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...
Arthritis National Research Foundation (ANRF) is honored to announce it has awarded $1.8 million in arthritis research grants. The amount represents the largest commitment to arthritis research to date ensuring that ANRF maintains it's mission of funding research to cure arthritis. ANRF continues to fund...
Repost from rheumatologyadvisor.com As a polar vortex envelops the Midwest, virtually everyone is talking about the weather. In light of the historic chill, we’re revisiting an often-debated topic: does cold weather affect joint pain? Distinguishing between medical myth and fact isn’t always easy. Below we provide...
An important cell in our immune response arsenal is the B cell, a white blood cell that fights infection by producing antibodies. However, if the B cell homeostasis is disrupted some of the cells may produce auto-antibodies which attack host tissue. Dr Tam Quach, an instructor...
Several weeks ago an order was placed for a large number of blue CureArthritis silicone bracelets (available here https://curearthritis.org/shop/). Shortly thereafter we received a corresponding email giving us insight into the story behind the order. We were deeply moved by the email and thought by...
Dr Noss is an assistant professor, division of rheumatology, Roosevelt Clinic, University Washington Medical Center. Dr Noss received her MD as well as her PhD in 2002 from Case Western Reserve University. She completed her residency in internal medicine in 2004 and her fellowship in...
A Disease as Old as Time More than 2300 years ago the father of modern medicine, Hippocrates, was quoted saying “It is incredible how fast the mischief spreads.” In saying this Hippocrates was referring to a condition arthritic in nature, with an onset occurring in...
The development of autoimmune diseases is often dependent on an interaction between a patient’s genetic makeup combined with environmental risk factors. The onset of the clinical presentation of the disease occurs once a threshold has been reached with an accumulative effect from both genetic and...
Humira, generically known as adalimumab, has been the gold standard for treatment of RA particularly in patients that have not responded to other forms of treatment. In 2016 4 million prescriptions for Adalimumab were given out. This is a biologic drug and like other TNF...
Everyone loves a night out for dinner. From the chance to spend time with family and friends to the avoidance of ever-dreaded dish washing, a night at a restaurant can be a delicious treat. This month, enjoy all the benefits of a night out while...