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.

August 3, 2015August 3, 2015

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Effective for Insomnia in Patients With Psychiatric and Medical Conditions Such as Fibromyalgia

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In a recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, titled “Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia with Psychiatric, Medical Conditions“, a team of researchers from the Rush University Medical Center, Chicago led ... Read more

July 29, 2015July 29, 2015

Fatigue And Symptom Severity Associated With Vitamin D Deficiency in Fibromyalgia

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Results from a recent study conducted in Turkey and presented during the European League Against Rheumatism Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) showed that patients with fibromyalgia and vitamin D deficiency were more ... Read more

July 13, 2015July 14, 2015

Patients with Chronic Pain Benefit from Online Program, WSU Study Shows

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Investigators from Washington State University recently discovered that patients living with chronic pain can actually manage the condition and minimize dependency on opioids through the use of an online program ... Read more

July 2, 2015July 2, 2015

Fatigue Scores Can Be Gathered With Minimal Clinical Interruption

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Results from a recent study presented during the European League Against Rheumatism Annual European Congress of Rheumatology revealed that Quantifiable fatigue scores can be gathered with the use of a ... Read more

June 23, 2015

Fibromyalgia Exercise Program Shows Effectiveness in Balance Training

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In a recent study titled “A New Approach in Fibromyalgia Exercise Program: A Preliminary Study Regarding the Effectiveness of Balance Training”, published in the journal Archives of Physical Medicine and ... Read more

June 15, 2015June 15, 2015

Conflicts of Interests Affect Fibromyalgia Drug Development

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Over the last few decades there has been a dramatic rise in pharmaceutical industry funding and support of biomedical research. This has led to financial conflicts of interest (FCOIs) between ... Read more

June 11, 2015

Fibromyalgia Pain Potentially Linked To LDL, Cytokines

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According to a recent study presented during the European League Against Rheumatism Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, specific oxidized low-density lipoproteins and pro-inflammatory cytokines may be related to pain in patients ... Read more

June 3, 2015

Trevena’s Chronic Pain Therapy Granted U.S. Patent

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Trevena, Inc. has been granted a U.S. patent for TRV734, its investigational treatment for acute and chronic moderate-to-severe pain, as well as compositions comprising TRV734, and methods of using TRV734. The U.S. Patent ... Read more

May 21, 2015May 21, 2015

Tonix Pharmaceuticals to Present Study Results of Experimental Fibromyalgia Therapy at EULAR

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Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp., a clinical-stage company that develops first-in-class medicines for common disorders of the central nervous system, including post-traumatic stress disorder, fibromyalgia and episodic tension-type headache, recently announced the presentation ... Read more

May 15, 2015May 15, 2015

Griffith University Researchers Uncover Potential Cause of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

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A research team from Griffith University’s National Centre for Neuroimmunology and Emerging Diseases (NCNED) recently conducted a study in which the results point out a potential new direction into the ... Read more