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.

Articles by Andrea Lobo

Trial of buntanetap for early-stage Parkinson’s nears end

Annovis Bio has announced the last patient completed the final visit in its Phase 3 clinical trial testing buntanetap for people with early-stage Parkinson’s disease. Since the study was initiated in August 2022, more than 616 patients were screened, 523 enrolled, and 471 completed the study across…

1st patient dosed in Phase 2 trial testing vaccine for Parkinson’s

The first patient has been dosed in a Phase 2 clinical trial testing AC Immune’s ACI-7104.056, an investigational vaccine targeting toxic alpha-synuclein forms to prevent nerve cell degeneration in Parkinson’s disease. AC Immune expects to complete the enrollment of the first group of patients in the VacSYn…

Buntanetap lowered TDP-43 blood levels in people with Parkinson’s

Buntanetap significantly reduced the levels of TDP-43 protein in the blood of people with Parkinson’s disease who participated in a Phase 2a clinical trial, according to clinical data from its developer Annovis Bio. The treatment also demonstrated a trend toward reducing other markers of inflammation. “We are pleasantly…

$3.9M NIH grant aims to improve palliative care for Parkinson’s

A five-year project funded by a $3.9 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grant will study how team-based palliative care might lead to better health services and ease disparities in Parkinson’s disease and disease-related dementia care. Palliative care focuses on improving the quality of life for individuals with…

$10M grant will aid development of multiple protein biomarker assay

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) has awarded a $10 million grant to Octave Biosciences to advance the development and validation of a protein biomarker panel assay for Parkinson’s disease. A biomarker assay for multiple proteins could offer a better tool to monitor and…

Phase 2 trial of montelukast oral film approved in Sweden

IntelGenx has won approval from the Swedish Medical Products Agency (MPA) to conduct a Phase 2 trial on Montelukast Versafilm, its proprietary oral thin film formulation, in people with Parkinson’s disease. The Phase 2 MONTPARK multicenter study will investigate the effectiveness of oral high-dose Montelukast on the progression…

Noninvasive way of deep brain stimulation to be tested in patients

A pilot trial into whether deep brain stimulation based on noninvasive neuromodulation of a lower leg nerve can safely and effectively ease symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor is fully enrolled, Stimvia, its developer, announced. The 24 patients in the study (NCT06036368) will use the company’s…