The health of the population is one of today's greatest challenges. NOVA Medical School believes that this challenge requires a clear vision and mission, based on the three pillars of our institution - teaching, research and community outreach.

NOVA Medical School's clinical services are a pillar of our commitment to the health and well-being of the community, offering specialized services that integrate scientific knowledge and medical innovation.

Here, science and medical practice come together to provide a service of excellence.

• WHEATBIOME Project: Moreira-Rosário, A., Pinheiro, H., Marques, C., Teixeira, J. A., Calhau, C., & Azevedo, L. F. (2019). Does intake of bread supplemented with wheat germ have a preventive role on cardiovascular disease risk markers in healthy volunteers? A randomised, controlled, crossover trial. BMJ Open, 9(1), e023662. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023662
• IOMUM Project: Leite, J. C., Keating, E., Pestana, D., Fernandes, V. C., Maia, M., Norberto, S., Pinto, E., Moreira-Rosário, A., Sintra, D., Moreira, B., Costa, A., Silva, S., Costa, V., Martins, I., Mendes, F. C., Queirós, P., Peixoto, B., Caldas, J. C., Guerra, A., . . . Calhau, C. (2017). Iodine status and iodised salt consumption in Portuguese School-Aged Children: the Iogeneration Study. Nutrients, 9(5), 458. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9050458
  
  
• Microbiota e COVID-19: Moreira-Rosário, A., Marques, C., Pinheiro, H., Araújo, J. R., Ribeiro, P., Rocha, R., Mota, I., Pestana, D., Ribeiro, R., Pereira, A., De Sousa, M. J., Pereira-Leal, J., De Sousa, J., Morais, J., Teixeira, D., Rocha, J. C., Silvestre, M., Príncipe, N., Gatta, N., . . . Calhau, C. (2021). Gut microbiota diversity and C-Reactive protein are predictors of disease severity in COVID-19 patients. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.705020