U.K. Rare Diseases Framework, a government-led approach to raising national awareness of rare disorders, accelerating  diagnoses, and improving patient…
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
Pregnant women with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) have a higher risk of experiencing a number of pregnancy and delivery complications,…
In patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), defects in the aortic carboxypeptidase-like protein (ACLP) — a protein that plays a…
The rare disease status of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) and hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD) should be re-evaluated, as both conditions…
The Ehlers-Danlos Society has received an anonymous gift of $1 million to advance research in Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS),…
Young people with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome have a considerable number of physical symptoms that have a significant affect on their…
The use of antihypertensive therapies — medications that lower high blood pressure — is not linked to a decrease…
The Ehlers-Danlos Society will award a total $275,000 in research grants to four projects seeking to advance knowledge of…