"The patient goes to bed and sleeps quietly until about two in the morning when he is awakened by a pain which usually seizes the great toe, but sometimes the heel, the calf of the leg or the ankle. The pain resembles that of a...
Gout is a painful and recurring type of inflammatory arthritis that afflicts 8.3 million Americans. Once known as the “disease of kings,” gout typically strikes suddenly in the big toe after a night of overindulgence in rich food or drinking. However, epigentics, the study of...
LONG BEACH, CA – Arthritis National Research Foundation (ANRF), a nonprofit dedicated solely to arthritis research, today announced new members to its world-renowned Scientific Advisory Board. Betty Diamond, M.D. and Paul J. Utz, M.D., Ph.D. will bring their expertise and experience to help fund research...
LONG BEACH, CA - Arthritis National Research Foundation (ANRF) announced grant awards totaling over $1.2 million, its largest to date, committed towards finding a cure for arthritis. ANRF funds grants to innovative researchers studying new treatments and cures for arthritis and related autoimmune diseases. Tweet This The...
In Part 2 of her interview on Arthritis Now, Gout researcher, Dr. Mara McAdams-Demarco of Johns Hopkins, continued to explain her research that was jointly funded by the Arthritis National Research Foundation and the American Federation For Aging Research. In the video above, Dr. McAdams-DeMarco talks...
Gout researcher, Dr. Mara McAdams-Demarco of Johns Hopkins, is the first ever grant recipient of the ANRF-AFAR award on aging. The Arthritis National Research Foundation and the American Federation For Aging Research understand that by collaborating on aging research, and more specifically for this project,...
Long Beach, CA and New York, NY – Mara McAdams DeMarco, Ph.D. of Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Maryland was awarded $100,000 to pursue her research on the risk factors and consequences of gout, a form of arthritis, in older adults. The Arthritis National Research...