Somi Igbene, PhD, science writer —

Cardiac sarcoidosis may occur more frequently among people who are not current or past smokers, a study has found. The study, “Negative association of smoking history with clinically manifest cardiac sarcoidosis: a case-control study,” was published in CJC Open. Cardiac sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease that occurs when clumps…

A new grant program worth up to $3.5 million, from the Ann Theodore Foundation, is seeking researchers in the U.S. who are working to advance knowledge and understanding of sarcoidosis. The Milken Institute, a nonprofit think tank, is accepting applications from American research institutions for the Ann Theodore…

aTyr Pharma has announced a collaboration with The Ohio State University (OSU) to conduct cell culture studies seeking to identify potential biomarkers that can predict ATYR1923’s therapeutic effectiveness in people with pulmonary sarcoidosis. The research, which extends previous proof-of-concept findings, will delineate the pathways involved in sarcoid granuloma formation…