Sprint running is a safe and feasible form of physical exercise for people with mild-to-moderate Parkinson’s disease. That…
Joana Carvalho, PhD
Joana holds a bachelor’s in biology, a Master of Science in evolutionary and developmental biology, and a PhD in biomedical sciences from Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. Her work has been focused on the impact of non-canonical Wnt signaling in the collective behavior of endothelial cells — those that make up the lining of blood vessels — found in the umbilical cord of newborns. In addition to several research fellowships, she was awarded two Erasmus scholarships to conduct part of her studies in France.
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Articles by Joana Carvalho, PhD
Novartis’ Tasigna Fails to Show Clinically Meaningful Benefits in Parkinson’s, Phase 2 Trial Shows
Tasigna (nilotinib), an approved leukemia medication being tested as a repurposed treatment for Parkinson’s disease, failed to show…
High exposure to oral broad-spectrum antibiotics and those that kill anaerobic bacteria and fungi is associated with a high…
Enterin’s ENT-01, a compound that targets and reduces the accumulation of alpha-synuclein in nerve cells found in…
Levels of neurofilament light chain (NfL) — a protein found in blood plasma — may be a useful biomarker…
Apart from physical health-related quality of life — which seemed to improve to a greater extent in males — the…
A newly created model helps to clarify the processes by which cells grow old and die, and which are known…
Stool Calprotectin May Be Used as Marker of Bowel Inflammation in Parkinson’s Patients, Study Finds
The levels of calprotectin — a protein whose levels increase in response to tissue inflammation — in the stool may…
Taking several different medications at the same time to treat concurrent health conditions — known as polypharmacy — may…
Patients’ Self-reported Symptoms Reflect Clinical Assessments of Parkinson’s Severity, Study Finds
A patient’s perception of how Parkinson’s disease affects their motor and non-motor skills reflects clinical assessments of disease severity,…