As people age, the immune system ages with them, becoming more sluggish and ineffective — a change that could contribute…
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, from 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
Ncardia has launched a human-derived microglia cell model, called Ncyte Microglia, that the company says may help advance research…
The European Medicines Agency (EMA), which evaluates the safety and efficacy of new drugs in the European Union, has waived…
Parkinson’s disease research and care should address disparities by sex and gender in patients’ symptoms, treatment responses, and disease…
A nanoparticle-based wireless deep brain stimulation (DBS) system restored the activity of degenerating neurons and increased dopamine release in…
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The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) has launched this year’s “Parkinson’s IQ + You,” a series of in-person…
A Phase 2 clinical trial of AB-1005, AskBio’s gene therapy for Parkinson’s disease, has randomly assigned its first…
Medtronic’s BrainSense adaptive deep brain stimulation (aDBS) system and electrode identifier have received CE Mark approval in the…
A research project that’s designed to help improve communication for people with Parkinson’s disease by focusing on listener training has…