Long-term treatment with AOC 1001 continues to be safe and may reverse the progression of myotonic dystrophy type…
Andrea Lobo
Andrea Lobo is a Science writer at BioNews. She holds a Biology degree and a PhD in Cell Biology/Neurosciences from the University of Coimbra-Portugal, where she studied stroke biology. She was a postdoctoral and senior researcher at the Institute for Research and Innovation in Health in Porto, in drug addiction, studying neuronal plasticity induced by amphetamines. As a research scientist for 19 years, Andrea participated in academic projects in multiple research fields, from stroke, gene regulation, cancer, and rare diseases. She authored multiple research papers in peer-reviewed journals. She shifted towards a career in science writing and communication in 2022.
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Articles by Andrea Lobo
SAT-3247, an oral therapy candidate for rebuilding muscle tissue, improved muscle function in a mouse model of facioscapulohumeral muscular…
Epic Bio’s epigenetic therapy EPI-321 has been granted an orphan drug designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
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More than 420 “Fill the Boot” events will raise money throughout Labor Day weekend to advance research and care…
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Sarepta Therapeutics is calling for applications for the 6th annual Route 79, The Duchenne Scholarship Program, for the…
The European Commission (EC) has granted orphan drug designation to AB-1003, an investigational gene therapy for limb-girdle muscular dystrophy…