The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared a Phase 2 clinical trial testing ARCT-032, an inhaled therapy candidate,…
Andrea Lobo, PhD
Andrea Lobo holds a Biology degree, and a PhD in Cell Biology/Neurosciences from the University of Coimbra-Portugal, where she studied stroke biology. She was a postdoctoral and senior researcher at the Institute for Research and Innovation in Health in Porto, in drug addiction, studying neuronal plasticity induced by amphetamines. As a research scientist for 19 years, Andrea participated in academic projects in multiple research fields, from stroke, gene regulation, cancer, and rare diseases. She authored multiple research papers in peer-reviewed journals. She shifted towards a career in science writing and communication in 2022.
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Articles by Andrea Lobo, PhD
A report described episodes of skin rash associated with joint pain and inflammation, known as dermatitis-arthritis syndrome, in four females…
A researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has been awarded the Elizabeth Nash Postdoctoral Fellowship to…
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In a real-world study involving children with cystic fibrosis (CF) in Italy, …
Danish children with cystic fibrosis (CF) born between 2000 and 2022 showed noticeable gains in growth during their first…
Levels of fat-soluble vitamins D and E and of the micronutrients zinc and selenium are generally within the normal range…