Funding Information: This work was supported by our own funds from the Champalimaud Foundation through an internal and unrestricted grant. Publisher Copyright: © 2025 by the authors.; Background: Lung cancer (LC) is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Effective screening strategies for early diagnosis that could improve disease prognosis are lacking. Non-invasive breath analysis of volatile or...
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: As global aging accelerates, prevalence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) continues to rise, challenging healthcare systems and diminishing older adults' quality of life. There is great interest in better understanding the neuroprotective/anti-inflammatory properties of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids but the results from many published studies in humans come to different conclusions...
Funding Information: The authors acknowledge A.L. Sousa and E.M. Tranfield from the Electron Microscopy Facility at the IGC for the transmission electron microscopy work. Rafael Fernandes, from Endress-Hauser, is also acknowledged for his support during the Raman spectroscopy studies. This work was supported by EU Interreg Sudoe—funded project CardioPatch (SOE4/P1/E1063), iNOVA4Health—UIDB/04462/2020 and UIDP/0...