Posts by: Aisha I Abdullah PhD

Aisha I Abdullah PhD

Aisha Abdullah received a B.S. in biology from the University of Houston and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from Weill Cornell Medical College, where she studied the role of microRNA in embryonic and early postnatal brain development. Since finishing graduate school, she has worked as a science communicator making science accessible to broad audiences.

December 15, 2020December 15, 2020

More Than 40% of Scleroderma Patients Have Bone Density Loss, Study Finds

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More than 40% of scleroderma patients are diagnosed with osteopenia (loss of bone mass) or osteoporosis (weak, brittle bones) and the risk is increased by time from first symptom ... Read more

November 17, 2020

Lenabasum Eases Pulmonary Decline in dcSSc Patients on Long-term Immunosuppressants, Trial Finds

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Updated results from the RESOLVE-1 Phase 3 clinical trial show that treatment with lenabasum reduces lung function decline in adults with diffuse cutaneous scleroderma (dcSSc) who are on long-term immunosuppressant therapy. ... Read more

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020

Genetic Profile Models Show Potential to Predict Person’s Scleroderma Risk

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Genomic risk scores (GRS), which predict the likelihood of developing a condition based on a person’s genetic profile, successfully distinguished people with scleroderma from those with other immune-mediated inflammatory ... Read more

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020

First Patient Treated in Trial Testing FCX-013 Gene Therapy for Localized Scleroderma

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A Phase 1/2 clinical trial of FCX-013, Castle Creek Biosciences‘ experimental gene therapy for moderate to severe localized scleroderma, has dosed the first participant. The study (NCT03740724), which is expected ... Read more

September 21, 2020September 24, 2020

Bob Saget, Susan Feniger to Host Oct. 18 Cool Comedy – Hot Cuisine, Benefiting SRF

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Bob Saget will return to host the 34th annual Cool Comedy – Hot Cuisine fundraiser, benefiting the Scleroderma Research Foundation (SRF), on Sunday, Oct. 18. The comedian will be joined by ... Read more