The 9 Muses are daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, Greek goddesses personifying the inspiration for the sciences and the arts.
My highly opinionated news-blog draws inspiration from both the science and the art of Rheumatology.

Skin Fibrosis

EUSTAR Analysis Yields Predictors of Skin Improvement in Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis Systemic sclerosis is one of the most challenging of rheumatic diseases, often complicated by significant morbidity and leads to irreversible disability…

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Digital Ulcers

Typical Therapies Not Tough Enough to Curb Digital Ulcers Physicians should use more aggressive therapy for patients with systemic sclerosis who are at high risk for digital ulcers, according to…

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Myositis Lung Disease

Myositis-related interstitial lung disease and Anti-Synthetase Syndrome In patients with myositis, the lung is commonly involved, and the presence of anti-aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase (anti-ARS) antibodies marks the presence or predicts… www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov…

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