Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) encompasses a group of pediatric inflammatory arthritides that includes oligoarticular JIA, polyarticular JIA, systemic JIA, psoriatic JIA, and enthesitis-related ...

Researchers have identified three distinct subgroups of Sjögren syndrome (SS) with different prognoses. While previous efforts to stratify these patients were based on reported symptoms, this new ...

A combination of two widely available anti-rheumatic drugs offers the first effective and affordable treatment for patients with Sjögren's disease with systemic disease activity, according to new ...

Ophthalmologists can detect alterations such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiac and hepatic pathology, and even tumors through clues in different parts of the ocular organs. The eye, an organ exposed ...

What Is Advanced Systemic Mastocytosis? Mast cells, found in connective tissue throughout the body, are a type of white blood cell that helps the immune system function properly and protect against ...

The eye is a unique window to overall health. Its associated medical imaging has great characteristics, such as being non-invasive, convenient, and rich in information, which offers significant ...

University of Pittsburgh postdoctoral researcher Mary Cundiff uses machine learning and single-cell genomics to study ...

Systemic mastocytosis (SM) is a rare blood disorder in which the body produces too many mast cells. Part of the immune response, mast cells are a type of white blood cell that releases histamine in ...