Evidence-based, at-home exercise programs may ease shoulder instability in women with hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (hEDS) and those with…
Marta Figueiredo, PhD
Marta holds a biology degree, a master’s in evolutionary and developmental biology, and a PhD in biomedical sciences from the University of Lisbon, Portugal. She was awarded a research scholarship and a PhD scholarship, and her research focused on the role of several signaling pathways in thymus and parathyroid glands embryonic development. She also previously worked as an assistant professor of an annual one-week embryology course at the University of Lisbon’s Faculty of Medicine.
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Articles by Marta Figueiredo, PhD
Diagnosing and treating a very rare type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) early would help prevent further complications and…
Immune dysfunction — including abnormal activation of mast cells and antibody deficiency — is common among people with hypermobile…
A new mutation in the COL3A1 gene has been linked to vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS) in a woman in Japan,…
Some people diagnosed with periodontal Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (pEDS) may also have vascular abnormalities, a case series highlights. Although rare, these…
People with rare disorders have a worse healthcare experience than those affected by chronic diseases, according to the results of…
The first wave of COVID-19Â in Europe severely disrupted access to care and raised stress and anxiety in people with…
People with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) have significantly greater stiffness of their blood arteries — a known risk factor for…
Pain in people with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) likely is the result of an impaired pain suppression system that may…
Lack of the protein tenascin X (TNX) associated with classical-like Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) promotes higher pain sensitivity to tactile and…