Joana Fernandes, PhD,  —

Joana brings more than 8 years of academic research and experience as well as Scientific writing and editing to her role as a Science and Research writer. She also served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology in Coimbra, Portugal, where she also received her PhD in Health Science and Technologies, with a specialty in Molecular and Cellular Biology.

Articles by Joana Fernandes

July 21, 2017 News by Joana Fernandes, PhD

Doctors Report Case of Late-Onset FAP With Difficult Diagnosis

Doctors reported the case of a man with late-onset familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP) with heart complications. The team’s analysis of the case prompted its members to call for early diagnosis of patients to prevent mortality due to FAP. The study, titled “Late-onset Familial Amyloidotic Polyneuropathy with Bence Jones Proteinuria…

July 17, 2017 News by Joana Fernandes, PhD

Magnetic Resonance Neurography Can Detect TTR-FAP Nerve Lesions, Study Reports

Magnetic resonance neurography can detect nerve lesions associated with the most common form of familial amyloid polyneuropathies, or FAPs, a study reports. It dealt with lesions stemming from transthyretin familial amyloid polyneuropathy, also known as TTR-FAP. Magnetic resonance neurography, or MRN, is the direct imaging of nerves. It is a modification of magnetic…

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