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New OMRF grant will focus on autoimmune condition

October 24, 2018

The project will focus on comparing certain immune cells in patients with Sjögren’s to those of healthy controls.

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OMRF honors Everest, five scientists

April 13, 2018

At its annual honors and awards ceremony on Thursday, OMRF presented Christy Everest with its Board of Directors Distinguished Service Award.

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Autoimmune Disease

Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Sjögren’s syndrome and more than 80 other disorders known as autoimmune diseases are conditions in which the immune system becomes unbalanced and turns on the body instead of protecting it. Many of these illnesses strike women at much higher rates than men. OMRF physicians and researchers are looking for the […]

OMRF researcher receives rheumatology award

January 26, 2017

The award is for continued research into the origins of Sjögren’s syndrome.

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Scientists discover clues about cause of dryness in Sjögren’s syndrome

June 29, 2016

Findings may point researchers to the origins of this autoimmune disease

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OMRF, Biogen enter autoimmune disease collaboration

October 22, 2015

Goal: to deliver new and better treatment options to patients

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