In our paper out today in Science Translational Medicine by @BrevenStyden et al, we show that stimulating the body’s immune defence at the mosquito bite is highly effective at suppressing infection with many distinct viruses. Works for alpha-, flavi-, and bunya-viruses. 1/n stm.sciencemag.org/content/12/527…

New pre print from the group in collaboration with Clive McKimmie (VHIT) 🦟🦠🐁

February is Raynaud’s Awareness Month, which is why we're asking people to take our quick and simple online test to give those affected by the condition the chance to better understand, and manage, their symptoms. 👏 Take 👏 The 👏 Test 👏 sruk.co.uk/testme #KnowRaynauds

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Very happy that this work is now out in annals of rheumatic diseases. We have identified that the long non-coding RNA HOTAIR plays a important role in scleroderma fibroblast activation ard.bmj.com/content/early/…

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine REVIEW: Randomised controlled trials in #SystemicSclerosis: patient selection and endpoints for next generation trials thelancet.com/journals/lanrh… #LancetRheumatology #RareDiseaseDay #SSc

LTHT Rheumatology COVID immunosuppressants 31 3 20 youtu.be/ZGROdmpcyj8 via LTHT People Chapel Allerton Hospital CSU NIHR Leeds BRC SRUK | Scleroderma & Raynaud's UK Scleroderma Lab Leeds

Earlier today Dr Del Galdo answered questions from concerned scleroderma patients on Covid19 in context to scleroderma facebook.com/WeAreSRUK/vide…

Our latest collaboration with Mark Ditzel, Bob Hill and Katherine Staines is live! Ubiquitin-protein ligase Ubr5 cooperates with Hedgehog signalling to promote skeletal tissue homeostasis biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

New work from the group just published in ArthritisResTher. We have shown HOTAIR regulates the expression of the sonic hedgehog transcription factor GLI2 in scleroderma fibroblasts. A great collaboration with the Natalia Riobo-Del Galdo. arthritis-research.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Check out our latest paper in Rheumatology & Rheumatology Advances in Practice where we show the intracellular chloride channel 4 (CLIC4) plays a role in SSc fibroblast activation. This is one of the first examples of an ion channel playing an important role in the disease. academic.oup.com/rheumatology/a…

I am delighted to share the approval of Actemra for SSc related ILD. The FDA was pragmatic and approved the medication, based on large clinically meaningful effect on lung function. #scleroderma #hope U-M Department of Internal Medicine Genetec Inc. gene.com/media/press-re…

#ResearchHighlight | Targeting pDCs in SSc #SystemicSclerosis #scleroderma #rheumatology Read the original research from Scleroderma Lab Leeds @ARD_BMJ here bit.ly/3kWr0Q1 Read our #news story here go.nature.com/2OCLtxq