Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is associated with lifelong complications and a high mortality rate in developing countries. Researchers have now…
Margarida Azevedo, MSc
Margarida graduated with a BS in Health Sciences from the University of Lisbon and a MSc in Biotechnology from Instituto Superior Técnico (IST-UL). She worked as a molecular biologist research associate at a Cambridge UK-based biotech company that discovers and develops therapeutic, fully human monoclonal antibodies.
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Articles by Margarida Azevedo, MSc
The American Society of Hematology (ASH), concerned with the causes and treatment of blood diseases, has formally established the…
New Measure of Adherence to Antibiotic Use in Kids with Sickle Cell Disease Developed by Researchers
Researchers conducted a study with the aim of developing and validating a Sickle Cell Antibiotic Adherence Level Evaluation (SCAALE) for…
Sickle Cell: New Computer Model for Spleen’s Red Blood Cell Filtration Could Help Study Disease
A multidisciplinary team of researchers recently created a computer simulation model that shows how the spleen regulates red blood cell…
Researchers investigated the use of hydroxyurea, a drug approved to treat sickle cell anemia in adults, in young children in New…
Process for Improving Risk Assessment of Stroke in Sickle Cell Anemia Kids Developed by Researchers
Researchers developed a project using what are termed “quality improvement methods” to increase the number of sickle cell anemia (SCA) babies…
Global Blood Therapeutics, a biopharma developing novel therapeutics for the treatment of blood-based disorders, recently announced new results from its ongoing…
With interest growing in the potential of community health workers to aid in the management and care of people with…
June 19 was World Sickle Cell Awareness Day, but while more than 94% of children with the disease in the…
Sunday, June 19, is World Sickle Cell Awareness Day. The Sickle Cell Disease Foundation of California is one of the…