based at CBR under the leadership of Prof. Luís M. Rocha, the project examines how biological, environmental, and social factors interact in health and disease. […]
The article by Professor Susana Falardo from the Católica Medical School, titled “Dentistry Beyond Oral Health”, was published in Forbes Portugal, in the special issue “Dentistry”. Professor Susana’s text can be found on page 18. 👉Read the full article here: ESPECIAL Medicina Dentária – Forbes PT
This is an opinion article by Paula Ravasco – Director of the International Postgraduate Programme “Nutrition and Metabolism in Oncology” in collaboration with the Institute of Health Sciences of UCP, Associate Professor on Católica Medical School, Team Leader and Principal Investigator at the UCP Interdisciplinary Health Research Centre & CatolicaMed Platform and Coordinator of the […]
