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Núria Negrão
Núria Negrão is a medical writer and editor at Cactus Communications.
Articles by Núria Negrão
Health Observance
The impacts of COVID-19 on women’s physical health
May 11, 2021
Pregnancy, periods, long COVID and side effects: lots of questions remain unanswered.
Annual Meeting
Targeting nitrated proteins could lead to new cancer drugs
April 30, 2021
Researchers are studying these proteins’ potential as markers that could make tumor cells easy targets for new therapies.
Annual Meeting
How plants use lipids to protect themselves from freezing
April 29, 2021
An enzyme that spurs remodeling into oligogalactolipids may offer the key to greater cold tolerance.
Annual Meeting
Using bacteria to clean the environment
April 28, 2021
A research team identifies enzymes that are related to the breakdown of metformin, a diabetes drug excreted into wastewater.
Observance
Science journeys: How two women found their passion
Feb. 11, 2021
To mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Núria Negrão talks to two women who traveled from their native countries to pursue research in the United States.