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 […]
Dermamatica, the startup founded by Sam Izadloo — a student at Católica Medical School — has won the “Most Promising Startup” award at the 929 Challenge in Macau! The 929 Challenge brings together participants from China and Portuguese-speaking countries through Macau, fostering connections, collaboration, and the development of sustainable solutions. The 929 Challenge is co-organized […]
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 […]
On November 14th, the first edition of the CSBRI Research Day took place, as part of the Católica Students’ Biomedical Research Initiative (CSBRI) – an internship program held between April and October, in which students from Católica Medical School could participate. This event marked the closing of the first edition of the Católica Students’ Biomedical […]
Science and Technology Week aims to bring the public closer to our scientists, to the work they do, and to the impact that work has on advancing knowledge and improving society’s well-being — and Católica Biomedical Research Centre (CBR) is proud to join this effort! This week includes the National (Portuguese) Day of Scientific Culture, celebrated […]
At this conference, the Católica Medical School was represented by Débora Oliveira (Mobility, Cooperation and International Relations), who joined the Portuguese delegation at the invitation of the Embassy of Canada in Portugal. This prestigious international event marked the first joint participation of national Higher Education institutions and the Erasmus+ National Agency. Under the theme “The […]
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 CBR team took part in the National Citizen Science Meeting (ENCC 2025), held in Oeiras under the theme “Communities, Equity, Social Justice”. The event, organized by the Portuguese Citizen Science […]
On World Diabetes Day, Professor Daniel Macedo, from the Católica Medical School, took part in a segment on RTP where he discussed a recent study published in the journal Diabetologia. The research presents an innovative technique that may accelerate wound healing in people with diabetes, one of the most frequent and difficult complications to treat. In […]
