Immunosuppressants are often used to slow disease progression in ILD-associated AAV, but results tend to be inconsistent. Researchers found that more advanced fibrosis, the presence of usual ...

At 4 weeks post-surgery, the patient's anterior tibialis and quadriceps strength had improved from 2 to 3 out of 5 preoperatively to 4 out of 5. Routine fluoroscopy and high-magnification ...

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Between 2001 to 2011, annual age-adjusted incidence increased from 0.55/100,000 to 0.78/100,000, demonstrating an increasing trend with age. Incidence peaks in individuals over 70 years of age ...

Taylor Kane is executive director of Remember the Girls, a nonprofit group that advocates on behalf of females with X-linked disorders (Photo courtesy of Taylor Kane) New Jersey native Taylor Kane ...

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare acquired autoimmune neurological disorder in which both T-cell-mediated and humoral immune mechanisms target healthy myelinated ...

(L-R) Rare Disease Advisor senior correspondent Larry Luxner, patient columnists Alithea Athans, Tara Keith and Tom Bartlett, and director of advocacy relations Vera Luxner (Photo by Riya Ajmera) ...

Between 1970 and 1995, the incidence of new NHL cases increased. Between 2007 and 2016, new cases declined by approximately 0.9% per year, and mortality from NHL decreased by 2.2% per year. 3 ...

A new phase 2 clinical trial to test the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of TAK-411 for the treatment of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is now open. The open-label, ...

Several factors can contribute to the suppression of bone marrow erythropoiesis in infants with HDFN, including maternal antibodies, intrauterine transfusion, and simple transfusion. The suppression ...

Gastrointestinal involvement in systemic mastocytosis (SM) is a common complication and often leads to endoscopic findings. Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are the second most frequent clinical ...

Larry Luxner, senior correspondent for Rare Disease Advisor, interviews Jennifer Miller, MD, a professor of pediatric endocrinology at the University of Florida in Gainesville who specializes in ...