April is Sjögren’s Awareness Month, and a U.S.-based nonprofit is gearing up to help the community spread the word…
Marisa Wexler, MS
Marisa holds a Master of Science in cellular and molecular pathology from the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied novel genetic drivers of ovarian cancer. Her areas of expertise include cancer biology, immunology, and genetics, and she has worked as a science writing and communications intern for the Genetics Society of America.
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Articles by Marisa Wexler, MS
A rare condition called cerebral venous thrombosis or CVT, characterized by blood clots forming in veins in the brain, can…
Changes in the metabolic activity of certain immune cells may help to drive the inflammatory attacks that cause Sjögren’s…
Injecting the salivary glands with stem cells derived from fatty tissue was shown to ease the symptoms of Sjögren’s…
Telitacicept, RemeGen’s experimental under-the-skin injection therapy, significantly reduced disease severity in adults with primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS),…
The case of a woman who was diagnosed with Sjögren’s syndrome after experiencing unusual symptoms, including hives and joint…
Ultrasound evaluation of the salivary glands may be useful for diagnosing Sjögren’s syndrome, a new study reports. “Our results…
People with primary Sjögren’s syndrome (PSS) are at an increased risk of developing heart failure, heart attack, stroke, and…
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), a procedure using a hand-held device to deliver electrical pulses to a nerve in the neck,…
Sjögren’s syndrome is associated with a significantly increased risk of miscarriage and other adverse outcomes during pregnancy, a recent…