Scleroderma is an autoimmune, rheumatic, and chronic disease that affects the body by hardening connective tissue, according to the Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center. For the almost 500,000 people in ...

What is the latest research on scleroderma? Find out in this collection of recent MEDLINE abstracts compiled by the editors at Medscape Nurses. Acute and chronic renal diseases remain common ...

AMHERST, Va. (WDBJ) - Scleroderma is an often life-threatening inflammatory and vascular disease in which the body’s immune system attacks its own tissue. In its most aggressive form, the lungs, heart ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Scleroderma Research Foundation (SRF), the nation’s largest non-profit funder of scleroderma research, today announced that Sanofi will contribute the first ...

Scleroderma, or systemic sclerosis refers to a disorder in which the skin and connective tissues of the body start to thicken and harden because of the overproduction of a protein called collagen.

Q: Would you define scleroderma? What are the early symptoms? Are there any tests to diagnose it? A: Scleroderma, or hard skin, isn't a common disorder. In a metropolitan area the size of St. Louis, ...

Extracellular vesicles, responsible for cell-to-cell communication, might be a driver of fibrosis in systemic sclerosis, according to a recent paper in Arthritis and Rheumatology. Characterized by ...

Utah Scleroderma Group is holding its Salt Lake City Walk and fundraiser. Utah Scleroderma Group is holding its Salt Lake City Walk and fundraiser to help with awareness, education, and research.

The Amherst Woman’s Club, Sweet Briar College and the National Scleroderma Foundation are sponsoring the third “Stepping Out to Cure Scleroderma” walk on March 4, from 10 to 11 a.m. on the indoor ...