An estimated 30 million Americans suffer from osteoarthritis (OA), the leading cause of chronic disability in older adults. Nearly half of all adults over the age of 65 have been affected by the development of osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease. OA creates a painful inflammatory response...
Knee injuries are painful, debilitating and extremely common. A sudden twist of the knee can tear the cartilage that cushions and stabilizes the joint. Knee injuries often predict the development of osteoarthritis (OA). Even when an injury is surgically repaired, damage to cartilage triggers a...
The annual Meet the Scientists event was held on March 28, 2018 in Newport Beach, California. The event gave donors the opportunity to meet with ANRF-funded researchers working towards a cure for arthritis and other related autoimmune diseases. This year’s event was filled to the...
When osteoarthritis (OA) strikes, pain flashes to sensory receptors, unleashing tiny electrical pulses that race up the spinal cord to the brain. Neurons, or specialized nerve cells, release chemical messengers that deliver pain signals from arthritic joints to the sensory network. Now a new generation of...
Key players in the body’s defenses, macrophages are immune cells that swallow bacteria, viruses or infectious germs. When the body comes under attack, these white blood cells engulf the attackers and eliminate the threat. Like characters in a Pac-Man video game, they roam the body,...
Pictured: Dr. Zaher Nahle lecturing at UCSD’s Women's Conference for International Women's Day Dr. Nahle, the Arthritis National Research Foundation's incoming Executive Director, was invited to lecture on chronic illnesses and arthritis challenges alongside a panel of experts last Thursday, March 8. The event was the...
New insights into the workings of genes are bringing hope for a revolution in scleroderma research and scleroderma treatment. Scleroderma (also called systemic sclerosis) stiffens connective tissue and decreases blood vessel formation throughout the body, scarring the skin and triggering potentially lethal damage to vital...
Long Beach, CALIFORNIA (March 7, 2018) – Today the Arthritis National Research Foundation (ANRF, CureArthritis.org) announced the appointment of Zaher Nahle, PhD, MPA, as its new Executive Director (ED). This is the outcome of a rigorous, nation-wide search examining many extraordinary candidates. A statement from the...
MARCH 2018 - Helene Belisle, Executive Director of the Arthritis National Research Foundation, is retiring after 22 years at the helm of the Foundation. The Arthritis National Research Foundation (ANRF) is recognized in the scientific world, the arthritis patient community and by independent rating organizations...
For Erik Vick, an author and self-described “chainsaw-wielding Viking”, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is just another villain to defeat. This beast he battles has tried to take many things away from him, but writing and humor are two things he refuses to give up without a...