Childhood-onset Sjögren’s disease can cause lasting damage to the body’s organs by early adulthood, regardless of how active the…
Margarida Maia, PhD
Margarida is a biochemist (University of Porto, Portugal) with a PhD in biomedical sciences (VIB and KULeuven, Belgium). Her main interest is science communication. She is also passionate about design and the dialogue between art and science.
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Articles by Margarida Maia, PhD
Women with primary Sjögren’s disease often face a combination of problems — key among them a weaker sense of…
Renaming Sjögren’s syndrome as Sjögren’s disease is meant to better reflect that it’s a serious autoimmune disease, not just…
About 2 in 3 women and men with Sjögren’s disease experience challenges in their sexual lives that go beyond…
A woman with Sjögren’s disease was the first to receive an experimental cell therapy for xerostomia, or severe dry…
Dental implants for women with primary Sjögren’s disease — who commonly experience problems with their teeth due to dry mouth…
In adults with Sjögren’s syndrome with missing teeth, implant-supported overdentures — which are removable dentures that rest on implants…
Autologous serum and platelet-rich eye drops work equally well to relieve dry eyes in people with primary Sjögren’s syndrome,…
People with Sjögren’s syndrome who’ve had it for fewer than three years or whose disease is more active are…
Dazodalibep, Horizon Therapeutics’ experimental therapy for Sjögren’s syndrome, was found to safely and effectively ease disease activity and…