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Study: As married couples age, coping with their own health demands may take a mental toll

When they said their wedding vows, many of them promised to stand by one another in sickness and in health. But a new study suggests that as married couples age and develop chronic conditions, the daily demands of coping with their own health demands and those of their spouse may take a mental toll.

3 Dec 2019

Link found between the gut microbiome, host genome, and RA in Japanese population

One of the most astounding discoveries of recent times is just how much influence gut bacteria have on our health and well-being.

2 Dec 2019

State-of-the-art expert reviews provide insights into vitamin D research

Vitamin D is essential for human health. Although much is known about its important role in bone metabolism and in certain areas of non-skeletal health, there are many open questions and topics of debate.

27 Nov 2019

Researchers win grants to find innovative treatments for debilitating skin diseases

National leaders in research to cure debilitating skin diseases based at the Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have won a second NIH grant to further investigations of innovative treatments.

26 Nov 2019

Research opens the door to better understanding of osteoarthritis

Oregon State University research has provided the first complete, cellular-level look at what's going on in joints afflicted by osteoarthritis, a debilitating and costly condition that affects nearly one-quarter of adults in the United States.

25 Nov 2019

Study compares unicompartmental knee arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty

Unicompartmental (or "partial") knee arthroplasty (UKA) is an alternative to total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for some patients with knee osteoarthritis. When UKA fails, conversion to TKA has been thought to be a reliable solution.

25 Nov 2019

Thermal imaging has potential to assess rheumatoid arthritis

A new study, published today in Scientific Reports, highlights that thermal imaging has the potential to become an important method to assess Rheumatoid Arthritis.

25 Nov 2019

Rheumatoid arthritis linked to other diseases, finds new study

A study found that risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis is higher in people with certain diseases.

21 Nov 2019

Rheumatoid arthritis linked to other diseases before and after diagnosis, shows study

A Mayo Clinic-led study involving 3,276 patients has found that people with inflammatory bowel disease, Type 1 diabetes or blood clots may be at increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis.

20 Nov 2019

Newly discovered cell involved in rheumatoid arthritis could serve as treatment target

Researchers have made a discovery about a class of cells involved in rheumatoid arthritis that could instigate new treatments.

18 Nov 2019

New insights into how immune system and inflammation play a role in PD

Relatively new research findings indicating that the earliest stages of Parkinson's disease (PD) may occur in the gut have been gaining traction in recent years. In a review published in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease, Tomasz Brudek, PhD, evaluates evidence for the association between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and PD and proposes directions for future research.

14 Nov 2019

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

Medical steroid use could push up diabetes risk

Glucocorticoids (GCs), or steroids, as they are popularly called, are often prescribed for their anti-inflammatory effects in a host of conditions including acute asthmatic attacks, allergies, and arthritis. However, are they doing good or harm?

12 Nov 2019

Drug regimen for lymphoma and RA more likely to put patients with pemphigus into remission

Pemphigus, an autoimmune disease mediated by B cells and which causes painful blisters and sores on the skin and mucous membranes, is a rare chronic autoimmune condition that can be fatal if not treated.

11 Nov 2019

Age of psoriasis onset decides if the skin or joints act up first

People with psoriatic arthritis may initially present with either psoriasis or arthritis as the first symptom/sign of this illness. Now, a new study presented at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting shows that the age at which psoriasis develops is a key predictor of which shows up first. Early-onset psoriasis is not strongly associated with arthritis while late-onset psoriasis is.

11 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

Methotrexate reduces joint damage in hand osteoarthritis

A new study presented at the 2019 ACR/ARP meeting shows that methotrexate stopped further damage to the hand joints and even perhaps improved bone remodeling in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand, when they were assessed at 3 and 12 months.

11 Nov 2019

Rheumatoid arthritis: biologics useful in young and old alike

A new study presented at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting says that all rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, irrespective of their age, benefit to a similar extent from the use of biologic drugs in their treatment. The study measured improvement in disease parameters 48 weeks after the beginning of therapy to establish this conclusion.

11 Nov 2019

Study compares ultrasound versus conventional strategies in early rheumatoid arthritis

Researchers have found that using the information form ultrasound technology in the treatment protocol did not affect the outcome of the patients with Rheumatoid arthritis. The study titled, “Ultrasound versus Conventional Treat-To-Target Strategies in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Outcome Data from a 2-year Randomized Controlled Strategy Trial,” was presented at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting.

11 Nov 2019

New textbook on mysterious and deadly cytokine storm syndrome

There's no telling where the call will come from, or when. But Randy Cron, M.D., Ph.D., professor of pediatrics and medicine at UAB, knows to expect them.

11 Nov 2019

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Latest Arthritis News and Research

Study: As married couples age, coping with their own health demands may take a mental toll

Link found between the gut microbiome, host genome, and RA in Japanese population

State-of-the-art expert reviews provide insights into vitamin D research

Researchers win grants to find innovative treatments for debilitating skin diseases

Research opens the door to better understanding of osteoarthritis

Study compares unicompartmental knee arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty

Thermal imaging has potential to assess rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis linked to other diseases, finds new study

Rheumatoid arthritis linked to other diseases before and after diagnosis, shows study

Newly discovered cell involved in rheumatoid arthritis could serve as treatment target

New insights into how immune system and inflammation play a role in PD

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

Medical steroid use could push up diabetes risk

Drug regimen for lymphoma and RA more likely to put patients with pemphigus into remission

Age of psoriasis onset decides if the skin or joints act up first

Juvenile immune arthritis – new treatments wanted

Methotrexate reduces joint damage in hand osteoarthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis: biologics useful in young and old alike

Study compares ultrasound versus conventional strategies in early rheumatoid arthritis

New textbook on mysterious and deadly cytokine storm syndrome

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