The female sex hormone estrogen appears to protect women from primary Sjögren’s syndrome, a finding that provides new…
Alice Melao
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Articles by Alice Melao
Cyporin N, a new formulation of cyclosporin A, provides faster relief of chronic dry eye triggered by primary Sjögren’s syndrome…
Sjögren’s syndrome patients are three times more likely to have thyroid disease, both autoimmune and non-autoimmune, than controls, a review…
Gout — a form of inflammatory arthritis that causes sudden attacks of severe pain and swelling around the joints —…
Higher-than-normal levels of chromium in the soil seem to be associated with an increased prevalence of Sjögren’s syndrome in Taiwan, suggesting chromium…
Vaginal dryness in premenopausal women with primary Sjögren’s syndrome does not change the normal vaginal bacterial composition, a study…
Sonoelastography, a fast and non-invasive imaging technique that detects increases in tissue rigidity in salivary glands, may help to…
MeiraGTx recently acquired global rights over an investigational gene therapy called AAV-AQP1 being developed to treat the excessive dry mouth and…
Physicians in Cincinnati have reported the rare case of a woman whose first symptom of primary Sjögren’s syndrome was intracranial…
Researchers have identified genital ulcers as an initial symptom of primary Sjögren’s syndrome for the first time in a…