The blood-thinning medication rivaroxaban was safe and effective at preventing the formation of blood clots in deep veins or the…
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
Effective treatment, either surgical or using medications, significantly eased anxiety and depression, and improved quality of life, in some people…
Fluconazole – a treatment for fungal infections – effectively reduced cortisol levels in people with Cushing’s syndrome, without causing…
The case of a 70-year-old U.S. man with ectopic Cushing’s syndrome caused by an unusual type of nasal tumor, called…
A 21-year-old woman in Iran developed Cushing’s syndrome after using a nasal corticosteroid for about a year, according to a…
A pituitary tumor and thyroid cancer were found in a 43-year-old woman with cyclic Cushing’s syndrome, a form of Cushing’s…
A rare type of nasal tumor called olfactory neuroblastoma caused ectopic Cushing’s syndrome in a 56-year-old woman, according to a…
People with adrenal Cushing’s syndrome who were diagnosed in the 2000s often had the condition identified incidentally — but also…
An adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-producing pheochromocytoma, a rare type of tumor in the adrenal gland, was the cause of Cushing’s syndrome…
Despite the known risk of osteoporosis among people with Cushing’s syndrome, only about 6% underwent bone mineral density (BMD)…