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12 Apr 2013

Transcutaneous system recharges batteries of implantable medical devices

A non-invasive system for recharging electronic implant batteries, using energy that passes through the body transcutaneously, has been developed by a student from the MIT Portugal Program.

08 Apr 2013

Diabetes: risk factor for Alzheimer's

A study carried out by the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology and the Faculty of Medicine of Coimbra concludes that type 2 diabetes is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease.

26 Mar 2013

ZIFL1: the two-in-one gene

The discovery of a gene in the Arabidopsis thaliana plant responsible for two different functions has been published in the scientific journal The Plant Cell.

11 Mar 2013

Red wine molecule has anti-aging effect

Ana Gomes from the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (University of Coimbra) is one of the authors of a study published in the scientific journal Science.

05 Mar 2013

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Graduate Fellowship for a researcher in Portugal

A researcher at the Telecommunications Institute (IT), Alírio Boaventura received a Studentship for postgraduate studies, becoming the first student from a Portuguese university to receive this award.

01 Mar 2013

Winner of the largest national entrepreneurship Call reduces the cost of turning cars into hotspots

"Veniam" won the 3rd edition of the Call Building Global Innovators (BGI), out of 132 competitors in this year's edition.

15 Feb 2013

Psychiatric drugs in the final effluents of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs)

Work carried out as part of a study by the Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) at the University of Aveiro shows that wastewater treatment plants do not eliminate this type of compound.

01 Feb 2013

Placental microcirculation may influence malaria in pregnancy

A study published in the scientific journal PLOS Pathogen provides new clues about infection by the malaria parasite during pregnancy.

28 Jan 2013

The mystery of proton size

Researchers from the universities of Coimbra and Aveiro have contributed to deepening the mystery of the size of the proton, in a study funded by the FCT, now published in the journal Science

28 Jan 2013

Graphene and Human Brain Project selected as technologies of the future by the European Commission

Portuguese universities, research centers and scientists are among the winning teams in the European Commission's Future and Emerging Technologies Call .

17 Jan 2013

Three researchers awarded L'Oréal Medals

Ana Abecassis, Ana Ribeiro and Leonor Morgado were awarded the "L'Oréal Portugal Medals of Honor for Women in Science" in the ninth edition of the initiative.

08 Jan 2013

Blackbirds are reservoirs of the bacteria that causes Lyme disease

The first study carried out in Portugal on the role of common birds in the spread of Lyme disease reveals that the blackbird is one of the main hosts of the bacteria responsible for this disease.