Adults with active eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), a rare type of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), report improvements in health-related…
Margarida Maia, PhD
Margarida is a biochemist (University of Porto, Portugal) with a PhD in biomedical sciences (VIB and KULeuven, Belgium). Her main interest is science communication. She is also passionate about design and the dialogue between art and science.
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Articles by Margarida Maia, PhD
Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) patients with high blood levels of the inflammatory protein interferon gamma (IFN-gamma) at the onset of their…
Fasenra (benralizumab) and Nucala (mepolizumab) appear to be equally safe and effective in helping adults with eosinophilic granulomatosis…
Adding Tavneos (avacopan) to standard treatment for the two main types of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) results in fewer…
Elevated levels in the blood of ferritin, a protein that binds to iron and stores it for use by the…
Testing for the presence of specific self-reactive antibodies linked to ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) may help doctors more easily tell…
Long-term treatment with Nucala (mepolizumab) — approved for use in EGPA, or eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, the rarest type…
A Phase 1 clinical trial assessing SC291, an experimental CAR T-cell therapy that Sana Biotechnology is developing for…
A graphic prediction tool may accurately estimate the chance of survival over two years in people ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV),…
Physicians typically do not overestimate the overall health of people with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), a study of global assessments…