Dream and daydream: differences and similarities

Did you know that daydreams reflect events from the previous two days and “night” dreams resemble a fictional plot?

Does your dog have social skills?

A study suggests that viewing the owner’s face works as a positive social reinforcement for dogs. Learn more about this and other surprising results about “man’s best friend”.

Excellence in Leadership Award by Exame awarded to Luís Portela

The chairman of the BIAL Foundation, Luís Portela, was distinguished by Exame magazine with the Excellence in Leadership Award for his contribution to the Portuguese economy, particularly for his work as leader of BIAL for more than 40 years.

The BIAL Foundation has received 318 applications

Did you know that the BIAL Foundation has received 318 applications from 24 countries to the Grants programme for Scientific Research 2022/23 and 75 were approved?

Gratitude as stress-buffering

According to Brenda O’Connell, principal investigator in the research project 287/18 - More thankful, less stressed? Gratitude and physiological reactions to stress, supported by the BIAL Foundation, state gratitude has a unique stress-buffering effect on both reactions to and recovery from acute psychological stress. These findings are reported in the paper Gratitude, affect balance, and stress buffering: A multilevel examination of cardiovascular responses to a laboratory stress task published in the International Journal of Psychophysiology.