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January 18, 2021January 18, 2021

Sjögren’s Foundation Favors COVID-19 Vaccination for Patients

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The Sjögren’s Foundation is recommending that people with Sjögren’s syndrome ages 16 and older be vaccinated against COVID-19 infection, and advices patients to talk with their healthcare provider about ... Read more

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021

Health, Financial Impact of Acute Kidney Injury Similar With or Without Sjögren’s

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In-hospital mortality, the length of a hospital stay, and hospitalization charges for people with acute kidney injury and Sjögren’s syndrome are no different from those without Sjögren’s, a large-scale ... Read more

December 22, 2020January 11, 2021

Electrical Brain Stimulation Found to Safely Reduce Sjogren’s Fatigue

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A technique that delivers low electric currents to stimulate specific parts of the brain can safely reduce fatigue in people with primary Sjogren’s syndrome (pSS), a pilot study has ... Read more

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020

Higher Risk of Blood Clots With COVID-19 Infection Seen in Study

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People with Sjögren’s syndrome and other systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) may be at a greater risk of severe complications from COVID-19 than people without these disorders, a study ... Read more

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020

RSLV-132 Lowers Fatigue in Primary Sjögren’s Patients in Phase 2 Trial

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RSLV-132, an investigational treatment for autoimmune conditions, led to significant and clinically meaningful reductions in patient-reported fatigue in people with primary Sjögren’s syndrome, results from a Phase 2 clinical trial ... Read more

December 7, 2020December 7, 2020

Study Links Altered Gut Microbiome in Sjogren’s to Systemic Inflammation

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Primary Sjogren’s syndrome (pSS) patients have less diversity in their gut microbiome — with less abundant beneficial bacteria but more abundant opportunistic bacteria with pro-inflammatory activity — compared with ... Read more

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020

Sjogren’s Foundation Welcomes Applications for 2021 Research Grants

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Applications for a next round of Sjögren’s Foundation research grants are being accepted from U.S. investigators working to better understand Sjögren’s syndrome, a chronic immune system disorder, and improve patients’ ... Read more

November 26, 2020November 25, 2020

New $100M Program Aims to Improve Diversity in Clinical Trials

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A new $100-million program aims to improve the diversity of participants in U.S. clinical trials with the ultimate goal of achieving better health outcomes and parity in care for underserved ... Read more

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020

Sjogren’s Burden Determined by Organ Involvement, Fatigue, Pain, Study Suggests

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Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) syndrome can be classified based on the extent of organ involvement, fatigue, and pain, with symptoms varying substantially from patient to patient, a new study ... Read more

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020

LO2A Drops Lessen Dry Eye Symptoms, Even Outperform Systane on Some Measures

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Wize Pharma‘s LO2A eye drops result in clinically meaningful improvements in dry eye signs and symptoms in people with Sjögren’s syndrome, topline results from an exploratory Phase 4 trial show. ... Read more