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New EULAR survey: Patients across Europe invited to share RMD experiences

EULAR's new survey seeks to gather valuable insights from patients across Europe on the impact of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs).

14 Jun 2024

EULAR endorses self-management of inflammatory arthritis with RECLARIT

EULAR - The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology - recommends patient self-management for people with inflammatory arthritis.

14 Jun 2024

EULAR unveils ambitious 2024-2029 European Manifesto to combat rheumatic diseases

The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) is proud to announce the launch of its 2024 - 2029 European Manifesto, aimed at addressing the urgent need for a coordinated European response to Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (RMDs), focusing particularly on the areas of quality of care, research, and social policy.

14 Jun 2024

EULAR launches ENTRI initiative to boost rheumatic disease research across Europe

The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) is proud to announce the launch of the EULAR Network of TRIal Centres (ENTRI) initiative.

14 Jun 2024

Blood interferon signature reveals key differences in pediatric-onset Sjögren's disease

Due to differences in clinical presentation and limited knowledge, diagnosing Sjögren's disease in children can be challenging.

14 Jun 2024

New insights into predictors of organ damage in childhood-onset SLE

Childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) is a chronic, severe autoimmune disorder that carries a risk of early organ damage.

14 Jun 2024

Tackling challenges in childhood arthritis transition to adult care

Rheumatological diseases can affect people during childhood, the most common being juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).

14 Jun 2024

Exploring the comorbidities associated with osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis is the most common arthritis worldwide, and has an increasing global burden of disability and healthcare utilization.

14 Jun 2024

Climate change heat poses lasting brain risks for children, study finds

The impact of temperature exposure on children's mental health and cognition during prenatal and early childhood periods.

14 Jun 2024

Google unveils PHIA: AI-powered insights from your wearable health data

Google engineers developed PHIA, an LLM-based agent system that uses information retrieval and advanced code generation to analyze behavioral health data from wearable health trackers, providing personalized health insights.

14 Jun 2024

Blood-based biomarkers could revolutionize Alzheimer's diagnosis and treatment

A recent review outlines the necessary factors for widespread implementation and interpretation of Alzheimer's disease blood-based biomarkers (BBMs) at the population level, emphasizing the potential for early detection and improved diagnosis.

14 Jun 2024

New diagnosis proposed for the spectrum of gaming-related health issues

University of Queensland researchers are suggesting a new diagnosis should be added to the official world diseases list to better identify those with gaming disorders.

13 Jun 2024

AI-driven alerts improve patient care escalation and survival rates in hospitals

Deploying and evaluating a machine learning intervention to improve clinical care and patient outcomes is a key step in moving clinical deterioration models from byte to bedside, according to a June 13 editorial in Critical Care Medicine that comments on a Mount Sinai study published in the same issue.

13 Jun 2024

New insights into physical activity adoption for rheumatic patients

An HPR abstract sessions at the 2024 EULAR congress looked specifically at harnessing the benefits of exercise in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMD) – and the challenges to their practical implementation.

13 Jun 2024

Dose reduction of glucocorticoids in systemic lupus erythematosus

Glucocorticoids are a mainstay of treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). But due to long-term adverse effects, dose reduction is becoming a crucial part of treat-to-target management goals.

13 Jun 2024

New insights into blood precursors of pathogenic macrophages in RA

The exact origin and precursor differentiation route of tissue macrophages remains controversial. At the 2024 congress of EULAR - The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology - new work sheds light on blood precursors of pathogenic tissue macrophages.

13 Jun 2024

Study demonstrates efficacy of treat-to-target in early axial spondyloarthritis

Early therapeutic interventions in inflammatory rheumatic diseases have proven successful in inducing drug-free remission, and EULAR - The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology - recommends early intervention in arthritis, since conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARD) have been shown to slow disease progression in both rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis.

13 Jun 2024