Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disease of the joints that can cause a disabling degree of pain and significantly interfere with an individual’s day-to-day living.

What is Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Rheumatoid arthritis or RA is an inflammatory condition that affects joints primarily leading to pain and stiffness and difficulty in movements. Commonly affected joints are those of the hands, feet and wrists. RA however can also affect other parts of the body.

What Causes Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms

Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnosis

Are There Any Natural Remedies for Rheumatoid Arthritis?

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Latest Rheumatoid Arthritis News and Research

COVID-19 might increase risk of autoimmune diseases

Researchers examined the associations between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and incident autoimmune diseases.

31 Jan 2023

Study opens new therapeutic avenues for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

A research team, led by Professor Sung Ho Park in the Department of Biological Sciences at UNIST announced the results of a study on osteoblasts that damage joint bones in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

31 Jan 2023

Researchers develop AI-based strategy for discovering high-affinity antibody drugs

Scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based strategy for discovering high-affinity antibody drugs.

30 Jan 2023

Doctoral research presents predictive value of biomarkers for inflammatory bowel diseases

Under the supervision of four professors from the UMCG departments of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Pathology and Medical Biology, Bourgonje conducted doctoral research on the predictive value of biomarkers for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

29 Jan 2023

Study provides an estimate of people in the United States with VEXAS syndrome

About 13,200 men and another 2,300 women in the United States over age 50 are estimated to have VEXAS syndrome, according to a new study led by researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine.

24 Jan 2023

Researchers review the association between endogenous retrovirus reactivation and aging

Researchers explored the role of endogenous retrovirus (ERV) reactivation in the aging process.

24 Jan 2023

UQ researchers identify a cellular pathway to reprogram the body’s immune system

University of Queensland researchers have identified a pathway in cells that could be used to reprogram the body's immune system to fight back against both chronic inflammatory and infectious diseases.

18 Jan 2023

Scientists use paleogenomics to trace 10,000 years of human immune system evolution

Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, the CNRS and the Collège de France have used paleogenomics to trace 10,000 years of human immune system evolution.

13 Jan 2023

COVID-19 outcomes in Rituximab treated patients

A new report throws light on SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in patients with certain joint diseases or musculoskeletal conditions who are on rituximab and compares the severity of COVID-19 outcomes in these patients whilst identifying potential risk factors for severe outcomes.

11 Jan 2023

Anticancer drugs offer new hope for treatment of sepsis

Research led by the IGC reveals how these drugs limit inflammation, positioning them as potential treatments for sepsis.

10 Jan 2023

Clinically relevant biomarker strategies in drug development

In this interview, NewsMedical speaks with Dr. Justin Devine and Dr. Nicholas Woudberg about biomarkers, their importance for drug development as well as the potential they have when it comes to machine learning.

From Synexa Life Sciences BV 9 Jan 2023

Research suggests people on rheumatoid arthritis drugs show weaker response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines

Researchers conducted a comparative study among a cohort of individuals on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) therapies vis-à-vis healthy controls to assess their responses to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines.

9 Jan 2023

Researchers reveal previously unknown properties of T cells

Certain T cells can secrete cytokines that are normally part of the innate immune system, as researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology and an international research team discovered.

5 Jan 2023

Study suggests a strategy for preventing the progression of chronic leukemia to aggressive disease

A study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests a strategy for preventing a chronic, slow-growing type of blood cancer from progressing to an aggressive form of leukemia.

29 Dec 2022

All patients with rheumatic disorders recommended to receive pneumococcal vaccine

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and other rheumatic conditions are more at risk for complications and death from pneumonia, meningitis, and other bacterial infections, yet most have not been vaccinated against infection.

29 Dec 2022

Scientists make breakthrough in understanding how inflammation is regulated

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have made an important breakthrough in understanding how inflammation is regulated. They have just discovered that a key immune alarm protein previously believed to calm down the immune response actually does the opposite.

16 Dec 2022