The frequency of certain cognitive and behavioral symptoms in children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) depends on their specific type…
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
Adults with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) who weigh more, have a higher body mass index (BMI), and have a larger…
Children, adolescents, and adults with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) have distinct craniofacial patterns relative to healthy individuals, according to a study in…
Tonix Pharmaceuticals has entered a research agreement with Inserm Transfert, the private subsidiary of the French National Institute of…
Researchers have developed guidelines for screening and treating hypogonadism, or underdeveloped sex organs, in women with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS),…
Radius Health is sharing more details about RAD011, its investigational cannabidiol-based oral therapy meant to reduce excessive appetite,…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to call for an additional clinical trial of Soleno Therapeutics’ diazoxide…
Pediatric multidisciplinary team clinics for Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) offer an improved service that supports the diverse and challenging needs…
The activity of nine genes located outside the so-called PWS locus — a region containing genes in Prader-Willi syndrome…
Infants and toddlers with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) have significantly lower blood levels of insulin-like growth factor 1 or IGF-1…