Researchers have reported the case of two siblings with impaired CFTR function due to a deficiency in another chloride…
Marta Figueiredo, PhD
Marta holds a biology degree, a master’s in evolutionary and developmental biology, and a PhD in biomedical sciences from the University of Lisbon, Portugal. She was awarded a research scholarship and a PhD scholarship, and her research focused on the role of several signaling pathways in thymus and parathyroid glands embryonic development. She also previously worked as an assistant professor of an annual one-week embryology course at the University of Lisbon’s Faculty of Medicine.
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Articles by Marta Figueiredo, PhD
Problems with a protein called TAS2R38 are linked to a greater risk of severe sinonasal disease and Pseudomonas…
Most healthcare professionals are not fully prepared for cystic fibrosis (CF) end-of-life care, and further training and coordination between CF…
Iron deficiency is common among adults with stable cystic fibrosis (CF) and is significantly associated with anemia,…
Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae should be included in the panel of opportunistic bacteria causing pulmonary exacerbations among those with cystic…
Enterprise Therapeutics‘ experimental compound called ETX001 was able to increase airway fluid secretion and mucus clearance in preclinical models…
CF-related Diabetes Affects Girls More Often and at Younger Age than Boys, European Study Shows
Girls with cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD) are exposed to risk factors of early death — including chronic infections, poor lung function,…
Eloxx Pharmaceuticals presented additional positive preclinical and clinical data for ELX-02, its lead treatment candidate for cystic fibrosis (CF), reinforcing…
Researchers in Australia are growing mini gut and lung “avatars” derived from cells of children with cystic fibrosis (CF)…
Immunotherapy May Be Promising Strategy to Treat Chronic Infections of P. aeruginosa in CF Patients
Blocking the interaction between two molecules involved in immune restraining mechanisms — called PD-1 and PD-L1 — may be an…