The path of discovery is not often a straight line. Most times it winds around from one question to another. Sometimes the trail just stops until someone else with a…
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Patients make a difference in myositis research
Patients and patient organizations play a pivotal role in myositis research. Those who live with the disease are, in fact, the experts on myositis, and increasingly they are actively involved…
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Patient reported quality of life study results
No one needs to tell someone with myositis that the disease brings with it a great many physical, mental, and financial challenges. The debilitating symptoms significantly affect one’s quality of…
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CAR T: A promising new frontier for myositis treatment
Compared to current therapies, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy can not just suppress the immune system, but partially reset it, interrupting the loop of chronic inflammation and tissue…
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TMA awards nearly half a million dollars in myositis research grants
The Myositis Association (TMA) recognizes that the best hope for a cure for myositis diseases lies in research. Since 2002, TMA’s annual research grants program has approved 68 projects totaling nearly…
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