Zevra Therapeutics has been enrolling and dosing new patients in a Phase 3 clinical trial testing celiprolol, a beta…
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
A fragment of fibronectin, a protein that assists in wound healing, appears to be found only in the blood of…
About every third child with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) and every fourth with generalized joint hypermobility at a clinic in…
An altered breathing pattern in hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (hEDS) may be linked to difficulty sensing how much air fills…
Most people with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) or hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD) carry genetic variations that affect the amount…
A man with vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS) had a ruptured splenic artery, a blood vessel that supplies the spleen,…
Most people with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) or hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD) have signs of functional neurological disorder, where…
The idea that plastic surgery is risky for people with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) is being challenged in a…
Teens with unusually flexible joints, like in hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (hEDS), are more than twice as likely to have…
Many people with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) report experiencing throat problems such as acid reflux, dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), and dysphonia…