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Dietary sugar has negative impact on health independent of obesity

Sugar-rich diets have a negative impact on health independent of obesity reports a new study led by the MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, UK.

19 Mar 2020

Standard methods not adequate to detect prosthetic joint infections in rheumatic disease patients

Standard diagnostic methods are not adequate to identify prosthetic joint infections in patients with rheumatic diseases, according to findings from a new study by researchers from Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.

12 Nov 2019

Juvenile immune arthritis – new treatments wanted

Juvenile immune arthritis (JIA) is a severely undertreated condition, and new medications are badly needed to relieve the signs and symptoms of the illness, according to a new study presented at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting.

11 Nov 2019

Study provides first data on infectious risk in children exposed to non-TNFi biologics and tofacitinib

A new study found that very few serious infections were seen in children born to mothers with chronic inflammatory diseases who used non-TNFi biologics or tofacitinib during pregnancy compared to children not exposed to these drugs and children exposed to TNFi biologics in utero.

10 Nov 2019

Additional medications needed to control the symptoms of juvenile idiopathic arthritis

According to new research findings presented this week at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting, there is a profound ongoing need for additional medications to control the signs and symptoms of juvenile idiopathic arthritis, despite the availability of several approved biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (biologics).

10 Nov 2019

Children with Down syndrome at greater risk of an associated form of arthritis

A new study finds that children with Down syndrome are at an increased risk of an associated form of arthritis.

10 Nov 2019

Antibody that targets CXCR6 prevents and reverses multiple sclerosis in mouse model

Multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disorder, is known to be driven by "helper" T cells, white blood cells that mount an inflammatory attack on the brain and spinal cord. A new study from Boston Children's Hospital pinpoints the specific subgroup of helper T cells that cause MS, as well as a protein on their surface, called CXCR6, that marks them.

4 Oct 2019

New therapeutic target for rheumatoid arthritis and type 2 diabetes

There is a growing body of knowledge that points that type 2 diabetes, a chronic disease where the blood sugar increases, is an inflammatory disease. The levels of certain inflammatory chemicals, dubbed as cytokines, are often higher in people with type 2 diabetes, than healthy people.

16 Sep 2019

Tiny fat bubbles hold key to rebooting the immune system and calming disease process

People living with inflammatory autoimmune disease could benefit from an 'immune system reboot', and researchers have isolated specific cells to target.

7 Sep 2019

Modifiable risk factors play key roles in the development of gout

Elevated urate in the blood (hyperuricemia) is a precursor of gout, which is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis worldwide.

5 Sep 2019

Gout patients have higher risk of advanced kidney disease, study finds

Patients with gout are at increased risk of chronic kidney disease and kidney failure, according to new University of Limerick (UL), Ireland led research.

29 Aug 2019

Updated recommendations for treatment of patients with axial spondyloarthritis released

Today, the American College of Rheumatology, in partnership with the Spondylitis Association of America and the Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network, released the 2019 Update of the Recommendations for the Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis.

22 Aug 2019

Fruit fly model for studying diseases like gout, kidney stones reveals new drug targets

A new fruit fly model that mimics diseases associated with high uric acid levels, such as gout and kidney stones, has revealed new targets for developing treatments for these diseases.

From PLOS ONE 16 Aug 2019

Inflammatory arthritis may impact intimacy, sexual function for men and women

A systematic review and analysis of published studies found consistent links between inflammatory arthritis and impacts on intimacy and sexual function for both men and women. The Arthritis Care & Research analysis included 55 studies.

3 Apr 2019

FDA approves treatment for adults with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Cimzia (certolizumab pegol) injection for treatment of adults with a certain type of inflammatory arthritis called non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA), with objective signs of inflammation. This is the first time that the FDA has approved a treatment for nr-axSpA.

28 Mar 2019

A novel approach for treating inflammatory arthritis

Researchers at the University of Minnesota, in collaboration with researchers at Medtronic, have shown that noninvasive daily ultrasound stimulation of the spleen in mice with inflammatory arthritis resulted in significantly less joint swelling compared to arthritic mice that were not treated.

15 Mar 2019

Unexpected discovery points to potential new treatment for autoimmune disorder

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified an unexpected contributor to rheumatoid arthritis that may help explain the painful flare-ups associated with the disease.

8 Feb 2019

Study: Nurse-led care can be more successful in managing gout

Providing nurse-led care for people suffering with the painful, long-term condition gout could lead to an increase in the number of patients sticking to a beneficial treatment plan, a clinical trial has revealed.

19 Oct 2018

King's commemorates activities and research on World Arthritis Day

King's has a long history with arthritis research and been recognised as having one of the premier rheumatology research units in Europe.

12 Oct 2018

New safety guideline released for prescribing biological therapies in inflammatory arthritis

The British Society for Rheumatology publishes its latest clinical guideline in Rheumatology, the UK’s key specialist journal in the sector. The new guideline updates and presents two previous guidelines into one set of evidence based recommendations on the vital safety aspects of prescribing biological therapies in inflammatory arthritis.

28 Aug 2018

Inflammatory Arthritis News and Research

Dietary sugar has negative impact on health independent of obesity

Standard methods not adequate to detect prosthetic joint infections in rheumatic disease patients

Juvenile immune arthritis – new treatments wanted

Study provides first data on infectious risk in children exposed to non-TNFi biologics and tofacitinib

Additional medications needed to control the symptoms of juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Children with Down syndrome at greater risk of an associated form of arthritis

Antibody that targets CXCR6 prevents and reverses multiple sclerosis in mouse model

New therapeutic target for rheumatoid arthritis and type 2 diabetes

Tiny fat bubbles hold key to rebooting the immune system and calming disease process

Modifiable risk factors play key roles in the development of gout

Gout patients have higher risk of advanced kidney disease, study finds

Updated recommendations for treatment of patients with axial spondyloarthritis released

Fruit fly model for studying diseases like gout, kidney stones reveals new drug targets

Inflammatory arthritis may impact intimacy, sexual function for men and women

FDA approves treatment for adults with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis

A novel approach for treating inflammatory arthritis

Unexpected discovery points to potential new treatment for autoimmune disorder

Study: Nurse-led care can be more successful in managing gout

King's commemorates activities and research on World Arthritis Day

New safety guideline released for prescribing biological therapies in inflammatory arthritis

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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