For people in Puerto Rico with hereditary angioedema (HAE), long-term treatment with Takhzyro (lanadelumab) is safe and effective for preventing swelling…
Andrea Lobo
Andrea Lobo is a Science writer at BioNews. She holds a Biology degree and a PhD in Cell Biology/Neurosciences from the University of Coimbra-Portugal, where she studied stroke biology. She was a postdoctoral and senior researcher at the Institute for Research and Innovation in Health in Porto, in drug addiction, studying neuronal plasticity induced by amphetamines. As a research scientist for 19 years, Andrea participated in academic projects in multiple research fields, from stroke, gene regulation, cancer, and rare diseases. She authored multiple research papers in peer-reviewed journals. She shifted towards a career in science writing and communication in 2022.
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Articles by Andrea Lobo
Treatment with onvuzosiran (ADX-324), Adarx Pharmaceuticals’ experimental treatment for hereditary angioedema (HAE), was well tolerated and lowered kallikrein levels and…
An older woman who developed swelling in her lung tissues was diagnosed with voriconazole-associated angioedema while receiving treatment for…
Biocryst Pharmaceuticals has acquired Astria Therapeutics, and with it navenibart, an investigational treatment to prevent swelling attacks in…
Long-term treatment with Dawnzera (donidalorsen) — approved in the U.S. earlier this year for people with hereditary angioedema…
Many patients in Brazil lack access to first-line treatments such as Takhzyro (lanadelumab) to prevent swelling attacks in hereditary…
Patient enrollment has started at sites in the European Union for a global Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating the safety…
Deucrictibant, an experimental treatment for angioedema attacks, was well tolerated and effective in four patients with acquired angioedema…
Late-treated and untreated swelling attacks in people with hereditary angioedema (HAE) are associated with a lower health-related quality of…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved donidalorsen — to be marketed Dawnzera — as a prophylactic…