Pollen and mold are catalysts for an overactive immune system
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Allergies and immune systems to blame for many sniffles and sneezes
An overreaction to a harmless substance is the cause of allergy woes
OMRF receives $7.8 million grant to create new center
Grant will fund the Sjögren’s Syndrome Center of Research Translation
Governor declares April Sjögren’s syndrome awareness month in Oklahoma
You may never have heard of Sjögren’s syndrome, but you may very well know someone suffering from the illness. Sjögren’s (pronounced SHOW-grins) is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the body’s white blood cells attack the moisture-producing glands. The hallmark symptoms are dry eyes and dry mouth, but Sjögren’s may also cause dysfunction of other […]
Oklahoma Researchers Show Autoantibodies Occur before Lupus in New England Journal of Medicine Study
In a study published tomorrow in The New England Journal of Medicine, scientists report that in patients suffering from systemic lupus erythematosus (commonly known as lupus), autoantibodies – proteins that the body mistakenly unleashes against its own tissue – are typically present years before patients are diagnosed with the disease. This research by scientists at […]
National Conference on Sjogren’s Syndrome to be Held in Oklahoma City
Patients who suffer with this autoimmune disease, as well as physicians who treat it, will gather in Oklahoma City Saturday, October 31 for the Ninth Annual National Conference for Sjogren’s Syndrome (NSSA). Chairman of the symposium is Morris Reichlin, M.D., Head of the Arthritis and Immunology Research Program at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and […]
