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...
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...
New tissue engineering techniques may completely change how we treat osteoarthritis (OA). OA is a disabling disease that gradually destroys articular cartilage, which helps bones move smoothly and easily within joints. As the cartilage layer thins, bones rub against each other, causing swelling, stiffness and...
Jim Nollsch and Hayden Fisher have been named as the newest additions to the Cure Arthritis Ambassadors. Jim Nollsch and Hayden Fisher are the co-founders of the Blue Sky Cup, an annual event in Vail, Colorado, where teams compete to ski up to 40,000 vertical...
Early in her career, pediatric rheumatologist, Tiphanie Vogel, MD, PhD, cared for a seven-year-old boy with a rare form of juvenile arthritis (JA). She discovered that her young patient had a specific genetic mutation that damages multiple organs and severely affects the joints. Dr. Vogel, an...
At the American College of Rheumatology Conference in San Diego, Cure Arthritis Marketing Director, Derek Belisle, sat down with CreakyJoints special reporter and Cure Arthritis Ambassador, Nicole Dalton, to discuss the Arthritis National Research Foundation, the latest research and what to expect next. Cure Arthritis community...
I’ve lived with autoimmune arthritis for 50 years. For most of that time, no treatment existed, which is why I had to start using a power wheelchair at age 16. In the past two decades, massive advances have been made in research and treatment, enabling...