Several North American advocacy and research non-profit organizations will host a virtual flash mob June 29, on World Scleroderma Day, to raise…
PatrĂcia Silva, PhD
PatrĂcia holds a PhD in medical microbiology and infectious diseases from the Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands, and completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisbon, Portugal. Her work in academia was mainly focused on molecular biology and the genetic traits of infectious agents such as viruses and parasites. PatrĂcia earned several travel awards to present her work at international scientific meetings. She is a published author of several peer-reviewed science articles.
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Articles by PatrĂcia Silva, PhD
Bob Saget is a well-recognized comedian, TV host, and actor. But what one might not know is…
Inspirational Stories: Scleroderma Strong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuWa-Hzz0_4 Eight years ago, Jessica Massengale was diagnosed with scleroderma, an autoimmune disease that causes scaring in her skin and some internal…
Video Series: Scleroderma and Nutrition
A healthy diet does not cure scleroderma, but nutrition is essential for patients’ overall health. It is important that…
Oral Drug, Macitentan, Found Ineffective in Treating SSc-associated Digital Ulcers in Phase 3 Studies
Macitentan, an oral endothelin receptor antagonist, was found in two Phase 3 clinical trials to be an ineffective treatment of digital…
Seeing someone wearing mittens on a warm spring day could make you wonder why — and it could be that…
Cytori Therapeutics recently announced that its FDA-approved Phase 3 STAR clinical trial evaluating ECCS-50 has enrolled and treated its 80th patient,…
The Scleroderma Foundation’s  Annual National Patient Education Conference is right around the corner. Scheduled for July 29 – 31…
Project Scleroderma: Beneath The Surface from Project Scleroderma on Vimeo. Project Scleroderma: Beneath the Surface has…
Bob Saget is a well-recognized comedian, TV host, and actor. But what one might not know is that he…