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New tool could transform the management of cardiac sarcoidosis patients

Johns Hopkins University scientists have developed a new tool for predicting which patients suffering from a complex inflammatory heart disease are at risk of sudden cardiac arrest.

28 Jul 2021

ACE2 functions as a gateway for COVID-19 virus

Normally, the ACE2 enzyme helps regulate our blood pressure. The enzyme sits on the surface of cells, including cells in the lungs, but in connection with COVID-19 it has been found that ACE2 also functions as a gateway for the virus.

8 Jun 2021

International coalition develops classification criteria for 25 subtypes of uveitis

An international coalition of eye researchers used machine learning to develop classification criteria for 25 of the most common types of uveitis, a collection of over 30 diseases characterized by inflammation inside the eye.

7 Jun 2021

Horizontal transmission route is responsible for HTLV-1 uveitis

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) is a retrovirus similar to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and has mostly been thought to be transmitted vertically (mother-to-child), or horizontally (sexually or parenterally (e.g. via blood transfusion)).

28 Apr 2021

New biomarker discovery could help guide treatment of active sarcoidosis

Low blood levels of immune cells called lymphocytes, in combination with higher levels of inflammation on PET/CT scans, are indicators of active sarcoidosis -- an inflammatory disease that attacks multiple organs, particularly the lungs and lymph nodes -- which disproportionately affects African Americans.

25 Feb 2021

UIC researchers receive $10.15 million grant to develop treatment for dry eye conditions

Researchers at University of Illinois Chicago have been awarded a five-year, $10.15 million grant to develop a broad-spectrum immunomodulatory eye drop to treat patients with severe dry eye and ocular surface disease due to inflammatory and immune system disorders.

9 Feb 2021

Monocytes could be a key player in sarcoidosis pathogenesis, study shows

The cause of the inflammatory lung disease sarcoidosis is unknown.

21 Jan 2021

These front-line workers could have retired. They risked their lives instead.

Sonia Brown’s husband died on June 10. Two weeks later, the 65-year-old registered nurse was back at work. Her husband's medical bills and a car payment loomed over her head.

20 Nov 2020

Women with interstitial lung disease may not need to terminate their pregnancies

A new study shows that women with interstitial lung disease (ILD) related to autoimmune disease may not need to terminate their pregnancies--despite the increased risk of adverse outcomes--provided they have close monitoring from their team of multidisciplinary physicians before, during and after pregnancy.

6 Nov 2020

For people with visual impairments, truly secret ballots are elusive

Norma Crosby remembers when she relied on blind faith to cast her vote.

27 Oct 2020

Human lungs rejected for transplant can be recovered using cross-circulation with pigs

A new experiment by researchers at the Columbia Engineering and Vanderbilt University may have the solution to this long-standing problem. The team revived and repaired the damaged lungs by cross-circulation support of the whole lungs outside the body using the circulatory system with that of a living pig.

14 Jul 2020

UCI Health to initiate clinical trial of a drug to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients

UCI Health will initiate a clinical study of a drug to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients who face a high mortality rate because of acute inflammation that fills their lungs with fluid, a grave condition that even mechanical ventilation cannot improve.

13 May 2020

Free clinics try to fill gaps as COVID sweeps away job-based insurance

The 55-year-old man, who moved to Tupelo from Georgia to take care of his dying father nearly four years ago, found manufacturing work that came with health insurance.

30 Apr 2020

ATS publishes first official clinical practice guidelines for sarcoidosis

New guidance is available for physicians who must go through a number of steps to provide a probable diagnosis of sarcoidosis - an inflammatory disease that affects the lungs, lymph glands, and other organs.

20 Apr 2020

New statement highlights occupational burden of non-cancerous lung diseases

More than 1 in 10 people with a range of non-cancerous lung diseases may be sick as a result of inhaling vapors, gas, dust or fumes at work, according to a joint American Thoracic Society and the European Respiratory Society statement published in the ATS’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

3 Jun 2019

Researchers identify genetic component involved in development of familial sarcoidosis

Working with their colleagues from the University of Lyon, researchers from MedUni Vienna's Center for Pathobiochemistry and Genetics have discovered mutations in genes that regulate the metabolic sensor mTOR in patients with familial sarcoidosis.

8 May 2019

Microglia play vital role in regulating neuroinflammation, research shows

A research team at Massachusetts Eye and Ear has shown that microglia, the primary immune cells of the central nervous system--including the retina of the eye--serve as "gatekeepers," or biosensors and facilitators, of neuroinflammation in a preclinical model of autoimmune uveitis.

23 Apr 2019

Immune checkpoint inhibitors induce rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases

Checkpoint inhibitor therapy is a form of cancer treatment immunotherapy currently under research. The therapy targets immune checkpoints, key regulators of the immune system that stimulate or inhibit its actions, which tumors can use to protect themselves from attacks by the immune system.

18 Jan 2019

Yale researchers use arthritis medication to treat patient with disfiguring sarcoidosis

An all-Yale team of researchers successfully treated a patient with disfiguring sarcoidosis, a chronic disease that can affect multiple organs, with a drug approved for rheumatoid arthritis.

26 Dec 2018

Middle-aged adults with lung disease may have greater risk of dementia later in life

Middle-aged adults with lung disease may be at greater risk of developing dementia or cognitive impairment later in life, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

26 Nov 2018

Sarcoidosis News and Research

Latest Sarcoidosis News and Research

New tool could transform the management of cardiac sarcoidosis patients

ACE2 functions as a gateway for COVID-19 virus

International coalition develops classification criteria for 25 subtypes of uveitis

Horizontal transmission route is responsible for HTLV-1 uveitis

New biomarker discovery could help guide treatment of active sarcoidosis

UIC researchers receive $10.15 million grant to develop treatment for dry eye conditions

Monocytes could be a key player in sarcoidosis pathogenesis, study shows

These front-line workers could have retired. They risked their lives instead.

Women with interstitial lung disease may not need to terminate their pregnancies

For people with visual impairments, truly secret ballots are elusive

Human lungs rejected for transplant can be recovered using cross-circulation with pigs

UCI Health to initiate clinical trial of a drug to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients

Free clinics try to fill gaps as COVID sweeps away job-based insurance

ATS publishes first official clinical practice guidelines for sarcoidosis

New statement highlights occupational burden of non-cancerous lung diseases

Researchers identify genetic component involved in development of familial sarcoidosis

Microglia play vital role in regulating neuroinflammation, research shows

Immune checkpoint inhibitors induce rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases

Yale researchers use arthritis medication to treat patient with disfiguring sarcoidosis

Middle-aged adults with lung disease may have greater risk of dementia later in life

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

Sarcoidosis News and Research

Latest Sarcoidosis News and Research

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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