Ainos is partnering with Taiwan Tanabe Seiyaku, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, to advance the manufacturing and…
Articles by Andrea Lobo, PhD
Johnson & Johnson’s antibody-based therapy candidate nipocalimab has been granted breakthrough therapy designation by the U.S. Food and Drug…
Blood levels of antibodies against aquaporin 5 (anti-AQP5) — a protein…
Blood levels of transthyretin (TTR) may be used as a biomarker to predict and monitor disease activity in people with…
KB-7898, Kronos Bio’s investigational therapy for Sjögren’s disease, was shown to lower antibody production and the release…
An imaging test that measures damage to salivary glands may effectively be used, together with the presence of self-reactive antibodies,…
Note: This story was updated Oct. 1, 2024, to clarify that Sjögren’s is a systemic disease, meaning it can affect…
Lip salivary gland biopsy using an auxiliary device called chalazion forceps may diagnose primary Sjögren’s disease as accurately as…
Women with primary Sjögren’s syndrome are more likely to give birth prematurely and have babies born with congenital heart…
Lip salivary gland biopsy may not be predictive of a Sjögren’s syndrome diagnosis, particularly when it’s based on tissue samples…