Posts by: Margarida Azevedo, MSc

Margarida Azevedo, MSc

Margarida graduated with a BS in Health Sciences from the University of Lisbon and a MSc in Biotechnology from Instituto Superior Técnico (IST-UL). She worked as a molecular biologist research associate at a Cambridge UK-based biotech company that discovers and develops therapeutic, fully human monoclonal antibodies.

December 11, 2015December 11, 2015

Endometriosis Treatment Projects Moving Forward at Evotec, Bayer

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Evotec AG announced that its multi-target collaboration with Bayer HealthCare has reached two significant pre-clinical milestones in two projects for the possible treatment for endometriosis, moving those projects into late-stage discovery ... Read more

December 7, 2015May 18, 2016

Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Program Launched With Fellowship Trained Surgeons

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A Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Program has been launched by Northwestern Medical Group at a patient clinic in Chicago’s Northwestern Memorial Hospital, in the attempt to provide all available resources for women and their primary ... Read more

November 25, 2015November 25, 2015

Endometriosis One of Many Risk Variables in Ovarian Cancer

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New research further correlates pregnancy and fallopian tube ligation surgery to a decreased risk of developing ovarian cancer, and links differing levels of that risk to different types of ovarian cancers, including ... Read more

November 16, 2015November 16, 2015

Endometriosis Is Indeed a Systemic Disease, Study Finds

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A new study suggests that endometriosis is a systemic disease with widespread manifestations, such as altered gene expression, even when located far from the uterus. The research paper, entitled “Endometriosis ... Read more

November 10, 2015November 10, 2015

Endometriosis Study Links Estrogen Receptor to Disease Onset, Progression

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In a new study entitled “Estrogen Receptor β Modulates Apoptosis Complexes and the Inflammasome to Drive the Pathogenesis of Endometriosis,” as published in Cell, researchers have linked estrogen receptor β function to the ... Read more

November 5, 2015November 5, 2015

Endometriosis, Breast Cancer May Be Linked to Chemicals in Food and Cosmetics

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Endometriosis and breast cancer are two very frequent diseases with some common risk factors including their hormone dependency. Namely, estrogen hormone equilibrium disorders might cause both diseases. There are several ... Read more

October 29, 2015October 30, 2015

New Endometriosis Research May Lead to Novel DNA Diagnostic Tests

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Recent research presented during the annual American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, in October revealed several novel gene effects behind endometriosis. In an oral presentation, Dr. Kenneth Ward, CEO ... Read more

October 27, 2015October 27, 2015

Endometriosis Patients with Abdominal Surgical Scars at Slight Risk Of Cancer

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A recent case report entitled “Transformation of Abdominal Wall Endometriosis to Clear Cell Carcinoma,” and published in the Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology journal, describes a rare case of clear cell ... Read more

October 20, 2015October 20, 2015

Targeted Prostaglandin F2α Antagonists as Novel Candidates for Endometriosis Therapy

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Researchers from Université Laval, Canada, and The University of Edinburgh, U.K., have proposed a novel therapy for endometriosis that exploits the probable role of prostaglandin in the development of the disease. ... Read more

October 15, 2015October 16, 2015

Repeated Trauma May Cause Endometriosis and Be Key to Understanding Its Behavior

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Although much is known about the clinical manifestations of endometriosis, an often severe disease, its specific causes continue to elude researchers. As a consequence of this lack of full understanding, true ... Read more