October 18, 2018October 18, 2018
Compound from Peony Eases Symptoms in Sjögren’s Patients, Large Chinese Trial Finds

Compounds known as glucosides, extracted from the root of a flower called the Chinese peony, alleviated dryness, lessened fatigue, ... Read more
October 16, 2018
Dental Implants Provide Relief from Oral Inflammation in Sjögren’s Patient, Case Report Shows

Dental implants with fitted crowns provided comfort and relieved inflammation in a Sjögren’s syndrome patient experiencing discomfort with removable dentures, according ... Read more
October 11, 2018
BST-2 Levels in Salivary Glands Correlate with Markers of Disease Activity in Sjögren’s Patients, Study Finds

Levels of BST-2 — a molecule involved in fighting virus infections — in salivary glands correlate with disease activity in patients ... Read more
October 9, 2018
Advocacy Groups, Doctors Question Rising Prices of Rare Disease Treatments

Half a year has gone by since disgraced pharma executive Martin Shkreli was sentenced to seven years in federal ... Read more
October 4, 2018
Sjögren’s Patients Have Higher Risk for Aortic Complications, Study Finds

Sjögren’s syndrome patients are more likely to experience both aortic aneurysms and aortic dissection — two medical complications that affect the ... Read more
September 27, 2018
Study Examines Cyclosporine A as Possible Treatment for Sjögren’s Dry Eye Syndrome

Cyclosporine A treatment improves vision and increases tear production in people with moderate-to-severe dry eye disease, including those with ... Read more
September 25, 2018
Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome May Rarely Manifest as a Stroke, Case Report Shows

Physicians in Cincinnati have reported the rare case of a woman whose first symptom of primary Sjögren’s syndrome was ... Read more
September 21, 2018September 21, 2018
#NORDSummit – More Than 700 Expected to Attend Oct. 15-16 Rare Disease Summit in Washington

More than 700 medical experts, pharmaceutical executives, patient advocates, and others are expected to converge on Washington, D.C., next ... Read more
September 20, 2018
Red Blood Cell Size Linked to Poor Prognosis in Sjogren’s Patients with PAH, Study Shows

Larger differences in the size and volume of red blood cells — measured with a blood parameter called red ... Read more
September 18, 2018September 18, 2018
Sjögren’s Syndrome Patients Have High Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Study Suggests

Patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome (PSS) have stiffer arteries and more atherosclerotic plaques than control subjects without the disease, a study ... Read more
September 13, 2018
Possible Mechanism Found in Sjogren’s Mice Leading to Low Tear Production

In Sjögren’s syndrome, chronic eye inflammation results in the inability of myoepithelial cells — components of the lacrimal glands thought to ... Read more
September 11, 2018September 11, 2018
Proposed ACR-EULAR Criteria for Sjogren’s Diagnosis Is Highly Sensitive in Korean Patients, Study Reports

The newly proposed 2016 ACR-EULAR criteria can successfully diagnose primary Sjogren’s syndrome with 100% sensitivity, but the ethnicity of the ... Read more

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

Compounds known as glucosides, extracted from the root of a flower called the Chinese peony, alleviated dryness, lessened fatigue, and reduced overall disease burden in Sjögren’s syndrome patients, a ... Read more

October 16, 2018

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

Dental implants with fitted crowns provided comfort and relieved inflammation in a Sjögren’s syndrome patient experiencing discomfort with removable dentures, according to a case report from dental surgeons in Japan. The ... Read more

October 11, 2018

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

Levels of BST-2 — a molecule involved in fighting virus infections — in salivary glands correlate with disease activity in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome, and may serve as a biomarker for ... Read more

October 9, 2018

Advocacy Groups, Doctors Question Rising Prices of Rare Disease Treatments

Half a year has gone by since disgraced pharma executive Martin Shkreli was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for securities and wire fraud while heading San Diego-based ... Read more

October 4, 2018

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

Sjögren’s syndrome patients are more likely to experience both aortic aneurysms and aortic dissection — two medical complications that affect the wall of the aorta, the largest blood vessel in the ... Read more

September 27, 2018

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

Cyclosporine A treatment improves vision and increases tear production in people with moderate-to-severe dry eye disease, including those with Sjögren’s syndrome, an Egyptian study shows. The research, “Efficacy and ... Read more

September 25, 2018

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

Physicians in Cincinnati have reported the rare case of a woman whose first symptom of primary Sjögren’s syndrome was intracranial bleeding. While rare — only two similar cases have ... Read more

September 21, 2018September 21, 2018

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

More than 700 medical experts, pharmaceutical executives, patient advocates, and others are expected to converge on Washington, D.C., next month for the 2018 NORD Rare Diseases & Orphan Products ... Read more

September 20, 2018

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

Larger differences in the size and volume of red blood cells — measured with a blood parameter called red blood cell distribution width — are linked to poor prognosis ... Read more

September 18, 2018September 18, 2018

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

Patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome (PSS) have stiffer arteries and more atherosclerotic plaques than control subjects without the disease, a study found. The findings suggest that PSS patients have a higher ... Read more

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