João Paulo Capela
LightNews LightNews
banner
jpcapela.bsky.social
João Paulo Capela
@jpcapela.bsky.social
200 followers 51 following 35 posts
Farmacêutico, PhD em Toxicologia, Professor Uni. Farmacologia e Toxicologia 🧪🔬🧠🇵🇹

Pharmacist, PhD in Toxicology, Uni. Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology 🧪🔬🧠 🇪🇺

Views my own!

https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=xlO_SBQAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
Posts Replies Media Videos
jpcapela.bsky.social
The EU is relying on Science based facts!
#PharmSky
#ToxSky
#MedSky
🧪
politico.eu POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · Sep 23
The European Commission said today there is no evidence linking paracetamol use during pregnancy to autism, following US President Donald Trump’s warning against the medication.
EU dismisses Trump claim linking autism to paracetamol use in pregnancy
Commission and medicines regulator stress “no evidence” linking paracetamol in pregnancy to autism, countering Trump’s earlier remarks.
ow.ly
September 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
jpcapela.bsky.social
As autoridades de saúde Portuguesas e Europeias estão a funcionar bem. Triste caso este da FDA nos EUA associar paracetamol com autismo, descredibilizando a ciência. Na EU e em Portugal acreditamos na Ciência!
www.infarmed.pt/web/infarmed...
#PharmSky
#MedSky
#ToxSky
Uso de paracetamol durante a gravidez mantém-se inalterado na UE
Infarmed
www.infarmed.pt
September 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
jpcapela.bsky.social
Discover Toxicology, journal published by Springer Nature invites you to submit full-length or review articles on the “Toxicity of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS)”. Full fee waiver if your article is submitted by the end of October 2025.
Please DM me for questions.
link.springer.com/journal/44339
Discover Toxicology
Discover Toxicology is an open access journal publishing research across all aspects of toxicology and its applications in research, development and ...
link.springer.com
July 29, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Reposted by João Paulo Capela
discover.springernature.com
Aligning with this year's World Environment Day theme “End Plastic Pollution," Discover Toxicology has launched a topical Collection: Toxicological Impacts of Microplastics in Freshwater Ecosystems. Submission Deadline: 31 Oct 2025!
Discover Toxicology
Discover Toxicology is an open access journal publishing research across all aspects of toxicology and its applications in research, development and ...
bit.ly
July 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Reposted by João Paulo Capela
springernature.com
Have you taken part in Nature’s global survey of PhD students? We’ve had thousands of responses so far and would love to hear from you too. It should take no more than 15 mins and you can opt into a prize draw at the end. Survey closes 11 June. http://spklr.io/63320hAcC
#PhDStudent
Nature’s global survey of PhD students
June 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
jpcapela.bsky.social
The European Drug Report 2025 is out.
Cannabis remains by far the most commonly consumed illicit drug in EU, which is followed by Cocaine.
Synthetic cathinones, which I study, are increasingly integrated into EU drug market.
www.euda.europa.eu/publications...

#PharmSky
#ToxSky
#MedSky
🧪
European Drug Report 2025: Trends and Developments | www.euda.europa.eu
The European Drug Report 2025: Trends and Developments presents the EUDA’s latest analysis of the drug situation in Europe.
www.euda.europa.eu
June 6, 2025 at 8:25 AM
jpcapela.bsky.social
To support World Environment Day, the journal Discover Toxicology has selected four articles related to environmental toxicology that discuss human impact on the environment. See them at:
communities.springernature.com/posts/world-...
#PharmSky
#ToxSky
#MedSky
🧪
World Environment Day 2025
Celebrating World Environment Day by showcasing our Discover Toxicology content on environmental toxicology and calling for papers
communities.springernature.com
June 6, 2025 at 8:07 AM
jpcapela.bsky.social
More one among manny in the EU!

www.reuters.com/world/europe...

#PharmSky
#ToxSky
#MedSky
#NeuroSky
🧪
EU medicines agency quits X, moves to Bluesky
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Monday it would no longer post on X and would use rival Bluesky instead, becoming the latest organisation to quit a social media platform that some have criticised for its content.
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Reposted by João Paulo Capela
jpcapela.bsky.social
I'm writing about amphetamine therapeutic use on obesity. I mean d-amphetamine or the racemic mixture, not other amphetamine-like drug. Can anyone tell if amphetamine is still approved in any country for obesity or weight loss? Thanks!
#Amphetamine
#PharmSky
#ToxSky
#MedSky
#NeuroSky
🧪
January 23, 2025 at 10:53 AM
jpcapela.bsky.social
I'm writing about amphetamine therapeutic use on obesity. I mean d-amphetamine or the racemic mixture, not other amphetamine-like drug. Can anyone tell if amphetamine is still approved in any country for obesity or weight loss? Thanks!
#Amphetamine
#PharmSky
#ToxSky
#MedSky
#NeuroSky
🧪
January 23, 2025 at 10:53 AM
jpcapela.bsky.social
Our latest on Melatonin in food supplements and Medicines in Portugal. Up to 2mg is considered a food supplement, above a medicine! Food supplements contain melatonin and plant extracts and should be more carefully studied.
www.scielo.br/j/bjps/a/5t5...

#PharmSky

#ToxSky

#MedSky

#NeuroSky

🧪
www.scielo.br
January 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
jpcapela.bsky.social
Congratulations Vera for receiving this prestigious scientific career recognition prize!

Muitos parabéns Vera por este merecido prémio de reconhecimento da tua carreira científica!

🤗🤗🤗🎉🎉🎉

🧪🔬

pt.linkedin.com/posts/vera-m...
Vera Marisa Costa no LinkedIn: É com grande orgulho que recebi, no dia 18 de dezembro de 2024, o Prémio…
É com grande orgulho que recebi, no dia 18 de dezembro de 2024, o Prémio Nunes Correa Verdades de Faria, atribuído pela Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa…
pt.linkedin.com
December 21, 2024 at 8:06 AM
jpcapela.bsky.social
Good day for Science! Drugs should be used following solid proof of efficacy without serious adverse events.

#PharmSky
#ToxSky
#MedSky
#NeuroSky
🧪

www.science.org/content/arti...
Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted
Study on hydroxychloroquine by Didier Raoult and colleagues gets pulled on ethical and scientific grounds
www.science.org
December 17, 2024 at 9:01 PM
jpcapela.bsky.social
For those interested in the anxiolytic effect of psychedelics I leave an interesting read. It seems interesting the possibility to dissociate the antianxiety effect of psychedelics from their hallucinogenic ones.

#PharmSky
#ToxSky
#MedSky
#NeuroSky
🧪

www.the-scientist.com/trippy-scien...
Trippy Science Unravels the Mystery of Psychedelics’ Antianxiety Effects
Researchers mimic the antianxiety effects of psychedelics by identifying and activating specific brain regions in an important step towards developing therapeutics that do not cause hallucinations.
www.the-scientist.com
December 13, 2024 at 1:02 PM
jpcapela.bsky.social
Found this recent study on MDMA #ecstasy pharmacokinetics in humans. For those interested in the therapeutic prospects in PSTD, MDMA is a potent CYP2D6 inhibitor it can have relevant drug–drug interactions.
ascpt.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

#PharmSky

#ToxSky

#MedSky

#NeuroSky
🧪
MDMA pharmacokinetics: A population and physiologically based pharmacokinetics model‐informed analysis
Midomafetamine (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine [MDMA]) is under the U.S. Food and Drug Administration review for treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in adults. MDMA is metabolized by CYP2D...
ascpt.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 3, 2024 at 5:12 PM
jpcapela.bsky.social
Concordo plenamente com a hipocrisia social. A nível universitário, por exemplo, há muita publicidade e patrocínios de bebidas alcoólicas, que a meu ver deviam ser repensados a favor da saúde pública.
November 25, 2024 at 10:42 AM
jpcapela.bsky.social
“For scientists the network is starting to look like home.”
Strongly agree. I never had so many scientist interacting with my posts like I do now in Bluesky.

#PharmSky
#ToxSky
#MedSky
#NeuroSky
🧪

www.science.org/content/arti...
Like ‘old Twitter’: The scientific community finds a new home on Bluesky
After recent changes to Elon Musk’s X, a gradual migration turns into a stampede
www.science.org
November 22, 2024 at 4:11 PM
jpcapela.bsky.social
For those in the field, look at our latest review article on:
"Amphetamine and methylphenidate potential on the recovery from stroke and traumatic brain injury: a review"

www.degruyter.com/document/doi...

#PharmSky
#ToxSky
#MedSky
#NeuroSky
🧪
Amphetamine and methylphenidate potential on the recovery from stroke and traumatic brain injury: a review
The prevalence of stroke and traumatic brain injury is increasing worldwide. However, current treatments do not fully cure or stop their progression, acting mostly on symptoms. Amphetamine and methylp...
www.degruyter.com
November 21, 2024 at 4:20 PM
jpcapela.bsky.social
And I’m telling students to be careful about AI generated content! It seems people like more AI generated poetry…🫣🧪

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
AI-generated poetry is indistinguishable from human-written poetry and is rated more favorably - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - AI-generated poetry is indistinguishable from human-written poetry and is rated more favorably
www.nature.com
November 18, 2024 at 1:01 PM
jpcapela.bsky.social
New Open Access Journal from Springer Nature: Discover Toxicology.
I'm a Section Editor and invite you to take a look and see if it fits within your research area.
link.springer.com/journal/44339
Discover Toxicology
Discover Toxicology is an open access journal publishing research across all aspects of toxicology and its applications in research, development and ...
link.springer.com
November 15, 2024 at 12:52 PM