NIH/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Ten new research grants on scleroderma (systemic sclerosis) have been funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and ...

Q: I have had scleroderma since 1983. I have been told to write to you for information on it. Thank you. -- J.H. A: Scleroderma translates as "hard skin," an appropriate name for this illness, whose ...

Systemic sclerosis (SSc), also referred to as scleroderma, is a rare autoimmune disease associated with vasculopathy, inflammation, and fibrosis of the skin and/or internal organs. Interstitial lung ...

counsels and educates people with scleroderma, will continue to meet despite the recent death of its founder Jim Brown. Brown died April 21 from complications of the disease. He was 79. Over a year ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a common complication of systemic sclerosis, carries a very severe prognosis and is one of the leading causes of death in patients who suffer from it. Indeed, ...

Screening for a sometimes fatal condition among patients with a rare autoimmune disease could soon - thanks to a computer algorithm - become even more accurate. Researchers at Michigan Medicine found ...

Scleroderma is an autoimmune connective-tissue disease whose hallmark is excessive collagen deposited around capillaries and in affected tissues, such as the skin, lungs, kidneys, and esophagus. The ...

CREST syndrome is an autoimmune condition that affects the connective tissues. The word CREST is an acronym for the conditions five main features. CREST syndrome affects various systems in the body, ...

From directing a 1996 TV movie to serving on the board of the Scleroderma Research Foundation, Saget spent nearly 30 years raising awareness for the rare disease: "Bob was that kind of person — he ...

Specialty biotechnology company Gemelli Biotech has announced the launch of a blood test that measures anti-vinculin levels to help physicians identify the risk of gastrointestinal or vascular ...

Because she worked out all her life and was an avid tennis player and golfer, Houstonian Darla Sebastian noticed when her body just didn't feel right. When she was finally diagnosed with the disease ...