Isaura Santos,  —

Isaura Santos graduated with a BS in Cell and Molecular Biology from Universidade Nova de Lisboa and a MA in Communication, Culture and Information Technologies from University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL). Her professional interests include science communication, public awareness of science and communication of science through entertainment.

Articles by Isaura Santos

Catabasis Is Advancing Platform To Assess DMD And ALS

Catabasis, a Cambridge biotech startup, is currently advancing a platform to simultaneously modulate multiple targets in disease pathways. Researchers there are especially focused on diseases like Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The startup is now in the middle of a fundraise, striving to reach $20.4 million, according…

MDA Offering Genetic Testing For Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy

The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) recently announced that MDA clinics are offering genetic testing for those with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) thanks to a grant from Sanofi company Genzyme in collaboration with Emory Genetics Laboratory. This represents a major step in diagnostic advances that will help those with the disease and their respective clinicians so they can find…

PhaseBio Raises $40 Million to Advance Clinical Trials for Duchenne’s and Becker’s Diseases

PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading company in biopolymer-based drugs developing treatments to address metabolic and specific cardiopulmonary disorders, recently announced that a $40 million financing round led by AstraZeneca has been closed. This investment from AstraZeneca, Hatteras Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates and Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC and Fletcher Spaght Ventures will serve…

Santhera Will Present Phase III Data On Idebenone for DMD at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy Of Neurology

Santhera Pharmaceuticals‘ Principal Investigator Gunnar M. Buyse will be presenting Phase III data on Idebenone (Raxone®/Catena®) for the treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). Buyse’s oral presentation entitled, “Idebenone Reduces Loss of Respiratory Function in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy-Outcome…

#CureFSHD Online Campaign Launched By FSH Society

The FSH Society, a charity organization based in Massachusetts supporting research and advocacy related to facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) has recently announced the launch of the #CureFSHD campaign. The aim of this campaign is to boost awareness and to educate people about FSHD, which is a type of…

New MDA-Supported Genetic Therapy for DMD May Work With Only One Session

Charles Gersbach, Muscular Dystrophy Association research grantee and Biomedical Engineering Professor at Duke University, has recently announced an enormous and potentially game-changing development in gene modification for young men and boys suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The results were published in Nature Communications in a…