Marta Figueiredo, PhD

Marta holds a biology degree, a master’s in evolutionary and developmental biology, and a PhD in biomedical sciences from the University of Lisbon, Portugal. She was awarded a research scholarship and a PhD scholarship, and her research focused on the role of several signaling pathways in thymus and parathyroid glands embryonic development. She also previously worked as an assistant professor of an annual one-week embryology course at the University of Lisbon’s Faculty of Medicine.

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Articles by Marta Figueiredo, PhD

January 14, 2022 News by Marta Figueiredo, PhD

Marta Figueiredo, PhD

Articles by Marta Figueiredo, PhD

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FDA Expands MRI Compatibility With Spinal Stimulation for Pain

AB Science OK’d to Start Masitinib Phase 3 Trial for Progressive MS

Ocrevus, Gilenya May Limit Efficacy of COVID-19 Vaccines: UK Study

3 New COVID-19 Treatments Now Available to MS Patients in UK

New Subset of Regulatory B-cells May Help MS, Mouse Study Shows

NICE Still Opposes Adding Fampyra to NHS for England

Ublituximab as Relapsing MS Therapy Under FDA Review

Researchers Identify Subset of Immune Cells Driving MS

Greater Sense of Life Control May Curb Depression

Researchers Shed Light on Link Between Nuclear Protein and MS

Lesser Right-hand Dominance May Be Linked to More Severe MS

Ocrevus Benefited RRMS Patients Who Responded Poorly to DMTs

North American MS Societies Targeting Earliest MS Predictors

AI Proposed to Help Thwart MS Treatment Delays, Discontinuation

MS Society Report: Neurology Services in UK Struggling to Help Patients

National MS Society Fundraiser in Dallas Sponsored by Tri Global Energy

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National MS Society Accepting Proposals for Pathways to Cure Roadmap

National MS Society Supports Stem Cell Transplant for Select, Aggressive RRMS

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#ECTRIMS2021 – Spinal Cord Lesions Predictive of SPMS Conversion in CIS

#ECTRIMS2021 – Early Ocrevus Slows MS Better Versus 2-year Delay

#ECTRIMS2021 – Ublituximab Better Than Aubagio at Reducing Disability

#ECTRIMS2021 – Quitting Smoking May Help Slow MS Progression

#ECTRIMS2021 – Real-world Data Support Mavenclad Benefits in Relapsing MS

#ECTRIMS2021 – Stem Cell Transplant May Better Treat SPMS Than DMTs

#ECTRIMS2021 – Childhood Sexual, Emotional Abuse Increases MS Risk

Deep Brain Stimulation May Help with MS-associated Tremors

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