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Fanny Elahi, MD, PhD

@fanny-elahi.bsky.social
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Physician-scientist on a mission to prevent dementia. CADASIL expert. Blood vessel enthusiast. Associate Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

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Fanny Elahi, MD, PhD @fanny-elahi.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is not dangerous. Timing and formulation are critical components of benefit vs. harm. I’m glad to see the FDA warnings removed from HRT. Thanks @bloomberg.com for covering this important topic: www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
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The Friedman Brain Institute @sinaibrain.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Can biology, lifestyle & technology redefine ageing? At @mountsinainyc.bsky.social, a multidisciplinary team, led by Miriam Merad, Zahi Fayad and Fanny Elahi, is working to understand and intervene in biological processes that drive ageing. @natureportfolio.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d42...
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Fanny Elahi, MD, PhD @fanny-elahi.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Such a pleasure to speak with @beingpatient.bsky.social about Alzheimer’s Disease risk in women 🧠 Hint: it may in large part hinge on vascular health! beingpatient.com/why-women-fa...
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Inside the Lab Studying Why Women Face Greater Alzheimer’s Risk | Being Patient
Women face a greater risk for Alzheimer’s than men. Dr. Fanny Elahi is exploring factors from menopause to vascular health to understand why.
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Fanny Elahi, MD, PhD @fanny-elahi.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Incredible week for the Elahi lab! Jonah Keller was selected as a Samvid Scholar and @chloelopezlee.bsky.social‬ published her co-first author paper in Immunity! So proud of this team 🧠 Read more about both rising stars below 👇
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Fanny Elahi, MD, PhD @fanny-elahi.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Honored to be part of this amazing team! Excited for what’s ahead!
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Fanny Elahi, MD, PhD @fanny-elahi.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Delighted that blood biomarkers are getting added to clinical workflows—this is game changing and this is just the start!! Thanks to all our partners on this 🌎 an amazing multi-disciplinary global village
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The Friedman Brain Institute @sinaibrain.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
On Fri, May 9th, 2pm, DON'T MISS this #FriedmanBrainInstitute Special Seminar as hosts @ericjnestler.bsky.social & @fanny-elahi.bsky.social welcome @institutducerveau.bsky.social's Dr. Stéphanie Debette 👉 (Gen)omics of cerebral small vessel disease: implications for brain health across the lifespan.
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Fanny Elahi, MD, PhD @fanny-elahi.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
📣This #InternationalWomensDay I'm spotlighting a women’s brain health initiative led by our lab, with postdocs Chloe Lopez Lee & Eirini Polychronaki @sinaibrain.bsky.social We're working to understand how hormonal shifts in menopause influence blood vessels, brain aging, & dementia 🧠 #IWD2025
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Mena Farag @drmfarag.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Excited to share my joint first-author paper (with @rachiscahill.bsky.social) published today in Nature Medicine (@natmedicine.bsky.social, @nature.com). Our findings are timely as the #HD therapeutic landscape expands toward preventive clinical trials. 🔓 Open access: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Somatic CAG repeat expansion in blood associates with biomarkers of neurodegeneration in Huntington’s disease decades before clinical motor diagnosis - Nature Medicine
A comprehensive longitudinal analysis of individuals with preclinical Huntington’s disease identifies biomarkers of neurodegeneration and somatic expansion in blood DNA, detectable years before sympto...
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Veronica Bane @veronicabane.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚 Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏
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Fanny Elahi, MD, PhD @fanny-elahi.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
🧠 Women are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. Many factors may contribute. Our lab is focused on understanding contributions from vasculature! www.science.org/stoken/autho... (1/7)
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Fanny Elahi, MD, PhD @fanny-elahi.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Really enjoyed Julie @siegenthalerlab.bsky.social ‘s talk! Beautiful work and fantastic delivery. She’s also an awesome person!
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Fanny Elahi, MD, PhD @fanny-elahi.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
We are looking for computational scientists with experience using multi-omics data. Neuroscience experience is a plus but not required. All levels welcome to apply. DM me if interested! #VCID #EndDementia @sinaibrain.bsky.social
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Fanny Elahi, MD, PhD @fanny-elahi.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Thanks to FOX24News for having me on to spotlight #CADASIL. I hope this gives insight into this disease and highlights why we believe targeting blood vessels is key to developing effective treatments #VCID #EndDementia. More info below 👇 www.elahilab.com/
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Elahi Lab
The Elahi Lab at Mount Sinai aims to understand vascular contributions to neurodegenerative diseases and to create new therapies that protect brain function.
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