Posts by: Joana Fernandes, PhD

Joana Fernandes, PhD

Joana brings more than 8 years of academic research and experience as well as Scientific writing and editing to her role as a Science and Research writer. She also served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology in Coimbra, Portugal, where she also received her PhD in Health Science and Technologies, with a specialty in Molecular and Cellular Biology.

October 13, 2016October 13, 2016

Restoring Faulty Protein Production May Improve Gaucher Disease Symptoms, Study Finds

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Targeting mitochondrial dysfunction and the improper production of glucocerebrosidase, the faulty protein in Gaucher disease (GD), may be a promising therapeutic approach for the treatment of neurological symptoms associated with GD, according to ... Read more

October 11, 2016October 11, 2016

Possible Blood Biomarker Identified for Gaucher Disease Type 1

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Researchers have identified a new marker present in the blood of type 1 Gaucher disease (GD) patients that can potentially be used in disease diagnosis and progression, according to a ... Read more

September 15, 2016

Alzheimer’s Drug Shows Promise in Animals with Gaucher Disease

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A new study identified a group of genes that may be involved in the development and severity of Gaucher disease. Researcher also found that memantine, a drug used in the treatment ... Read more