Plasma exchange may be doing more harm than good for people with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), a small…
Marta Figueiredo, PhD
Marta holds a biology degree, a master’s in evolutionary and developmental biology, and a PhD in biomedical sciences from the University of Lisbon, Portugal. She was awarded a research scholarship and a PhD scholarship, and her research focused on the role of several signaling pathways in thymus and parathyroid glands embryonic development. She also previously worked as an assistant professor of an annual one-week embryology course at the University of Lisbon’s Faculty of Medicine.
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Articles by Marta Figueiredo, PhD
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Some COVID-19 patients may develop severe atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), but it can be completely or partly resolved…
Endothelial cells, or those that line blood vessels, are functionally abnormal in people with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS)…
Two Phase 3 clinical trials will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Roche’s investigational, self-injectable therapy crovalimab (RG6107) in…
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Alexion Pharmaceuticals’ long-acting Ultomiris (ravulizumab) was added to the list of medications available through England’s national health service (NHS) to…
Ultomiris (ravulizumab) has been approved in Scotland for adults and children weighing at least 10 kg, or 22 lbs,…
People with rare disorders have a worse healthcare experience than those affected by chronic diseases, according to the results of…