A 46-year-old man with Cushing’s disease in the U.S. lacked many of the typical symptoms due to impairments in…
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
Lack of patient-centered care, dismissing symptoms, and negative experiences related to changes in weight may delay recognizing and diagnosing…
The rare case of an 18-year-old woman with ectopic Cushing’s syndrome due to a neuroendocrine lung tumor — a rare…
A higher volume of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) — meaning more fat accumulated near the heart muscle and arteries that…
Treatment with Isturisa (osilodrostat) is generally well tolerated and effective at reducing cortisol levels and easing Cushing’s disease…
A rare, highly malignant kidney tumor turned out to be the cause of Cushing’s syndrome in an 18-year-old man whose…
A new report from researchers at the Montefiore Medical Center in New York details the cases of two women with…
A low-dose dexamethasone test, which is commonly used to diagnose Cushing’s syndrome, can effectively detect the rare condition in…
In what researchers describe as an “exceedingly rare” case, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-producing advanced adrenal gland cancer was determined to be…
The rare case of a 14-year-old girl who experienced spontaneous remission of Cushing’s disease after pituitary tumor apoplexy has…