The prognosis for patients diagnosed with scleroderma - an autoimmune disease characterized by fibrosis of the skin - is not typically a rosy one. With limited treatment options available, those ...

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. Characterized by ...

Much of the research on scleroderma, a connective tissue disease that causes scarring, or fibrosis, has focused on the increased number of proteins promoting fibrosis in these patients. A Medical ...

Examining the autoimmune disease at the molecular level led researchers to a specific molecule that could be contributing to the disease progression in patients. A protein known to play a role in ...

Medical University of South Carolina researchers show that patients with scleroderma, a connective tissue disease, and lung fibrosis, or scarring, have too little of the antifibrotic protein Cathepsin ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Evelyn Mousigian. Dr. John Varga, rheumatology, internal medicine and dermatology ...

For the 300,000 Americans living with the immune disease scleroderma, better treatments can't come soon enough. The rare and sometimes fatal illness stiffens and scars tissue in organs like the lungs, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nearly 10% of patients with systemic sclerosis had systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma, a subtype without skin ...

A substance produced by gut microorganisms can lead to scarring and blood vessel damage in patients with scleroderma, a new study suggests. Researchers say they will examine whether drugs or food ...

GERMANTOWN, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Theraly Fibrosis, a preclinical-stage biotechnology company focused on development and commercialization of drugs for various fibrotic diseases today announced that ...

Although less common than other subtypes of systemic sclerosis (SSc), systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma (ssSSc) makes up more than 8% of SSc cases and "should not be neglected," according to a new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Rheumatologists are likely to be at the “forefront” of diagnosing scleroderma skin disorders and other ...