Study uncovers new biological marker for scleroderma
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A cross-disciplinary University of Alberta research team has uncovered a biological marker for scleroderma that can predict which patients will develop severe disease and could also lead to new treatments ..read more
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Extracellular vesicles could aid spread of scleroderma-caused fibrosis throughout body
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Extracellular vesicles, responsible for cell-to-cell communication, might be a driver of fibrosis in systemic sclerosis, according to a recent paper in Arthritis and Rheumatology ..read more
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Molecule known to slow inflammation linked to scleroderma, could be treatment target
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A molecule that was until recently known as a brake on inflammation has now been implicated in fibrosis in scleroderma patients ..read more
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National research effort discovers relationship between inflammation, metabolism and scleroderma scarring
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Scleroderma, a chronic and currently incurable orphan disease where tissue injury causes potentially lethal skin and lung scarring, remains poorly understood ..read more
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Online therapy aids the isolated, immunosuppressed in pandemic
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People with a rare autoimmune disease, who likely experience more serious isolation during a global pandemic, saw their anxiety and depression improve after receiving online mental health intervention through an international ..read more
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For scleroderma, algorithm helps better screen for fatal complication
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Screening for a sometimes fatal condition among patients with a rare autoimmune disease could soon—thanks to a computer algorithm—become even more accurate ..read more
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Patients with rare scleroderma have deadlier organ damage, despite getting standard treatment
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A Michigan Medicine-led study found that patients in the United States with a rare form of scleroderma have a greater chance of dying from related kidney, heart and lung problems, despite taking medications used to treat ..read more
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Potential biomarker found for lung disease in scleroderma patients
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1y ago
Researchers have discovered a protein that may predict disease severity for a lung condition that often proves fatal to patients with scleroderma ..read more
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Platelet inhibitors may reduce digital ulcers, a common, painful systemic sclerosis complication
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New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, shows that use of platelet inhibitors could be associated with a reduction in the occurrence of digital ulcers, painful ..read more
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Drugs showing promise in cancer trials reduce scarring for scleroderma, study shows
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Epigenetic drugs that have shown promise in cancer trials significantly reduce scarring in the cells of patients with scleroderma, an incurable and life-threatening autoimmune disease, a new study shows ..read more
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