Findings of a new study into pericytes — cells with multiple functions including immune cell regulation — suggest that targeting…
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
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…
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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)…
Having pulmonary hypertension (PH) worsens the likelihood of potentially life-threatening cardiac and respiratory complications in people with human immunodeficiency…
Blood levels of microRNA — small RNA molecules that regulate protein production — are decreased in people with pulmonary embolism…
Despite having more favorable clinical measures, such as blood flow, men with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) have a higher…
Gradient Denervation Technologies has enrolled the first patient in a clinical study of an ultrasound-based catheter device for the…