Jose Marques Lopes PhD,  —

José is a science news writer with a PhD in Neuroscience from Universidade of Porto, in Portugal. He has also studied Biochemistry at Universidade do Porto and was a postdoctoral associate at Weill Cornell Medicine, in New York, and at The University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada. His work has ranged from the association of central cardiovascular and pain control to the neurobiological basis of hypertension, and the molecular pathways driving Alzheimer’s disease.

Articles by Jose Marques Lopes

Neuropathic Gaucher Disease Mutations Speed Cognitive Decline in Parkinson’s, Study Finds

Genetic mutations causing neuropathic Gaucher disease (GD) aggravate cognitive dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease (PD), new research shows. The study “Specifically neuropathic Gaucher’s mutations accelerate cognitive decline in Parkinson’s” was published in the journal Annals of Neurology. The pace of cognitive worsening in Parkinson’s varies significantly between patients. In…

Researchers Review Gaucher Disease Characteristics, Clinical Presentation, Treatments

A review of the physiological mechanisms, clinical manifestations, and available treatments of Gaucher disease (GD) has been published. The study, ”A Review of Gaucher Disease Pathophysiology, Clinical Presentation and Treatments,” appeared in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences. The research team was led by Jerome Stirnemann, MD, PhD, from the…