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ISPUP NEWSLETTER
MAY, 2022
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Immunotherapy is cost-effective in treating children with dust mite allergic asthma |
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An ISPUP research has concluded that immunotherapy is cost-effective in treating children with house dust mite-driven allergic asthma. |
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A study reveals how Portuguese adults experienced bereavement during the COVID-19 pandemic |
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According to an ISPUP study, the COVID-19 pandemic completely transformed funeral rituals and customs and this change had a significant impact on the grieving process of each individual and had consequences on their mental health. |
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ISPUP study is the first to describe the trends in drowning deaths in Portugal |
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The study analysed, for the first time, the trends in drowning mortality in Portugal between the years 1992 and 2019. What was discovered? Over the 27 years studied, there were 6,057 deaths by drowning in Portugal, with a high number of deaths in people aged 65 or over. |
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ISPUP implements a project in Matosinhos to help prevent memory loss |
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The MIND-Matosinhos project aims to help prevent cognitive decline in the citizens of the municipality of Matosinhos. How? Through a free, community-based programme that includes five non-pharmacological interventions and consist of physical exercise, cognitive training, dietary education, memory loss adjustment and assessment and correction of hearing problems.
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ISPUP researchers distinguished with a Medal of Merit by The Portuguese Council of Nutritionists |
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The researchers Carla Lopes, Pedro Moreira, and Pedro Graça were distinguished by The Portuguese Council of Nutritionists with a Medal of Merit, on April 28th. |
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ISPUP researcher coordinates the world's leading allergy and clinical immunology meeting |
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André Moreira is one of the coordinators of the scientific programme of the Annual Congress of the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) - the largest congress in the world in the field of allergology. |
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ISPUP researcher won photography contest promoted by ICBAS |
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The researcher Teresa Leão was awarded the first prize in the Photography Contest “Perspective(s) on One Health”, promoted by the Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), together with the Instituto Português de Fotografia (IPF). |
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ISPUP publishes an ebook with strategies to help shape appetite in childhood |
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Thinking of parents and educators ISPUP has recently launched an ebook with strategies to help recognise, respect and respond to hunger and satiety signals of children. |
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- SIC NOTÍCIAS. “Access to immunotherapy is uneven, researchers warn” (HERE); “Not so many people have drowned in Portugal for four years" (HERE), and "MIND programme aims to prevent memory loss among the citizens of Matosinhos" (HERE).
- VISÃO. "Covid-19: Unfinished grief can have 'devastating' impact on long-term mental health'" (HERE).
- PÚBLICO. "More than a quarter of drowning deaths were non-accidents. Data on over-65s ‘is alarming’" (HERE).
- JORNAL DE NOTÍCIAS. "Mediterranean diet helps prevent memory loss" (HERE).
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- Call for Awarding of Doctoral Research Studentships (HERE)
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