January 25, 2021
Alyssa Johnsen, MD, PhD, shares her insight on the importance of understanding key pathways that drive immune-mediated diseases, which can help rheumatologists develop more potent and specific therapies for patients with rheumatic disease.
March 24, 2020
The use of abatacept did not lead to significant improvements in the disease status of patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome and in fact, it was essentially no better than placebo treatment, shows the first randomized, double-blind trial on abatacept for Sjögren’s.
October 07, 2019
Sjögren’s syndrome secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) rises in frequency with age, affects around one-quarter of all people with systemic lupus, and, despite less internal organ involvement than in systemic lupus without Sjögren’s syndrome, is marked by a systemic inflammatory state with high levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, say researchers writing in The Journal of Rheumatology this month.
June 29, 2019
Women who have primary Sjögren’s Syndrome also have decreased lifetime exposure to estrogen, a new study finds.
June 27, 2019
Sjögren’s Syndrome affects American Indians at a higher rather rate than other ethnic groups, but the lack of classically-associated disease symptoms makes diagnosis difficult, new research shows.
January 22, 2019
French researchers identified a specific phenotype along with predictive factors.
September 21, 2018
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August 08, 2018
Fish oil supplements proved no better than placebo at relieving dry eye disease.
April 19, 2018
Find out how much you know about one of the most difficult chronic autoimmune disorders to manage.
June 08, 2017
Sjogren’s fails a clinical trial with rituximab and a cost analysis. Even with a significant discount, it’s still not cost effective.