Portland Book Review (PBR) has given four stars to a new book, “There Are No Alligators in Heaven!,” that describes…
PatrĂcia Silva, PhD
PatrĂcia holds a PhD in medical microbiology and infectious diseases from the Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands, and completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisbon, Portugal. Her work in academia was mainly focused on molecular biology and the genetic traits of infectious agents such as viruses and parasites. PatrĂcia earned several travel awards to present her work at international scientific meetings. She is a published author of several peer-reviewed science articles.
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Articles by PatrĂcia Silva, PhD
Eating well is important for anyone who wants to stay healthy, but it’s especially true for those living with cystic fibrosis CF.
AIT Therapeutics has administered its first doses of nitric oxide in a Phase 2 clinical trial of the compound’s ability…
Being a carer for anyone with a long-term disease can be emotionally draining and stressful, but even more so if…
A U.S. government-backed initiative against drug-resistant bacteria has awarded Antabio $2.8 million to continue developing treatments for Pseudomonas, the most common…
4 Common Symptoms of Chest Infections
As cystic fibrosis (CF) primarily affects the lungs, cystic fibrosis patients are prone to chest infections. According to the…
Sema4 and Helix have partnered to offer CarrierCheck, a simple, saliva-based test that screens for 67 hereditary conditions,…
Novoclem Therapeutics, which is developing nitric oxide-releasing compounds that fight infections in cystic fibrosis and other respiratory diseases, has named five…
5 Lung Diseases That Affect the Airways
There is a broad spectrum of lung diseases, which is made up of any disease that causes the lungs to not function…
10 Quotes to Help You When You’re Feeling Down
We know dealing with cystic fibrosis sometimes feels like an uphill battle, both for the patients and the caregivers. You feel like you’re…