Myositis can be difficult to treat. There are no standard treatment guidelines to follow, and the disease is heterogenous. Conventional treatment consists of steroids and an immunosuppressant such as Methotrexate, Azathioprine […]
Myositis Research at Johns Hopkins
Discover more about the ongoing research into the autoimmune disease, myositis, at Johns Hopkins from the co-directors of the Myositis Center, Dr. Lisa Christopher-Stine and Dr. Andrew Mammen. [youtube id=”aQSKCtHtU0c”]
AARDA Applauds Fox Sports Supports for Selecting Johns Hopkins Medicine as a 2013 Partner Charity
DETROIT, March 12, 2013 — The American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc. (AARDA) salutes FOX Sports Supports, FOX Sports Media Group’s (FSMG) charitable initiative, for naming John Hopkins Medicine (JHM) one […]
Statin-associated autoimmune myopathy: from bedside to bench and back again
We invite you to view this lecture by Drs. Lisa Christopher-Stine and Andrew Mammen on the topic of Statin-associated autoimmune myopathy: from bedside to bench and back again. View Presentation
Follistatin Gene Transfer Trial to Begin in December 2011
ANNOUNCEMENTS: We are pleased to inform you that the Follistatin gene transfer for inclusion-body myositis has cleared its last regulatory hurdle and recruitment of patients begins this December. The trial to […]
Neuronow article: Unmasking the Mystery of Myositis
Myositis is a painful, debilitating muscle disease in which the immune system attacks healthy muscle tissue. Its chief symptom is muscle weakness, but because it so closely resembles other diseases, […]
