Healthcare costs were found to be more than eight times higher for people with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) compared…
Andrea Lobo
Andrea Lobo is a Science writer at BioNews. She 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, including 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
Gemcitabine, a chemotherapy given to treat solid cancers, may drive the onset of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in patients…
Treatment with Revatio (sildenafil) at a higher dose than the recommended and previously approved doses did not significantly increase…
Levels of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) — a measure of how much nitric oxide a person exhales — may…
Findings of a new study into pericytes — cells with multiple functions including immune cell regulation — suggest that targeting…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has supported Inhibikase Therapeutics’ Phase 2/3 trial of its experimental formulation of…
Chiesi Group has reached an agreement with Gossamer Bio to develop and market seralutinib for certain types of…
A diet poor in two amino acids called glutamine and serine may improve the health of pulmonary blood vessels and…
Low levels of PM20D1, a molecule involved in metabolizing lipids, were identified as a risk factor for mortality in people…
Two genes were identified as potential drivers of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in people with HIV-1 infection in a…
Low levels of circular RNA Alstrom syndrome protein 1, or circALMS1, may be associated with poor outcomes with pulmonary…
Most people with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) due to connective tissue disease (CTD) who are using Opsumit (macitenan)…