A $600,000 grant will help the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research, known as FSR, advance investigations into this rare disease and address health disparities seen among African Americans with sarcoidosis. The three-year grant is part of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s Rare as One Project. “The Foundation for Sarcoidosis…
A Phase 2 clinical trial is recruiting adults with chronic pulmonary sarcoidosis to investigate the safety and therapeutic potential of CMK389 in improving lung function. CMK389 is an investigational therapy, developed by Novartis, for the treatment of pulmonary sarcoidosis and atopic dermatitis. It was designed to inhibit interleukin 18,…
Most people living with sarcoidosis are overall satisfied with their health insurance provider and are not considering changing their medication, according to a U.S.-based survey conducted by Sarcoidosis News. However, roughly 1 in 3 survey respondents were dissatisfied with their quality of life, and more than a quarter…
Two university professors have each been awarded $25,000 small research grants from the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research (FSR) to pursue projects aimed at improving outcomes for people with sarcoidosis. Researcher Maneesh Bhargava, MD, PhD, of the University of Minnesota, will use the grant to focus on inflammation in…
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…
The Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research (FSR) announced its newest initiative this month, the African American Women & Sarcoidosis National Campaign, to bring awareness to how this group is disproportionately affected by the disease and to educate people living with the disorder. African American women are three times more…
White women with sarcoidosis and multiorgan involvement may be at a higher risk of hypothyroidism, or low thyroid gland activity, than other people with the overactive immune system disorder, according to a study of more than 3,800 patients in the U.S. In fact, hypothyroidism — which is significantly…
A DNA sequencing technology called next-generation sequencing (NGS) may be used to detect tuberculosis (TB) rapidly and accurately — which could help in distinguishing it from sarcoidosis, a study suggests. While tuberculosis and sarcoidosis share many symptoms, the therapies for the two diseases differ greatly, according to researchers.
Football and science seem to be disparate fields of play at first glance, but the nonprofit Uplifting Athletes is finding common ground by leveraging the popularity of college gridiron games to fund research for rare diseases. Its nearly two dozen chapters — representing college football teams across the nation…
aTyr Pharma’s experimental therapy ATYR1923 safely and effectively improves lung function and reduces symptoms in adults with pulmonary sarcoidosis, while lowering the need for oral corticosteroids, top-line data from a Phase 1b/2a clinical trial show. Notably, while all three tested therapy doses were well-tolerated, greater clinically meaningful…
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