scleroderma

New Treatment for Tough Disease

harminka — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:54:10 -0600

Dr. John Varga and colleagues at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine found that rosiglitazone, a treatment commonly used in type-2 diabetes, may reduce the severity of scleroderma.

Dartmouth researchers discover gene signatures for scleroderma

harminka — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:11:54 -0500

Distinct genetic profiles can discern different groups of patients with scleroderma, a vexing autoimmune disease in which the body turns against itself, Dartmouth Medical School researchers report.

Study Sheds Light on Deadly Lung Disease

harminka — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:40:03 -0500

Systemic sclerosis (SSc), also known as scleroderma, is characterized by the formation of fibrosis, or scar tissue, on internal organs as well as the skin. Beyond its disfiguring symptoms, SSc is associated with a high rate of deadly lung disease. Pulmonary fibrosis strikes at least one-third of SSc sufferers, and kills 30 percent within 10 years.

Scleroderma outlook improves as survival increases

harminka — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:36:02 -0500

Individuals with scleroderma are living significantly longer today, compared with 30 years ago, and the physicians who treat this rare disease of connective tissue hope the newer drugs now on the market may extend lives even further.

Rice breakthrough could prevent multiple fibrotic diseases

harminka — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 03:30:36 -0600