Margarida Maia, PhD,  science writer—

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.

Articles by Margarida Maia

Hillhurst gets $6.3M funding for HBI-002 clinical study

Hillhurst Biopharmaceuticals said it’s been awarded $6.3 million to fund a Phase 2a clinical study to test the efficacy of HBI-002, its low-dose liquid formulation of carbon monoxide, in preserving dopaminergic neurons, those that are lost to Parkinson’s disease, with the goal of slowing or stopping disease progression. The…

ANPD001 eases motor symptoms, early trial data show

The first three patients treated with ANPD001, a cell therapy for Parkinson’s disease, showed reduced motor symptoms and improved daily functioning over six months, without any serious side effects. That’s according to early data from the Phase 1/2a ASPIRO (NCT06344026) study, an open-label clinical trial testing the…

Peptides prevent alpha-synuclein clumps seen in Parkinson’s in lab

Ring-shaped small proteins called macrocyclic peptides — originally developed to target proteins linked to diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease — have now been shown in a laboratory to also prevent alpha-synuclein from forming the hallmark toxic clumps observed in Parkinson’s disease. That’s according to researchers from the Technical University of…

AAN 2025: Stable motor control seen with long-term ND0612

The investigational liquid therapy ND0612 — an around-the-clock supply of levodopa/carbidopa infused via a pump under the skin — provides more stable motor control in people with Parkinson’s disease who experience motor fluctuations than standard immediate-release levodopa/carbidopa. That’s according to data from the randomized portion of the…