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In my experience, there are steps of IVF they don’t tell you about

1 week ago | cushingsdiseasenews.com | Noura Costany |Andrea Lobo |Patricia Inacio |Catarina Silva

I’ve been open about my current journey with in vitro fertilization (IVF). A few months ago, my husband and I went through the first part of it, freezing our embryos, and now we’re at the beginning stages of an embryo transfer. I, somewhat naively, thought that was going to be the easiest part, and we’d just skate through it. Unfortunately, I was wrong. My husband and I decided to go through IVF because I have Cushing’s disease and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
AI model may predict brain age in Parkinson's by stiffness, volume

3 weeks ago | parkinsonsnewstoday.com | Andrea Lobo |Marisa Wexler |Mary Chapman |Catarina Silva

Researchers at the University of Delaware have developed a model that combines artificial intelligence with magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) to measure brain stiffness and volume for predicting brain age. MRE is a noninvasive method that can measure changes in brain stiffness by using a gentle vibration of a person’s head while they’re being scanned using MRI. This helps create a brain stiffness map based on how tissue in each part of it responds to a light touch.
Finding our way to thrive

Dec 7, 2024 | medium.com | Catarina Silva

Catarina Silva·Follow3 min read·--Image by Mark via Pexels. It took me a while to summon the courage to sit in front of my computer again as I promised I would. These past few days have been cold and chaotic — a storm I thought I had braced for. But I guess I was wrong. This time, my depression and anxiety didn’t creep in this time, they burst through the door, blindsiding me in a way that left me feeling groundless and breathless.
SMA's effects on gene activity vary across tissues: Study

Dec 2, 2024 | smanewstoday.com | Marisa Wexler |Kevin Schaefer |Lindsey Shapiro |Catarina Silva

The activity of many genes may be dysregulated in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), but the way the disease affects genes seems to vary across different types of tissues in the body, a study found. “Our comparative meta-analysis identified only few genes and pathways that were consistently dysregulated in SMA across different tissues and experimental settings,” the researchers wrote.
I had enough, so here I am

Nov 30, 2024 | medium.com | Catarina Silva

Catarina Silva·Follow3 min read·--The time has finally come where I’ve decided to put my crippling fears and self-doubt in the corner of my mind and dust off the cobwebs of my dreams. Since I can remember, writing has been a great passion of mine. I find it exquisitely beautiful how a train of words can be put together to convey personal experiences and feelings that would otherwise be challenging to express, allowing our inner landscapes to be seen by others.
Could my dad, who has Parkinson's, be deficient in magnesium?

Nov 20, 2024 | parkinsonsnewstoday.com | Mary Beth Skylis |Catarina Silva |Jo Gambosi |Patricia Inacio

I recently discovered that I, like of the human population, am deficient in magnesium. The mineral plays a in supporting nerve and muscle function, the immune system, and strong bones, and it’s commonly found in foods such as green, leafy vegetables, nuts, and coconut water. A magnesium deficiency can contribute to symptoms such as nausea, weakness, fatigue, loss of appetite, tremors, and an abnormal heart rhythm.
A prisão psicológica que é a chantagem

Oct 31, 2024 | noticiasmagazine.pt | Catarina Silva

O caso do rapper norte-americano Sean “Diddy” Combs é o reflexo do muro de silêncio que se ergue em torno de quem é ameaçado e que se cala para se tentar proteger. Porque é que cedemos perante chantagistas? O controlo, a vergonha e o medo do julgamento social entram na equação. O caso abalou os Estados Unidos e correu o Mundo. O músico norte-americano Sean Combs, conhecido como P.
Há só duas mulheres a gerir os bens das dioceses

Oct 24, 2024 | noticiasmagazine.pt | Catarina Silva

O bispo de Angra nomeou, em setembro, uma ecónoma, Carla Bretão, economista, católica, filha da terra, apaixonada pelos Açores. Antes, em 2022, Teresa Rodrigues, que estava dedicada à consultoria de empresas na área económica, dona de uma fé inabalável, tinha assumido o cargo na Guarda. Duas leigas. Parece haver sinais de mudança na Igreja, mas em Portugal a transformação ainda vai lenta. Estávamos em setembro, há coisa de um mês, quando Carla Bretão foi nomeada por D.
Era uma vez duas portuguesas no Fantasma da Ópera

Oct 12, 2024 | noticiasmagazine.pt | Catarina Silva

A história de amor assombrosa do musical mais popular do Mundo, visto por milhões desde a estreia em Londres há quase 40 anos, vai aterrar pela primeira vez em Portugal. E há uma cantora de Coimbra e uma bailarina do Porto no elenco da produção internacional. Lara Martins e Francisca Mendo há muito que dão cartas lá fora. Francisca Mendo tinha 12 anos quando viu no grande ecrã pela primeira vez “O Fantasma da Ópera”, quando se apaixonou pelas músicas, pelas danças.
A Torre de Babel mora nas escolas portuguesas

Oct 9, 2024 | noticiasmagazine.pt | Catarina Silva

Em cinco anos, os alunos migrantes em Portugal aumentaram 160%. Há agrupamentos com estudantes de mais de 40 nacionalidades, alguns que nem inglês falam. A realidade atravessa o país, da Grande Lisboa ao Interior, os desafios agigantam-se, inventam-se recursos, a criatividade é palavra de ordem e integrar é o objetivo maior.