Emergency diagnoses of medical conditions predict worse patient survival
Patients diagnosed with conditions after an emergency hospital admission or an emergency room visit face a higher risk…
Prescription Arthritis Medication Recalled Nationwide, FDA Warns
If you have rheumatoid arthritis and take an injection medication to treat your symptoms, you may want to…
Pediatric rheumatic diseases have unique genetic architecture compared to adults
Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have found that pediatric-onset rheumatic and inflammatory diseases have distinct genetic…
Immune cells drive abnormal joint tissue growth in rheumatoid arthritis
Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have identified a specialized population of immune cells that play a…
Engineered CAR-T cells offer potential rheumatoid arthritis cure
For the 18 million people living with rheumatoid arthritis, disease management currently means a lifetime of injections-a reality…
Could Lowering Inflammation Treat Depression?
People with high inflammation are less likely to benefit from traditional antidepressants. “I don’t think that this is…
Review finds vitamin D lacks disease-modifying effect in rheumatic diseases
A new review from the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Osteoimmunology Working Group, published in Osteoporosis International, provides a…
Patient organizations strengthen support for people with rheumatic diseases
Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMD) are chronic, often lifelong conditions. EULAR – The European Alliance of Associations for…
Real-world study exposes suboptimal adherence to treat-to-target rheumatic strategies
EULAR – The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology – acknowledges the role of diverse real-world data to…
Pim1 identified as promising therapeutic target for inflammatory arthritis treatment
The research team led by Professor Zhongyu Xie from Sun Yat-sen University revealed a new mechanism by which…
Natural peptide PEPITEM shows promise in reducing arthritic joint swelling
Scientists investigating the naturally occurring immunopeptide PEPITEM have shown reductions in arthritic joint swelling to a degree comparable…
Single Immune Switch Drives Both Arthritis and Alzheimer’s
Summary: Inflammation is the body’s natural defense, but when it gets stuck in the “on” position, it drives…