People with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have significantly higher blood levels of lead, a toxic heavy metal, than those…
Margarida Maia, PhD
Margarida is a biochemist (University of Porto, Portugal) with a PhD in biomedical sciences (VIB and KULeuven, Belgium). Her main interest is science communication. She is also passionate about design and the dialogue between art and science.
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Articles by Margarida Maia, PhD
Pasithea Therapeutics has gained access to AU$1 million (about $694,000) to further its research into anti-integrin antibodies as potential…
PandaOmics, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that looks at vast amounts of data to find “druggable” molecules, has identified…
Corestem is still enrolling participants in its Phase 3 clinical trial of NeuroNata-R (lenzumestrocel), a stem cell therapy…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published on its website a five-year action plan meant to help advance…
NeuroSense Therapeutics’ combination therapy PrimeC led to a significant decline in certain biomarkers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) when…
A Phase 2b clinical trial evaluating NeuroSense Therapeutics’ experimental combination therapy PrimeC in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)…
The Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, is calling on people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and their…
One-time delivery of a CRISPR-based gene therapy significantly reduced the buildup of toxic RNA molecules resulting from C9ORF72 mutations in…
The Jane Calmes ALS Scholarship Fund wants to help support students who wish to pursue undergraduate studies, but whose…