A rare nerve disorder may offer clues to potential Parkinson’s disease treatment targets, a mouse study showed. In giant…
Margarida Maia, PhD
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.
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Articles by Margarida Maia, PhD
Right Brain Bio is repurposing the approved therapy RB-190 as a treatment for Parkinson’s disease — and is…
Note: This story was updated March 17, 2025, to correct the attribution of quotes to Sonya Dumanis, PhD, deputy director…
A small Phase 1 clinical trial testing a treatment approach that uses stem cells derived from a patient’s blood cells…
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A compound formed by nerve cells as they break down cholesterol appears to be involved in the formation of toxic…