Marta Silva,  —

Marta Silva is a Molecular and Cellular Biologist, with research experience in the field of organic chemistry. After completing her bachelors degree, Marta earned a Masters in Biotechnology and she was a member of the Portuguese research institute of nano and microtechnology, INESC-MN.

Articles by Marta Silva

SLE Patients Show Defficient Levels of Vitamin D

In a recent study, presented during the European League Against Rheumatism Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, a group of Egyptian researchers compared vitamin D levels between patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and healthy individuals. The results were clear: vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency is present in SLE patients and vitamin activity is negatively correlated with…