Alzheimer’s disease is responsible for up to 70% of cases of dementia. It is a chronic neurodegenerative disease that usually…
Ana de Barros, PhD
Ana holds a PhD in immunology from the University of Lisbon and worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Instituto de Medicina Molecular (iMM) in Lisbon, Portugal. Ana was awarded two FCT fellowships and has won the Portuguese Immunology Society Best Paper and Best Poster award in 2009 and 2010, as well as the CESPU International Research Award in 2010. After leaving the lab to pursue a career in science communication, she served as the director of science communication at iMM Lisbon.
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Articles by Ana de Barros, PhD
In a recent study published in the journal Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine, a team of…
A recent study titled, “ω-3 Supplementation increases amyloid-β phagocytosis and resolvin D1 in patients with minor…
Axovant Sciences Ltd., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company addressing the cognitive, behavioral, and functional components of dementia, recently announced that…
In a recent study published in the Journal of Neuroinflammation, researchers from China were able to identify a…
Type 2 diabetes…
UK-based Dementia Consortium announced that it will grant £500,000 ($790,000) in funding to a collaborative research effort that includes academics from the University of Southampton…
Actinogen Limited Announces Ethical Approval of Xanamem in Phase I Trial for Alzheimer’s Disease
Actinogen Limited, a biotechnology company focused on the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease and mild cognitive impairment, a transitional stage…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the investigational new drug (IND) application submitted by…
Phoenix-based Banner Alzheimer’s Institute (BAI) was recently awarded a joint $10 million research funding grant from the Alzheimer’s…