Team PHenomenal Hope will host its inaugural symposium — PHenomenal Hope 2023: Knowledge, Research & Advocacy in PH —…
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
Treatment with levosimendan — a medication seen to improve cardiac function — was associated with rapid clinical benefits in…
Among people with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a measure of artery deformity called pulmonary artery longitudinal strain may be…
The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) will join together with more than 80 organizations worldwide on May 5 for World…
Blood levels of a protein called thrombospondin-2 (TSP2) — related to clinically identifiable measures of right heart structure and function…
Tenax Therapeutics is planning to start a Phase 3 clinical trial of TNX-103 — oral levosimendan — to treat…
A long noncoding RNA molecule (lncRNA) — a long segment of RNA that regulates protein production in the body —…
Referral to a specialized chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) center for follow-up treatment after a pulmonary embolism (PE) —…
The development program of AER-901, Aerami Therapeutics’ inhaled formulation of imatinib, will include pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial…
A peptide called apelin-17 may be used as a diagnostic biomarker for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH), according to…
Treatment with swietenine — extracted from the seeds of Swietenia macrophylla, a tree commonly called mahogany — eased the remodeling of lung…
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is associated with high utilization of healthcare resources by patients and with productivity loss, starting…