Long-term use of the immunosuppressant tacrolimus was found to be safe and effective in myasthenia gravis (MG) patients with self-reactive antibodies targeting muscle-specific kinase, or MuSK — a protein important in nerve-muscle communication — according to the findings of a new study by researchers in China. Treatment with tacrolimus significantly…
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Recently I noticed that expressing gratitude results in a change in my body. It’s hard to put into words, but I feel warm and peaceful. Something is different — better. I decided to investigate this phenomenon. I wanted to know if the symptoms of myasthenia gravis (MG) are…
The European Medicines Agency granted orphan drug status to the experimental cell therapy KYV-101 to treat myasthenia gravis (MG). The designation is given to medicines that aim to treat life-threatening or chronic debilitating conditions affecting no more than five in every 10,000 people. It provides companies with several…
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