Liliana Almeida

Nov 5, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Liliana Almeida |Leonor Lima |Bruno Sousa |José Bessa

AbstractDevelopmental diseases are challenging to investigate due to their clinical heterogeneity and relatively low prevalence. The Wolcott-Rallison Syndrome (WRS) is a rare developmental disease characterized by skeletal dysplasia and permanent neonatal diabetes due to loss-of-function mutations in the endoplasmic reticulum stress kinase PERK (EIF2AK3).

Sep 19, 2024 | sipri.org | Simone Bunse |Liliana Almeida

The number of people suffering acute food insecurity keeps rising. In 2023, nearly 282 million people in 59 countries experienced high levels of acute food insecurity, one more country and 24 million more people than in 2022. The main drivers of this rising food insecurity areconflict, climate pressures and economic crises.

Sep 19, 2024 | reliefweb.int | Simone Bunse |Liliana Almeida

Dr Simone Bunse and Liliana AlmeidaThe number of people suffering acute food insecurity keeps rising. In 2023, nearly 282 million people in 59 countries experienced high levels of acute food insecurity, one more country and 24 million more people than in 2022. The main drivers of this rising food insecurity are conflict, climate pressures and economic crises.

Sep 19, 2024 | reliefweb.int | Liliana Almeida

Dr Simone Bunse and Liliana AlmeidaThe number of people suffering acute food insecurity keeps rising. In 2023, nearly 282 million people in 59 countries experienced high levels of acute food insecurity, one more country and 24 million more people than in 2022. The main drivers of this rising food insecurity are conflict, climate pressures and economic crises.

Apr 20, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Liliana Almeida |Leonor Lima |Bruno Sousa |José Bessa

AbstractWolcott-Rallison Syndrome (WRS) is the most common cause of permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus among consanguineous families. The diabetes associated with WRS is non- autoimmune, insulin-requiring and associated with skeletal dysplasia and growth retardation. The therapeutic options for WRS patients rely on permanent insulin pumping or on invasive transplants of liver and pancreas.