Posts by: Marta Figueiredo

Marta Figueiredo

Marta Figueiredo holds a BSc in Biology and a MSc in Evolutionary and Developmental Biology from the University of Lisbon, Portugal. She is currently finishing her PhD in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Lisbon, where she focused her research on the role of several signalling pathways in thymus and parathyroid glands embryonic development.

February 7, 2018February 7, 2018

Abnormal Expansion of Specific Type of Immune Cell Associated with Juvenile Arthritis

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High levels of switched memory B-cells (SwM B-cells), a subtype of white blood cells, are associated with oligoarticular and polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), according to a recent study. These ... Read more

December 22, 2017February 3, 2018

Girl’s Juvenile Arthritis and Water-retention Condition May Stem from Same Protein, Case Study Reports

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Rhode Island Hospital doctors have reported what may be the first case of juvenile arthritis and a water-retention disorder appearing in the same youngster. The 6-year-old girl had systemic juvenile idiopathic ... Read more