A geneticist and neuropsychologist whose research led to the identification of the gene involved in Huntington’s disease (HD) has been named…
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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San Diego-based Molecular Stethoscope, a company that develops blood-based early detection and disease monitoring tests, is partnering with 23…
Lithium may be effective to eliminate suicidal symptoms in patients with Huntington’s disease (HD), according to a study titled “…
‘Spotlight on Hope’ to Raise Funds and Awareness for Neurological Disorders, Including Huntington’s
The Colorado Neurological Institute (CNI), a nonprofit organization promoting research, education, and patient services for those with neurological conditions, announced…
Huntington’s Disease Researcher at University of Wyoming Granted Patent for Novel Treatment Approach
The University of Wyoming was recently granted a patent for a therapeutic technique that targets the mutant protein causing Huntington’s disease, and may…
Two nonprofit groups advocating for those with Huntington’s disease (HD), HD Reach and the North Carolina Chapter of the Huntington’s…
The English Parliament recently listened to a young scientist, Emma Yhnell, 25, explain her research into the potential of computer games to “train the…
The Huntington Disease Care, Education and Research Center at Georgetown (HDCERC) was recently designated a HDSA Center of Excellence for 2016, a…
The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) awarded researchers at The Scripps Research…
UCB and Baylor College of Medicine have announced a strategic research alliance to discover therapies for people with…