Posts by: Ines Martins, PhD

Ines Martins, PhD

Inês Martins holds a BSc in Cell and Molecular Biology from Universidade Nova de Lisboa and is currently finishing her PhD in Biomedical Sciences at Universidade de Lisboa. Her work has been focused on blood vessels and their role in both hematopoiesis and cancer development.

August 25, 2016August 24, 2022

Umbilical Cords of Babies of Overweight Moms Offer Clues into Childhood Obesity

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Children born to obese mothers are known to be at an increased risk of obesity, but researchers do not fully understand why. A recent study by a research team in Brazil ... Read more

July 26, 2016July 26, 2016

New Treatment Shows Promising For Rare Obesity Disease

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Setmelanotide, a novel melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) agonist, may have beneficial effects on patients with pro-opiomelanocrotin (POMC) deficiency obesity, a rare genetic disorder that leads to early-onset obesity and abnormal ... Read more

May 23, 2016June 1, 2016

Obese Type 2 Diabetes Patients May Find Promising Therapy in EndoBarrier Combined with Liraglutide

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GI Dynamics recently announced new data from the REVISE Diabesity study, revealing that obese type 2 diabetes patients treated with EndoBarrier Therapy (EBT) plus liraglutide, a medicine prescribed to lower blood ... Read more