A 2026 review finds that combining cardiac-specific biomarkers, multimodal imaging and clinical risk factors may help ...

Belonging to the same group of autoimmune diseases, both dermatomyositis and polymyositis cause muscle inflammation and weakness. But dermatomyositis also affects your skin and is more likely to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Many patients who might have previously been diagnosed with polymyositis are now being treated for ...

A new study has suggested that treatment to target necroptosis in muscle fibers using a necroptosis inhibitor lessens myositis-induced muscle weakness as well as muscle cell death and inflammation in ...

Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are characterized by muscle weakness and immune-mediated muscle injury. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) appears to be involved in the pathogenesis of IIM, ...

Juvenile myositis causes muscle inflammation and weakness, with skin rashes appearing after a few weeks. Juvenile dermatomyositis symptoms can include joint pain, muscle weakness, skin rashes, and ...

A recent eBioMedicine study identifies shared immunopathology between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and melanoma differentiation-associated protein-5 (MDA5) ...