Posts by: Margarida Azevedo

Margarida Azevedo

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.

August 30, 2016

Spherical RNA Has Potential to Be Promising Psoriasis Therapy, According to First Human Trial

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A new type of RNA therapy, spherical nucleic acid (SNA), looks promising in the first human trial in patients with psoriasis. The results were recently presented at the American Chemical Society (ACS) meeting ... Read more

August 25, 2016August 25, 2016

Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Psoriasis as High as in Diabetes, Study Reports

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Psoriasis patients have high rates of atherosclerosis and coronary artery calcium — a measure of atherosclerosis, or clogged arteries — rates that are similar to people with type 2 diabetes, a disease ... Read more

August 23, 2016August 23, 2016

Insulin Sensitizers Improve Psoriasis Characteristics in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome

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Because psoriasis is associated with a higher prevalence in metabolic syndrome, researchers evaluated the effects and safety of two insulin sensitizers (metformin and pioglitazone) used by patients with the coexisting ... Read more

August 22, 2016August 22, 2016

Psoriasis Can Take Heavy Toll on Quality of Life, Study Says

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Psoriasis significantly affects a person’s quality of life, with a number of patients — especially women, and those over age 55 — experiencing anxiety and symptoms of depression because of their disease, researchers ... Read more

August 19, 2016August 19, 2016

Severe Psoriasis Linked to High Risk of an Aortic Aneurysm, Especially in Younger Men

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People with psoriasis, a condition linked to systematic and vascular inflammation as much as inflamed skin, are at risk of an aortic aneurysm — and the risk rises with the severity ... Read more

August 18, 2016

Review Highlights Links Between Psoriasis and Diet, Nutrition, Obesity

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Growing evidence suggests that nutrition plays a major role in the development of psoriasis, with the likelihood that body weight and diet will exacerbate or trigger the disease. In a recent ... Read more

August 3, 2016August 3, 2016

Infliximab Biosimilar as Effective as Remicade in Treating Psoriasis, Study Finds

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Psoriasis patients using the anti-inflammatory drug Remicade (infliximab) who switched to an infliximab biosimilar had no significant change in clinical response or reported adverse events, researches investigating the medication changed reported. The article, “The ... Read more

August 2, 2016August 2, 2016

Generic Biologics for Psoriasis Similar in Safety and Efficacy to Brand Names, Study Finds

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Researchers have found that generic forms of a biologic drug used to treat inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis are as safe and effective as the brand-name equivalent. ... Read more

July 29, 2016July 29, 2016

Psoriasis and Cardiovascular Symptoms: What to Know About Improving Health

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Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease with its most visible effects on the skin. However, psoriasis patients are at an elevated risk for many other conditions, particularly cardiovascular disease. In ... Read more