Rare Diseases Constitute a ‘Public Health Issue,’ NCATS Director Warns
With 250 rare diseases newly identified every year, scientists can barely keep up — even as the healthcare system fails millions of Americans whose ... Read more
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Dental Implants Are a Viable Option for Sjogren’s Patients, Study Shows
Dental implants are a viable option for people with Sjogren’s syndrome, but these patients may experience a higher marginal bone loss around their implants ... Read more -
New Cyclosporin A Formulation Provides Faster Relief of Chronic Dry Eye Symptoms, Trial Shows
Cyporin N, a new formulation of cyclosporin A, provides faster relief of chronic dry eye triggered by primary Sjögren’s syndrome than Restasis, results from a Phase ... Read more -
Interview on Pain May Help Distinguish Nerve Damage Caused by Sjögren’s
Researchers have found that by performing an easy interview about a patient’s pain, clinicians might be able to differentiate between small nerve fiber damage ... Read more -
Sjögren’s Patients More Likely to Develop Thyroid Disease, Review Shows
Sjögren’s syndrome patients are three times more likely to have thyroid disease, both autoimmune and non-autoimmune, than controls, a review of eight published studies ... Read more
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Advanz Acquires Rights to Market Salagen for Dry Mouth in Sjogren’s
Advanz Pharma has acquired the global rights (except in Japan) to market Salagen (pilocarpine hydrochloride) ... -
AT-RvD1 Restores Function of Salivary Glands, Decreases Harmful T-cells in Mouse Model of Sjögren’s
Aspirin-triggered resolvin D1 (AT-RvD1), a molecule that reduces tissue inflammation and promotes wound healing, ... -
Hungary Approves LO2A Eye Drops for Sjögren’s Syndrome Patients
The Hungarian regulatory authority has agreed to extend the label of Wize Pharma‘s LO2A eye drops to ... -
Sjögren’s Patients at Higher Risk for Bone Death in Jaw After Tooth Extraction
Those with Sjögren’s syndrome appear to be at higher risk for osteonecrosis of the jaw ... -
Brexit Could Have Real Effects for UK Rare Disease Patients, Experts Warn
Madeline Collin, a 24-year-old activist with Gaucher disease, worries that patients like her will ... -
Moral Dilemmas Complicate Treatment of Rare Diseases, Says Israeli Bioethicist
With each new advance in medicine comes ethical dilemmas, from fertility treatments and newborn ...
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Researchers Find Specific Autoantibody Linked to Peripheral Nerve Damage in Sjögren’s Syndrome
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Researchers recently identified an autoantibody — an antibody produced against a person’s own tissue or molecule — significantly associated with the peripheral nerve damage common in Sjögren’s syndrome patients. This finding may help scientists understand the cause and development of ... Read more