A GENÓMICA DOS TUMORES SÓLIDOS E O PAPEL DA BIÓPSIA TISSULAR E LÍQUIDA
O cancro é considerado uma doença genómica, em que alterações no ADN do tumor geram uma multiplicação descontrolada das células. Este comportamento invasivo origina a metastização e a resistência a fármacos tornando a terapêutica ineficaz…
As the Strait of Hormuz crisis intensifies and persists, major container lines have suspended or rerouted Gulf calls around the Cape of Good Hope, adding ten to fourteen days to deliveries of medical devices, consumables, and diagnostic inputs. Freight and insurance costs spiked. Airspace restrictions compounded the disruption: medical and humanitarian supplies including IV fluids,…
Published on Linkedin on August 3rd, 2025 While everyone chases longevity drugs, the real fountain of youth sits in your liver In the ever-expanding dialogue around longevity in a medical setting, we hear a lot about telomeres, senescence, mitochondrial decline, DNA repair, VO2 Max, stem cells and, unfortunately, an endless stream of pseudo-science powering rising…
At 35, Sarah suffered a heart attack that a €30 genetic test could have prevented. Her story isn’t unusual, it’s a mirror of how health systems worldwide confuse “standard care” with equity. Sarah, a 34-year-old teacher, had visited her GP complaining of fatigue and chest tightness during exercise. Her cholesterol was significantly elevated at 8.2…
Muitos saberão que eu tenho o vício da genealogia. Para os que pública ou discretamente o partilham, deixo uma informação útil. Os 12 volumes da obra Portugal Antigo e Moderno – de Pinho Leal foram digitalizado pela Universidade de Toronto. Também o Portugal Sacro -Profano, de Paulo Dias de Niza foi digitalizado. Estes são catálogos…
At the 4xCiência Show, hosted by Sandra Inês Cruz, discussing Bioinformatics with Prof. Arlindo Oliveira (IST) and Prof. José Guedes de Oliveira (INESC TEC)
“The purpose of a thought-experiment … is not to predict the future … but to describe reality, the present world.” – Ursula K. Le Guin A few weeks ago I watched a video of a humanoid robot learning to fight. A Chinese-made bipedal machine, trained by reinforcement learning, discovering how to destabilise another bipedal opponent….