Data Mining for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses in Health Sciences

The work carried out in this WP involves R&D activities in the field of evidence-based medicine, including topics such as systematic reviews and meta-analyses in several fields of health sciences, through data mining of biomedical literature and databases. The work will be carried out in close collaboration with the Mathematics and Medical Sciences departments at UBI, and associated health institutions.

Team & Collaborators

• Luísa Pereira | WP leader
• Francisca Mendonça | Grantee, C4-UBI (05/2019-02/2020)
• Assunção Vaz Patto
• Luís Taborda Barata
• Ângelo Luís

Patents

• Luís, Â., Pereira, L., Domingues, F., & Ramos, A. (2020). Filme funcional à base de carboximetil xilanas com incorporação de óleo essencial de alcaçuz e suas propriedades antioxidantes, antibacterianas e antibiofilme. Patent request BBCA/1A, n. 115034.

Publications

• Faias, S., Cravo, M., Chaves, P., Pereira, L. (to appear). A comparative analysis of glucose and CEA in Diagnosis of Pancreatic Mucinous Cysts: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. To appear in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
• Vargas, A.S., Luís, Â., Barroso, M., Gallardo, E., & Pereira, L. (2020). Psilocybin as a New Approach to Treat Depression and Anxiety in the Context of Life-Threatening Diseases—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Trials. In Biomedicines 2020, 8, 331.
• Luis, Â., Marcelino, H., Rosa, C., Domingues, F., Pereira, L., & Cascalheira, J.F. (2020). The effects of cannabinoids on glioblastoma growth: a systematic review with meta-analysis of animal model studies. In European Journal of Pharmacology , Volume 876, 2020, 173055.
• Almeida, M., Soares, M., Ramalhinho, A., Moutinho, J.F., Breitenfeld, & L., Pereira, L. (2020) The prognostic value of NRF2 in breast cancer patients: a systematic review with meta-analysis. In Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, vol. 179, 523–532.

Related publications

• Luís, Â.,  Domingues, F., & Pereira, L. (2019) The anti-obesity potential of Ilex paraguariensis: results from a meta-analysis. In Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, vol.55, e17615.
• Laia-Dias, I., Lozoya-Ibáñez, C., Skypala, I., Gama, J.M.R., Nurmatov, U., Lourenço, O., & Taborda-Barata, L. (2019) Prevalence and risk factors for food allergy in older people: protocol for a systematic review. In BMJ Open, 9(8).
• Faias, S., Pereira, L., Luís, Â., Cravo, M., Pereira, A. D., & Torres, J. (2019). KRAS in Cyst Fluid Obtained by EUS-FNA in Pancreatic Cystic Lesions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. In Pancreas, 48(6), 749-758.
• Faias, S., Pereira, L., Luis, Â., Chaves, P., & Cravo, M. (2019) Genetic testing vs microforceps biopsy in pancreatic cysts: Systematic review and meta-analysis. In World Journal of Gastroenterology, 25(26):3450-3467.
• Ferreira, S., Luís, Â., Oleastro, M., Pereira, L., & Domingues, F. (2019). A meta-analytic perspective on Arcobacter spp. antibiotic resistance. In Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 16, 130-139.
• Luís, A., Domingues, F., & Pereira, L. (2018). Metabolic changes after licorice consumption: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of clinical trials. In Phytomedicine, 39, 17-24.
• Luís, A., Domingues, F., & Pereira, L. (2018). Association between berries intake and cardiovascular diseases risk factors: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials. In Food & Function, 2018, 9, 740-757.
• Luís, A., Domingues, F., & Pereira, L. (2018) Effects of red clover on perimenopausal and postmenopausal women’s blood lipid profile: A meta-analysis. In Climacteric, 21:5, 446-453.
• Luís, A., Domingues, F., & Pereira, L. (2017) Can cranberries contribute to reduce the incidence of urinary tract infections? – A systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of clinical trials. In Journal of Urology, 198(3), 614-621.
• Cruz-Ferreira, A., Cruz-Ferreira, E., Santiago, L., & Taborda-Barata, L. (2017) Epidemiology of injuries in senior male rugby union sevens: a systematic review. In Physician and Sports Medicine, 45(1), 41-48.

Related activities

• Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Group @ FCS / UBI
• Conference presentation at the III International Congress in Health Sciences Research: Towards Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Trends in Aging and Cancer, Covilhã (Portugal)
• Conference presentation at the XVI Annual CICS-UBI Symposium 2019, July 4-5 (conference presentation)
• Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Training (by Luísa Pereira @ IPOFG)