Scientists stumble on rheumatoid arthritis vaccine with huge potential
Researchers from the University of Toledo have discovered a prospective new treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. The vaccine-based treatment strategy proved successful in preliminary animal studies and...
View ArticleResearchers find new link between a disrupted body clock and inflammatory...
New research from RCSI has demonstrated the significant role that an irregular body clock plays in driving inflammation in the body's immune cells, with implications for the most serious and prevalent...
View ArticleRound Rock Clinic Performs Rare Arthritis Procedure on Komodo Dragon
The oldest Komodo dragon in North America recently visited a Round Rock clinic to receive treatment for arthritis. The dragon, named Bubba, is 27 years old, eight feet long, weighs 175 pounds and lives...
View ArticleArthritis Drugs May Reduce COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness
A small study of 133 fully vaccinated people taking immunosuppressive medications found that their antibody levels and ability to neutralize the virus were three times lower than in people not taking...
View ArticleArthritis-related gene also regenerates cartilage in joints and growth plates...
IL-6 family proteins can promote inflammation, arthritis, autoimmune disease and even cancer. However, a study reveals the importance of IL-6 and associated genes for maintaining and regenerating...
View ArticleVitamin D supplements lower risk of autoimmune disease, researchers say
Study of older adults is 'first direct evidence' of protection against rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, other conditions In a new study, investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital found the people...
View Article2 rheumatoid arthritis drugs tied to lower risk of Parkinson's (HCQ and...
Two rheumatoid arthritis drugs show potential for lowering the risk of Parkinson's disease, new research shows. Some previous studies have found that people with rheumatoid arthritis have a lower risk...
View ArticleOsteoarthritis Treatment Breakthrough: Drug Combo Reverses Arthritis in...
The left image shows a knee joint in a healthy rat. (White indicates cartilage.) The second image from the left shows a joint with grade 2 untreated osteoarthritis. The third image shows a joint with...
View ArticleState abortion bans prevent women from getting essential medication
Annie England Noblin, a 40-year-old resident of rural Missouri, had never had a problem filling her monthly prescription for methotrexate until this week. …… It also happens to be one of the first...
View ArticleInflammatory bowel disease tied to spondyloarthritis
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) more often have spondyloarthritis (SpA) before and after diagnosis of IBD, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Crohn's and Colitis....
View ArticleShort sleep duration causally linked to rheumatoid arthritis
Short sleep duration is causally associated with an increased risk for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a study.. Rui-Chen Gao and colleagues examined whether sleep disorders are causally...
View Article* VANITY * . . . Arthritis . . . *VANITY *
Well . . . . . it has begun.I was told when I was younger that I would more than likely develop arthritis and now, at 74, My hands are quickly becoming sore and stiff albeit not RA type deformed. I...
View ArticleNothing Boring About Boron
Abstract The trace mineral boron is a micronutrient with diverse and vitally important roles in metabolism that render it necessary for plant, animal, and human health, and as recent research suggests,...
View ArticleSteroid injections worsen knee arthritis, according to two new studies
Two studies comparing injections commonly used to relieve the pain of knee osteoarthritis found that corticosteroid injections were associated with the progression of the disease. Osteoarthritis is the...
View ArticleWomen with rheumatoid arthritis more likely to achieve remission if they take...
A large study of women with rheumatoid arthritis has found that those taking oral contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy (HRT) had a greater chance of achieving remission. The study revealed the...
View ArticleObesity turning arthritic joint cells into pro-inflammation 'bad...
Being overweight may be physically changing the environment within people's joints, as new research suggests that obesity is promoting pro-inflammatory conditions which worsen arthritis. In a study,...
View ArticleIs arthritis an inevitable part of growing older and what are the ways to...
Painful, stiff or swollen joints are a common complaint among older adults, and for many, may be the first sign of arthritis - but the condition shouldn’t be an inevitable part of growing older as it...
View ArticlePolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons strongly linked to raised rheumatoid...
The amount of environmental exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAH for short, is strongly linked to a person's risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, suggests research. These chemicals,...
View ArticleStudy finds JAK inhibitors, common treatment for arthritis, are effective
According to a paper, JAK inhibitors, which doctors have used to treat patients with arthritis despite concerns about the effectiveness of such drugs, actually do work quite well. In a multicenter,...
View ArticleBreakthrough in Arthritis Treatment: JAK Inhibitors Prove Highly Effective in...
A new study has confirmed the effectiveness of JAK inhibitors in treating rheumatoid arthritis. The Japanese multicenter, retrospective study found high remission and low disease activity rates among...
View ArticleErosion blockade breakthrough: Clinical trial signals hope for hand...
Researchers show that antibody therapy can be effective against erosive hand osteoarthritis. Using the antibody denosumab leads to bone remodeling and the prevention of erosive joint damage. This is...
View ArticleAvoid Taking Ibuprofen With This Common Medication At All Costs
Ibuprofen works wonders for your headaches, joint pain, muscle aches, and menstrual cramps, so it's probably no surprise that it's the second most common over-the-counter (OTC) drug behind paracetamol...
View ArticleHow a common food ingredient can take a wrong turn, leading to arthritis...
A faculty member and her colleagues have identified the means in which bacteria in the digestive system can break down tryptophan in the diet into an inflammatory chemical that primes the immune system...
View ArticleDrinking baking soda could be an inexpensive, safe way to combat autoimmune...
A daily dose of baking soda may help reduce the destructive inflammation of autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, scientists say. They have shown that when rats or healthy people drink a...
View ArticleRepurposed drug shows promise against endometriosis-related pain in animal...
Fenoprofen, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), successfully alleviated pain and inflammation in a rodent model of endometriosis, according to researchers. They chose the drug after using a...
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