Pulsed dye laser therapy — a treatment commonly used for skin conditions such as certain types of birthmarks and scars…
Vanda Pinto, PhD
Vanda is a biochemist with a PhD in biomedicine from the University of Porto, Portugal. She conducted her postdoctoral research first at the Bristol Medical School, U.K., studying the insulin-PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in diabetic nephropathy, then at the Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto, where her focus was on glycosylation in lupus nephritis and inflammatory bowel disease. She next made the switch to science publishing, handling papers in biochemistry, molecular biology, and immunology.
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Articles by Vanda Pinto, PhD
More than 2,000 transcripts — RNA molecules that derive from DNA and carry instructions for protein production — were found…
Cannabinoid medications, those derived from cannabis, improve overall well-being and ease perceptions of pain and itchiness, more than 90% of…
Three new mutations in the COL7A1 gene and five very rare variants were identified for the first time in children…
IgA epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA) differs significantly from another skin condition known as linear IgA bullous dermatosis (LABD), and…
People of all ages with epidermolysis bullosa (EB) are invited to have their “mini wishes” — for things from iPads…