Maria João Cascais

ORCID: 0000-0003-3361-698X
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Research Areas
  • Hormonal and reproductive studies
  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions
  • Doping in Sports
  • Genetics and Physical Performance
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education
  • Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
  • Polyomavirus and related diseases
  • Reproductive System and Pregnancy
  • Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Public Health in Brazil
  • Body Composition Measurement Techniques
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Pharmacological Effects and Assays
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • High Altitude and Hypoxia
  • Exercise and Physiological Responses
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Pharmaceutical studies and practices
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

Hospital de São João
2025

Universidade Nova de Lisboa
2010-2024

Nova Medical (United States)
2009

University of Lisbon
2009

The List of Prohibited Substances and Methods for the year 2024 has already been published by World Anti-Doping Agency came into force on January 1st across world all sports. At same time, a document was with changes in relation to 2023. Of particular note is inclusion tramadol as drug prohibited competition. In this text, reference also made corticosteroid washout times, monitoring program Therapeutic Use Exemption whenever athlete needs take medication included List. Attention drawn...

10.23911/spmd_2024_jan article EN Revista de Medicina Desportiva informa 2024-01-01

Recent research has documented the association between attachment and cortisol rhythms. During pregnancy, when patterns are likely to be activated, elevated levels of associated with negative effects for mother foetus. The aim present study was examine adult style rhythms in pregnant women. Eighty women third trimester pregnancy participated study. Adult assessed using Attachment Scale – Revised (AAS-R). Participants collected 4 samples salivary at two different days; 3 were morning...

10.1186/s40359-016-0105-8 article EN cc-by BMC Psychology 2016-01-11

Scleromyositis (SM) is an emerging, distinct entity within the spectrum of diffuse systemic sclerosis (SSc) and autoimmune inflammatory myopathies. It can carry a poorer prognosis due to multisystem involvement extramuscular complications, with no consensus on treatment strategies currently available. We report 20-year-old woman history recurrent infections over past year, who presented persistent myalgias for four months. On examination, she exhibited muscle weakness in scapular pelvic...

10.12890/2025_005154 article EN cc-by-nc-nd European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine 2025-05-05

Background and purpose: The influence of apolipoprotein E (ApoE) polymorphism on clinical severity multiple sclerosis (MS) is still controversial. Cigarette smoking has been suggested to the progression disability in these patients. In this study, we aimed investigate whether an interaction with ApoE influences MS Methods: Smoking history from 205 female patients was obtained. Clinical data collected include age at onset, disease duration, annual relapse rate, Expanded Disability Status...

10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02603.x article EN European Journal of Neurology 2009-03-26

Introduction: Nutrition has been underrepresented in the curriculum of many medical schools and therefore physicians do not feel adequately prepared to provide dietary counselling. The aim present study is determine impact a Metabolism curricular unit on nutrition attitudes, knowledge confidence future clinical practice students.Material Methods: All students enrolled (2017/2018) were invited complete questionnaire assessing their nutritional eating habits at beginning end semester (n =...

10.20344/amp.11817 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Acta Médica Portuguesa 2020-04-01

Growing evidence suggests the involvement of adipose tissue in modulating clinical course relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). This study aimed to investigate whether intake combined oral contraceptives (COCs) affects body weight and leptin adiponectin (APN) blood levels these patients. Clinical data from 62 women (M = 33.23 year) were recorded prior initiation disease-modifying therapy. Patients who taking COCs at time experiencing first symptoms disease (COC user) compared with...

10.3390/jcm13020464 article EN Journal of Clinical Medicine 2024-01-14

“A Lista de Substâncias e Métodos Proibidos (Lista), a vigorar partir 1 janeiro 2023, foi publicada pela Agência Mundial Antidopagem (AMA) em 29 setembro 2022. ... não apresenta grandes diferenças relação à que está vigor, A WADA também publicou o Programa Monitorização para indica as substâncias, estão na Lista, mas atualmente sendo monitorizadas quanto ao potencial uso indevido. O CoEx aprovou recomendação do Laboratory Expert Advisory Group da AMA concessão acreditação Laboratório...

10.23911/spmd_2023_jan article PT Revista de Medicina Desportiva informa 2023-01-01

10.23911/aut article PT Revista de Medicina Desportiva informa 2018-11-01

Exposure to low atmospheric temperatures generates adaptation responses in order preserve body temperature within physiological limits, but long-term is essentially behavioral. The main medical conditions related non-protected cold exposure are also briefly described.

10.23911/spmd_2020_nov article EN Revista de Medicina Desportiva informa 2020-11-01
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