Most patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome experience gastrointestinal problems but have no recommended treatments available due to lack of…
Joana Carvalho, PhD
Joana holds a bachelor’s in biology, a Master of Science in evolutionary and developmental biology, and a PhD in biomedical sciences from Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. Her work has been focused on the impact of non-canonical Wnt signaling in the collective behavior of endothelial cells — those that make up the lining of blood vessels — found in the umbilical cord of newborns. In addition to several research fellowships, she was awarded two Erasmus scholarships to conduct part of her studies in France.
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Articles by Joana Carvalho, PhD
Luminary Therapeutics will collaborate with researchers at Case Western Reserve University to develop…
Researchers have discovered the mechanisms by which Bcl-6 — a protein that is considered a “master regulator” of the…
Routine examinations of patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome should include cognitive function tests to assess the presence of impairments,…
People with Sjögren’s syndrome have significant alterations in the composition of gut bacteria compared to healthy individuals, some of…
AT-RvD1 Restores Function of Salivary Glands, Decreases Harmful T-cells in Mouse Model of Sjögren’s
Aspirin-triggered resolvin D1 (AT-RvD1), a molecule that reduces tissue inflammation and promotes wound healing, restores the function of salivary…
Sjögren’s syndrome patients are more likely to experience both aortic aneurysms and aortic dissection — two medical complications that…
Larger differences in the size and volume of red blood cells — measured with a blood parameter called red blood…
Patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome (PSS) have stiffer arteries and more atherosclerotic plaques than control subjects without the disease, a study…
A type of immunosuppressive cells called myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), high levels of which were found in patients with Sjögren’s syndrome,…