Marta C. Figueiredo

2 months ago | hemophilianewstoday.com | Steve Bryson |Marta C. Figueiredo |Margarida Maia |Joe MacDonald

A greater range of motion before surgery is associated with better post-surgical outcomes for people with hemophilia who undergo knee replacement surgery. That’s according to a recent study that also found that having the surgery on both knees at the same time had a negative impact on the overall efficacy of the procedure. The study, “Influencing factors of the outcome of patients with haemophilia after knee replacement–a retrospective study,” was published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.

Feb 27, 2025 | praderwillinews.com | Marisa Wexler |Joana Carvalho |Marta C. Figueiredo |Larry Luxner

Researchers have successfully used the gene-editing tool CRISPR to reactivate certain maternally-inherited genes that can compensate for the loss of the corresponding paternally-inherited genes in Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). Done using lab-grown human stem cells with a PWS-causing mutation, the work showed that the one-time approach resulted in a sustained effect in the cells, according to the researchers.

Feb 25, 2025 | copdnewstoday.com | Caroline Gainer |Steve Bryson |Marisa Wexler |Marta C. Figueiredo

I remember how hard it was to keep cars, or any other outdoor metal object, clean and looking good when I lived in the steel town of Weirton, West Virginia. That ongoing struggle reminds me of my ongoing battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In the late 1960s and early ’70s, nearly all of the steel mills in the upper Ohio Valley were fueled by metallurgical coal.

Feb 18, 2025 | cysticfibrosisnewstoday.com | Lindsey Shapiro |Steve Bryson |Kristin Entler |Marta C. Figueiredo

Treatment with melatonin, a hormone best known for its sleep-promoting role, was found to normalize inflammatory responses to airway infection and reduce the burden of infection-causing bacteria in a mouse model of cystic fibrosis (CF), per new research by U.S. scientists. “Long-term systemic treatment with melatonin is an effective therapy in a CF mouse model that normalizes the response to airway infection,” the researchers wrote.

Feb 17, 2025 | multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com | Leigh Nelson |Marisa Wexler |Ed Tobias |Marta C. Figueiredo

My husband and I are both considering early retirement. We’d discussed it for the past five years but hadn’t made any firm decisions. Last month, we decided that we needed to get serious about planning for it. We met with a financial adviser for retirement planning advice at our investment firm. The meeting lasted about an hour. Lots of questions were asked of us and lots of numbers were discussed.