Using the Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have discovered a compact binary system consisting of two white dwarfs in the center of a nearby globular cluster designated NGC 6397. The finding was ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have uncovered a possible way to prevent the dangerous hardening of skin and organs in people with systemic scleroderma, a rare autoimmune disease ...

Indero is pleased to announce a strategic collaboration with the World Scleroderma Foundation (WSF) to support WSF SHIELD platform trial, a randomized, double-blind, adaptive platform clinical trial ...

Background Systemic sclerosis, also known as scleroderma, is a complex, multi-organ disease which causes substantial and progressive fibrosis of the skin and internal organs, including the heart and ...

Scleroderma is a rare autoimmune disease involving an overproduction of the protein collagen. Linear scleroderma usually begins as a streak of hardened, waxy, discolored skin on the forehead, an arm, ...

Scleroderma is an autoimmune condition that causes the skin to become tight and hard. This can change facial appearance, such as the mouth becoming smaller, and affect internal organs. With ...

Several factors were associated with increased pain among patients with systemic sclerosis, including the pain type, pain location, and disease subtype. Nearly all patients with systemic sclerosis ...

Research led by Naval Medical University's Changzheng Hospital in China reports that an off-the-shelf cell therapy built from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) loosened life-limiting skin and ...

Patients with systemic sclerosis who first present with non-Raynaud phenomenon symptoms were associated with more severe skin and musculoskeletal disease. A significant percentage of patients with ...

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disease that can harden the skin, impair blood flow, and damage internal organs such as the lungs and kidneys. But no two patients experience the disease ...

The VEDOSS project has previously shown that 70% of patients with Raynaud's phenomenon and at least one red flag – systemic sclerosis (SSc)-specific antibodies, puffy fingers, or an SSc pattern on ...