FDA approves first treatment for thyroid eye disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Lumvoa (veligrotug-vvze) for the treatment of thyroid eye disease (TED). Approval was granted to Viridian Therapeutics.
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Eye Diseases: News and Research on Graves Disease
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Silent B-cell mutations may build for years before thyroid autoimmunity appears
New research suggests that autoimmune diseases may be driven by DNA mutations in immune cells that remove the natural brakes on the immune system. It reveals a previously hidden role for somatic mutations—DNA changes acquired ...
Apr 14, 2026
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Thyroid eye disease tied to higher prevalence of human papillomavirus
Patients with thyroid eye disease (TED) have a higher prevalence of low-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) diagnosed before autoimmune hyperthyroidism onset than matched controls, according to a research letter published online ...
Feb 25, 2026
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Understanding the association between hormone therapy and autoimmune disease risk
Autoimmune diseases disproportionately affect women, with notable shifts in incidence following menopause, suggesting a potential role of sex hormones in immune regulation.
Oct 21, 2025
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Project sees a rise in expectant mothers in UK with autoimmune diseases since millennium
Thousands more UK women who are having children have been diagnosed with an autoimmune condition now compared to the beginning of the millennium.
Jun 3, 2025
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Researchers find link between HPV and thyroid eye disease
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine researchers have identified molecular evidence linking human papillomavirus (HPV) to thyroid eye disease (TED) through molecular mimicry involving HPV capsid proteins and autoimmune ...
Researchers discover cell-type-specific link between alternative splicing and autoimmune disease inheritance
Computational biologists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have uncovered how RNA splicing—a crucial process for isoform expression and protein diversity—is regulated across different cell types in the peripheral ...
Dec 4, 2024
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Encephalitis lethargica: The mysterious disease that inspired Awakenings is finally starting to give up some clues
"People have forgotten what life is all about," Robert De Niro's character says in the film "Awakenings" after being revived from the shut-down state he had been in for 30 years. "They've forgotten what it is to be alive."
Oct 30, 2024
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Understanding Graves' disease
Graves' disease is a condition of the immune system that leads to an overactive thyroid. It is caused by antibodies attacking the thyroid by mistake. The thyroid and the hormones it produces are the gas pedal for the body. ...
Sep 4, 2024
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'Star Wars' star has Graves' disease: What is this disorder?
"Star Wars" actor Daisy Ridley has been diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder that can come with serious consequences: heart failure, stroke and thinning bones, just to name a few. With more than 3.3 million Americans affected ...
Aug 12, 2024
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