A 46-year-old man developed delayed angioedema following surgery — with his tongue swelling significantly four hours later — that…
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
Pediatricians in Brazil show, in general, a low level of knowledge of hereditary angioedema (HAE), according to a recent…
The use of long-term preventive treatment among people with hereditary angioedema (HAE) was found to significantly reduce the rate…
A 22-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the most common form of lupus, developed acquired angioedema (AAE),…
Nearly half of hereditary angioedema (HAE) patients in the U.K. are on long-term prophylactic treatment to prevent swelling attacks,…
Hereditary angioedema (HAE) Awareness Day is an annual global event held each May 16 to call attention to the…
A 48-year-old man developed angioedema after taking losartan, a medication commonly used to treat high blood pressure, a U.S.
The use of preventive therapy in hereditary angioedema (HAE) was found to reduce the number of HAE attacks requiring…
A substantial proportion of adults with hereditary angioedema (HAE) in the Netherlands have poorly controlled disease, significantly affecting their…
A 60-year-old man developed sudden angioedema as a result of losartan, a medication commonly used to treat high…