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NRAS launches online, interactive program to help people with rheumatoid arthritis

This Valentine’s Day, NRAS is delighted to announce the launch of its online, interactive educational program ‘Love your Heart’.

15 Feb 2018

Scientists show connection between sugar chains and bone growth

Scientists at the University of York have shown that altering the structure of sugar chains on the surface of stem cells could help promote bone growth in the body.

14 Feb 2018

ACR receives grant to focus on projects that reduce health disparities

The American College of Rheumatology's new program, Uniting Collaborators for Innovation, was named one of five recipients of the American Society of Association Executives Foundation Innovation Grants Program, which awards $10,000 to programs that demonstrate engagement in innovation efforts within the association community. UCOIN is being developed by the ACR's Collaborative Initiatives department as a platform for member-led projects that reduce health disparities.

14 Feb 2018

Scientists unravel immune cascade that drives tissue damage, complications in chlamydia infections

Closing a critical gap in knowledge, Harvard Medical School scientists have unraveled the immune cascade that fuels tissue damage and disease development in chlamydia infection - the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States.

13 Feb 2018

Trump’s budget proposal swings at drug prices with a glancing blow

President Donald Trump's new budget proposal flirts with combating high prescription drug prices, but industry watchers say the tweaks to Medicare and Medicaid do little more than dance around the edges of lowering the actual prices of drugs.

13 Feb 2018

New TSRI study may provide chance to target tumors before metastasis

New research from The Scripps Research Institute may give scientists a chance to target tumors before they metastasize.

9 Feb 2018

Patients with multimorbidity suffer from high out-of-pocket costs

Current strategies for treating patients with several chronic diseases are putting an unnecessary financial burden on countries' health systems and individuals, a global study led by the National University of Singapore and the University of Melbourne has found.

7 Feb 2018

New position statement for use of biosimilars to treat rheumatic diseases

Products that are "biosimilar" or interchangeable with a licensed biological product hold considerable promise for the treatment of a variety of medical conditions such as rheumatic diseases, and possibly at a reduced cost.

7 Feb 2018

Researchers discover molecule that enhances cartilage regeneration and curbs inflammation

Will there come a time when a patient with arthritis can forgo joint replacement surgery in favor of a shot? Keck School of Medicine of USC scientist Denis Evseenko, MD, PhD, has reason to be optimistic.

7 Feb 2018

Studies find alarming shortage of rheumatology workforce in future

Two new articles provide insights on the outlook of rheumatology in the United States, noting that the need for rheumatologists will greatly exceed the projected growth of the rheumatology workforce over the next 15 years.

5 Feb 2018

Platelets play more important role in the immune system than previously thought

Platelets play a much more important role in our immune system than previously thought, according to a study published by researchers from Université Laval and Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec Research Center.

1 Feb 2018

Viruses closely related to Zika may cause fetal brain damage and death, study finds

Two viruses closely related to Zika – West Nile and Powassan – can spread from an infected pregnant mouse to her fetuses, causing brain damage and fetal death, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

31 Jan 2018

Dermatologists use novel combination therapy to restore skin color in vitiligo patients

Building on prior research that examined the use of an arthritis medication to treat vitiligo, a team of Yale dermatologists has successfully applied a novel combination therapy -- the medication and light -- to restore skin color in patients.

31 Jan 2018

Researchers discover link between rheumatoid arthritis and bacteria in milk

A strain of bacteria commonly found in milk and beef may be a trigger for developing rheumatoid arthritis in people who are genetically at risk, according to a new study from the University of Central Florida.

30 Jan 2018

Researchers win $6.5 million NIH grant to personalize diagnosis and treatment of psoriasis

An experienced interdisciplinary team of psoriasis and computational researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center has received a $6.5M, 5-year grant from the National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.

29 Jan 2018

Rheumatoid arthritis found to worsen during and after menopause, study says

A new study published in Rheumatology identified a deteriorated physical functioning among post-menopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis.

29 Jan 2018

Women with rheumatoid arthritis suffer greater decline in physical function after menopause

A recent study published in Rheumatology suggests that women with rheumatoid arthritis suffer a greater decline in physical function following menopause.

29 Jan 2018

Study shows that lower TKR utilization affects quality of life in Black Americans

It's known that racial minorities in the United States undergo fewer total knee replacements (TKRs) for knee osteoarthritis, but it's unclear how this affects their quality of life.

24 Jan 2018

Number of older people with multi-morbidity likely to expand over next 20 years, study finds

A study published today in Age and Ageing, the scientific journal of the British Geriatrics Society, reports that the number of older people diagnosed with four or more diseases will double between 2015 and 2035. A third of these people will be diagnosed with dementia, depression or a cognitive impairment.

24 Jan 2018

Patients with rheumatologic disease can safely receive life-saving cancer immunotherapy

In the largest single-center study of patients with rheumatologic diseases who were prescribed modern cancer immunotherapy with what are called immune checkpoint inhibitors, only a minority of patients experienced a flare of their rheumatologic disease or immune-related side effects.

24 Jan 2018

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Latest Arthritis & Rheumatology News and Research

NRAS launches online, interactive program to help people with rheumatoid arthritis

Scientists show connection between sugar chains and bone growth

ACR receives grant to focus on projects that reduce health disparities

Scientists unravel immune cascade that drives tissue damage, complications in chlamydia infections

Trump’s budget proposal swings at drug prices with a glancing blow

New TSRI study may provide chance to target tumors before metastasis

Patients with multimorbidity suffer from high out-of-pocket costs

New position statement for use of biosimilars to treat rheumatic diseases

Researchers discover molecule that enhances cartilage regeneration and curbs inflammation

Studies find alarming shortage of rheumatology workforce in future

Platelets play more important role in the immune system than previously thought

Viruses closely related to Zika may cause fetal brain damage and death, study finds

Dermatologists use novel combination therapy to restore skin color in vitiligo patients

Researchers discover link between rheumatoid arthritis and bacteria in milk

Researchers win $6.5 million NIH grant to personalize diagnosis and treatment of psoriasis

Rheumatoid arthritis found to worsen during and after menopause, study says

Women with rheumatoid arthritis suffer greater decline in physical function after menopause

Study shows that lower TKR utilization affects quality of life in Black Americans

Number of older people with multi-morbidity likely to expand over next 20 years, study finds

Patients with rheumatologic disease can safely receive life-saving cancer immunotherapy

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