Repost from Rheumatology Advisor Fasinumab may improve pain and function in patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis (OA) who do not benefit from analgesics, according to study results published in Arthritis & Rheumatology. The study included 421 patients with moderate to severe knee or hip OA and a history of...
Repost from DiscoverMagazine.com If you get a cut, it’ll heal. If you lose some skin to road rash, it’ll grow back. But lose a limb, and it’s gone for good. Unless you’re a salamander, a zebrafish or an axolotl, of course — all of which can...
Dr Charles Chan is an Assistant Professor at Stanford in the Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, with co- appointments in the Immunology Program and the Stem Cell Institute. Dr Chan has always been fascinated by the process of aging both as...
Epigenetics to put it simply is the study of biological mechanisms that turn our genes on and off. It addresses how environmental inputs impact gene activity. Altering gene activity controls when and how much protein a gene makes, which in turn controls a multitude of...
Osteoarthritis (OA) tends to be a disease which progresses slowly but leads to active degeneration of the articular cartilage causing symptoms of joint pain, stiffness, and limitation of movement. Characteristically, these symptoms tend to be worse with weight bearing and activity and improve with rest....
Everyone is prone to getting the winter blues as the temperatures start to drop. For arthritis patients it isn’t simply about longing for the delights of summer. With the winter weather comes an increase in pain and stiffness in joints affected by the arthritis. Despite...
Autoimmune conditions are on the rise. The American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association believes most statistics put forward vastly underestimate the number of Americans living with autoimmune conditions. Many of these conditions do not receive the required attention as they are frequently invisible, with the true...
The will of the Swedish chemist, engineer and industrialist Alfred Nobel established the five Nobel prizes in 1895. The prizes in Chemistry, Literature, Peace, Physics, and Physiology or Medicine were first awarded in 1901. More than a hundred years on these awards are still held in the highest regard. This year the Nobel Prize in Physiology and...
Repost from Healthline.com Researchers say there’s more evidence that a plant-based diet can help ease some symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. They say vegetarian-like diets can reduce inflammation and improve gut health. Some experts say just adhering to a plant-based diet isn’t enough. A person must...
Dear ANRF partner! Every year, we award competitive research funding to some of the brightest minds in the fields of Arthritis, Rheumatology and Autoimmune Diseases. Eighteen promising young researchers conducting projects at prestigious US institutions were awarded this year. This represents our largest investment in scientific...