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UNC researchers find new enzyme target for treating chronic pain

Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have found a new target for treating chronic pain: an enzyme called PIP5K1C.

22 May 2014

Researchers discover key proteins involved in DNA repair gone awry

Accumulation of DNA damage can cause aggressive forms of cancer and accelerated aging, so the body's DNA repair mechanisms are normally key to good health. However, in some diseases the DNA repair machinery can become harmful.

22 May 2014

New online training module greatly improves medical student clinical skills

An online training module designed for the evaluation and care of chronic pain greatly improved medical student clinical skills, according to a report in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

22 May 2014

AbbVie receives HUMIRA orphan drug designation from FDA for treatment of non-infectious uveitis

AbbVie announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted HUMIRA orphan drug designation for the treatment of non-infectious intermediate, posterior, or pan-uveitis, or chronic non-infectious anterior uveitis, a group of rare but serious inflammatory diseases of the eye.

21 May 2014

New drug offers promising possibility for treating adults with periodontitis

Nearly half of all adults in the United States suffer from the gum disease periodontitis, and 8.5 percent have a severe form that can raise the risk of heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and pregnancy complications.

21 May 2014

Viewpoints: Pence on Medicaid expansion; Jindal on Obamacare repeal efforts; 'long-shot' lawsuits

From the beginning of my tenure as governor in 2013, we have been saying no to Obamacare in Indiana.

20 May 2014

Majority of Americans experience foot pain, shows new study

The American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) today announced the results of its Today's Podiatrist survey, which measures the public's attitudes toward foot health.

19 May 2014

Convenient new treatment option for rheumatoid arthritis sufferers offers patient freedom and control of disease

A new subcutaneous formulation of RoActemra® (tocilizumab) has today been launched providing thousands of UK rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with a potentially life-changing treatment option.1

19 May 2014

Study finds increased risk of hospitalization for heart failure in IBD patients

Heart failure hospitalisation more than doubles during inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) flares, according to a study of more than 5 million Danish people. The research was presented today at the Heart Failure Congress 2014, held 17-20 May, in Athens, Greece.

19 May 2014

Study led by TSRI scientists likely to influence future designs for HIV vaccines, antibody-based therapies

A vaccine or other therapy directed at a single site on a surface protein of HIV could in principle neutralize nearly all strains of the virus—thanks to the diversity of targets the site presents to the human immune system.

16 May 2014

Scripps Research Institute scientists show AIDS vaccine could work against changeable site on HIV

A vaccine or other therapy directed at a single site on a surface protein of HIV could in principle neutralize nearly all strains of the virus-thanks to the diversity of targets the site presents to the human immune system.

15 May 2014

Autoimmune epilepsy diagnostics: an interview with Dr. Joseph J. Higgins, Medical Director, Neurology, Athena Diagnostics, a business of Quest Diagnostics

Epilepsy is a group of neurological disorders often characterized by seizures and cognitive impairment due to electrical disturbances in the brain.

From Quest Diagnostics 14 May 2014

Two new Manchester research centres aim at improving lives of people with arthritis

Two major new research centres at The University of Manchester aimed at improving the lives of people with arthritis are to be officially launched on May 19.

14 May 2014

Novozymes Biopharma, ThioLogics to collaborate on drug-albumin conjugation platform

Novozymes Biopharma has entered a new collaboration with UK-based biotechnology company, ThioLogics. The collaboration brings together Novozymes' modified recombinant human albumin (rAlbumin) Veltis technology, with ThioLogics' site-specific next generation maleimide conjugation platform. This allows Novozymes to offer the pharma industry serum stable albumin drug conjugates with enhanced pharmacokinetic and/or targeting capabilities.

14 May 2014

UNF Professor discovers 2 Lyme disease bacterial species that infect human patients

Dr. Kerry Clark, associate professor of public health at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, and his colleagues have found additional cases of Lyme disease in patients from several states in the southeastern U.S. These cases include two additional Lyme disease Borrelia species recently identified in patients in Florida and Georgia.

14 May 2014

Researchers find TB infection in lungs may decrease diversity of gut bacteria in mice

Johns Hopkins researchers have found evidence in mice that a tuberculosis (TB) infection in the lungs triggers immune system signaling to the gut that temporarily decreases the diversity of bacteria in that part of the digestive tract.

14 May 2014

Baylor receives $3.3M grant from NIAMS to advance research in autoimmune diseases

Baylor Research Institute has received a $3.3 million grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), one of the National Institutes of Health, to fund its Autoimmunity Center of Excellence.

14 May 2014

PAH risk factors identified for systemic sclerosis patients

Researchers have identified clinical features that could help predict which patients with systemic sclerosis are likely to go on to develop pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and therefore benefit most from early treatment.

13 May 2014

Melbourne researchers find link between necroptosis and inflammatory disease

A team of Melbourne researchers has shown a recently discovered type of cell death called necroptosis could be the underlying cause of inflammatory disease.

13 May 2014

Regular grape consumption may help alleviate pain linked with symptomatic osteoarthritis of knee

New research presented last week at the Experimental Biology conference in San Diego, California, suggests that regular grape consumption may help alleviate pain associated with symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee, and improve joint flexibility and overall mobility.

12 May 2014

Arthritis News and Research

Latest Arthritis News and Research

UNC researchers find new enzyme target for treating chronic pain

Researchers discover key proteins involved in DNA repair gone awry

New online training module greatly improves medical student clinical skills

AbbVie receives HUMIRA orphan drug designation from FDA for treatment of non-infectious uveitis

New drug offers promising possibility for treating adults with periodontitis

Viewpoints: Pence on Medicaid expansion; Jindal on Obamacare repeal efforts; 'long-shot' lawsuits

Majority of Americans experience foot pain, shows new study

Convenient new treatment option for rheumatoid arthritis sufferers offers patient freedom and control of disease

Study finds increased risk of hospitalization for heart failure in IBD patients

Study led by TSRI scientists likely to influence future designs for HIV vaccines, antibody-based therapies

Scripps Research Institute scientists show AIDS vaccine could work against changeable site on HIV

Autoimmune epilepsy diagnostics: an interview with Dr. Joseph J. Higgins, Medical Director, Neurology, Athena Diagnostics, a business of Quest Diagnostics

Two new Manchester research centres aim at improving lives of people with arthritis

Novozymes Biopharma, ThioLogics to collaborate on drug-albumin conjugation platform

UNF Professor discovers 2 Lyme disease bacterial species that infect human patients

Researchers find TB infection in lungs may decrease diversity of gut bacteria in mice

Baylor receives $3.3M grant from NIAMS to advance research in autoimmune diseases

PAH risk factors identified for systemic sclerosis patients

Melbourne researchers find link between necroptosis and inflammatory disease

Regular grape consumption may help alleviate pain linked with symptomatic osteoarthritis of knee

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