People who develop rheumatoid arthritis experience changes to their immune systems long before their joints become swollen and painful, suggesting that early treatment might stop or limit damage, a ...

Arthritis affects more than 10 million people in the UK – roughly one-sixth of the population. It can be a painful, even debilitating, condition that affects people’s ability to perform and/or enjoy a ...

The recommended dosage for active PsA and moderate to severe plaque PsO in pediatric patients 6 years (≥40kg) is 100mg administered SC at week 0, 4, and then every 8 weeks thereafter. The Food and ...

Cambridge scientists have created a breakthrough material that can sense tiny chemical changes in the body, such as the increased acidity during an arthritis flare-up, and release drugs exactly when ...

Over one-third of RA patients were frail, with functional disability and lack of exercise as key factors. Frailty prevalence in RA patients is higher than in the general older population, emphasizing ...

A squishy cartilage-like material has been developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge. It can be loaded up with either long-term or short-term pain killers that are released when the ...

RA may directly cause IPF, supported by genetic evidence and molecular profiling, highlighting the need for cross-specialty collaboration. RA can lead to severe lung complications, with IPF ...

Arthritis isn’t a disease that only affects older people. “Arthritis is damage or inflammation to joints, where the bone connects to another bone,” says rheumatologist Donald E. Thomas, Jr., M.D., ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can make tasks like getting dressed, typing, or gripping certain objects hard to manage. When joint pain, stiffness, and swelling get in the way of your ability to do your ...

Seeing his doggy brother with severe arthritis cannot play fetch by himself, a cat jumped in to lend a helping paw, melting viewers' hearts. The 6-year-old Australian cattle dog, Blue, was first ...

The device stimulates the vagus nerve, signaling the body to tamp down the inflammation that contributes to the disease. An example of the vagus nerve stimulation implant at the Northwell Center for ...