News Sjögren’s Patients Exhibit Different Personality Traits than Healthy Individuals, Study Suggests

News Patients, Family and Friends to Take Part in Variety of Rare Disease Day Events Worldwide

News Supervised Walking Benefits Women with Primary Sjögren’s, Study Finds

News Ly9 Activation Reduced Potential Damage to Salivary Glands and Kidneys in Mouse Model of Sjögren’s Syndrome

News Vaginal Dryness Does Not Affect Vaginal Bacterial Composition in Women with Sjögren’s, Study Finds

News Seletalisib Seen to Aid Saliva Production, Lower Inflammation in Mouse Study

News, Recently Published Quick and Non-invasive Imaging Tool May Help to Diagnose Sjögren’s, Study Reports

News Rising Healthcare Costs Strain EU Budgets Even as New Therapies Flourish

News Sjogren’s, Lupus Patients Share Gut Microbiota Composition, Study Shows

News Vaginal Dryness and Pain Can Affect Sexual Intimacy in Primary Sjögren’s Patients, Study Finds

News Leflunomide-Hydroxychloroquine Combo Shows Potential for Sjögren’s Patients in Pilot Trial

News Lip Biopsy a Sensitive Diagnostic Tool for Sjögren’s Syndrome, Study Reports

News MeiraGTx Acquires Rights to AAV-AQP1 Gene Therapy for Sjögren’s Syndrome

News Study Finds 5 Potential Biomarkers for Assessing Severity of Dry Eye Symptoms in pSS Patients

News #NORDSummit – Major Issues on Table for Rare Disease Patients in US as Midterm Elections Approach

News Targeting Specific B-cells May Be Way of Treating Patients’ Chronic Eye Problems, Study Suggests

News Patients with Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome Can Develop Inflammation of Large Blood Vessels

News Compound from Peony Eases Symptoms in Sjögren’s Patients, Large Chinese Trial Finds

News Dental Implants Provide Relief from Oral Inflammation in Sjögren’s Patient, Case Report Shows

News BST-2 Levels in Salivary Glands Correlate with Markers of Disease Activity in Sjögren’s Patients, Study Finds

News Advocacy Groups, Doctors Question Rising Prices of Rare Disease Treatments

News Sjögren’s Patients Have Higher Risk for Aortic Complications, Study Finds

News Study Examines Cyclosporine A as Possible Treatment for Sjögren’s Dry Eye Syndrome

News Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome May Rarely Manifest as a Stroke, Case Report Shows

News #NORDSummit – More Than 700 Expected to Attend Oct. 15-16 Rare Disease Summit in Washington

News Red Blood Cell Size Linked to Poor Prognosis in Sjogren’s Patients with PAH, Study Shows

News Sjögren’s Syndrome Patients Have High Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Study Suggests

News Possible Mechanism Found in Sjogren’s Mice Leading to Low Tear Production

News Proposed ACR-EULAR Criteria for Sjogren’s Diagnosis Is Highly Sensitive in Korean Patients, Study Reports

News Myeloid Cells Increase Inflammation, Worsen Sjögren’s Symptoms and Prognosis, Study Suggests

News Levels of Pro-Inflammatory Molecule Could Help Diagnose Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome

News Adiponectin Could Be Salivary Biomarker in Sjogren’s Syndrome, Study Reports

News Sjögren’s Syndrome Incidence Varies by Ethnicity, Gender, Manhattan Study Shows

News Genital Ulcers A Rare Symptom of Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome, Case Report Suggests

News Blood Vessel Cell Junctions Play a Key Role in Sjogren’s Syndrome, Study Suggests

News Rheumatoid Factor Subtype Can Serve as Diagnostic Marker for Primary Sjogren’s, Study Says

News Female Sjögren’s Patients Don’t Need Special Diet, Norwegian Study Finds

News Researchers Identify Potential Target for Treating Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome

News Initial Sjögren’s Symptoms May Predict Severity of Lung Complications, Study Suggests

News Gut Microbiota May Be Key to Sjögren’s Symptoms and Offer Way to Treating Them, Study Says

News New Mouthwash Formulation May Help to Relieve Symptoms of Dry Mouth, Study Finds

News Multiple Limb Weakness May Be Sign of Sjögren’s, Case Report Suggests

News Psychotherapy Heals Paralysis in Sjögren’s Syndrome Patient, Case Report Describes

News Nerve Degeneration in Cerebellum Is Rare Manifestation of Sjogren’s Syndrome, Case Study Suggests

News Primary Sjogren’s Patients Have Altered Levels, Activity of Immune Cells, Study Finds

News Rare Case of Amyloidosis as Secondary Feature of Sjogren’s Syndrome Described in Report

News Interferon-β May Treat Primary Sjögren’s Patients by Easing Inflammation, Study Finds

News Scientists Study Differences in Mouth Yeasts of Sjogren’s Patients

News Oral Health of Primary Sjögren’s Patients Seen as Similar to That of Healthy Controls in Small Study

News US ‘Right to Try’ Law Meets with Mix of Praise and Criticism, Including Among Those with Rare Diseases

News Big Data Approaches Still Rarely Used to Study Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome, Researchers Find

News #ERDC2018 – When Treating Rare Disease Patients, Don’t Overlook Quality of Life, Panel Urges

News LO2A Drops Improve Dry Eye Symptoms in Sjögren’s Patients, Phase 2 Study Shows

News Severe Dry Eye Linked to Joint Inflammation in Primary Sjögren’s, Study Says

News Researchers Find Specific Autoantibody Linked to Peripheral Nerve Damage in Sjögren’s Syndrome

News Washington, D.C.-area 2018 Walk for Sjögren’s is May 19

News ‘Rare Impact Awards’ Dinner Marks Orphan Drug Act and NORD at 35

News #ECRD2018 – EU Must Do More for Rare Disease Patients, Eurordis Leaders Say

News Study Identifies Risk Factors for PAH in Primary Sjogren’s Patients

News Topical EGF Supplements May Improve Oral Damage in Sjögren’s Patients

News Blocking IL-7 Signals Reduces Sjögren’s Syndrome Symptoms in Mice, Study Shows

News Sjogren’s Patients Open to Tailored Therapy to Improve Sleep Problems, Fatigue, Pain, Study Shows

News #ECRD2018 – Patient Access and Collaboration Focus of Eurordis Meeting May 10-12

News Uncommon Kidney Disease May Rarely Be Caused by Sjögren’s Syndrome, Case Report Suggests

News Computer Science Students Design Apps for People Living with Sjogren’s

News Levels of Memory B-cells Help Diagnose, Measure Disease Activity of Primary Sjögren’s Patients

News Sjögren’s Foundation Realizes Goal of Cutting Time to Diagnosis by Half

News NIH Agency Pioneers Collaborative Research into Rare Diseases

News Sjögren Patients with Highly Active Disease at Risk of Condition with Ties to Blood Cancer, Study Says

News Dry Mouth Alters Oral Microbiome of Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome Patients, Study Shows

News Sjögren’s Patients Encouraged to Participate, Educate During Awareness Month

News First Patient Enrolled in Phase 4 Trial of Wize Pharma’s Dry Eye Treatment for Sjogren’s

News Musculoskeletal Ultrasound is Best Method for Managing Hand Arthritis in Sjogren’s, Study Says

News Ciclosporin A Improves Severe Dry Eye Disease in Sjögren’s Syndrome Patients, Phase 3 Data Shows

News Impaired Cell Process in Salivary Glands of Sjogren’s Patients May Be Corrected, Mouse Study Shows

News Dental Implants Have High Success Rate in Patients with Sjögren’s Syndrome, Review Shows

News Genome Sequencing and Its Clinical Potential Focus of NYC Rare Disease Day Event

News Study Links Severity of Sjogren’s Syndrome to IL-17 Protein Levels

News ‘A Disease May Be Rare, Hope Should Never Be,’ Says Boy with SMARD at Connecticut Rare Disease Day Event

News Sjogren’s Patients with Chronic Dry Eyes Have High Medical Costs, High Anxiety, in Chinese Study

News Rare Disease Groups Welcome FDA’s Embrace of ‘Real World’ Data in Clinical Trials

News US Lawmakers Urge Bipartisan Support for Rare Disease Research, Patients’ Needs

News Immunosuppressants Can Help Chinese with Sjogren’s Syndrome-linked PAH Live Longer, Study Finds

News Wize Pharma Gets Green Light to Start Phase 4 Trial of Eye Drops in Sjogren’s Patients

News Retrophin, Horizon Donate $3M Each to Rare Disease Institute at Children’s National

News ImmunoQure, Servier Partner to Develop Interferon Blocking Antibodies for Sjogren’s Syndrome, Lupus

News BioNews to Cover 3 Rare Disease Day Events, Including NIH Conference

News Pilocarpine Effectively Treats Mouth and Eye Dryness in Sjogren’s Syndrome, Phase 4 Trial Shows

News Patient Advocacy Groups Worldwide Plan Events to Mark Rare Disease Day, Feb. 28

News Infection with Nontuberculous Mycobacteria May Increase Risk for Sjogren’s Syndrome

News Rare Disease Groups, Patients Differ on ‘Right to Try’ Bill Before US Congress

News Epratuzumab Benefits Lupus Patients with Associated Sjögren’s Syndrome

News Immune Cells Found in Sjogren’s Patients Could Serve as Biomarkers of Other Autoimmune Diseases, Study Suggests

News Phase 2 Trial Testing 3 Potential Sjögren Therapies Now Enrolling in US, Europe

News NORD Fundraiser Sets 7,000-Mile ‘Bike, Run or Walk’ Goal for 7,000 Rare Diseases

News Cancer Immunotherapy Poses No Increased Risk for Autoimmune Reactions in Patients with Sjogren’s Syndrome

News Sjögren Syndrome Patients Show Early Signs of Hearing Loss, Study Finds