Sea Anemone Neurotoxin Treats Arthritis
Can an arthritis treatment really be derived from sea anemones? The new Cure Arthritis Video Series first looks into sea anemones and their potassium channel blocking capabilities. With the new Cure Arthritis Video series we look forward to sharing the great work our grant recipients are...
I Love My Life, But I Admit My Life Is Very Hard | Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
David Leonard knows what it’s like to hit a roadblock. For the past two decades he has tried nearly every treatment available for his juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, but despite his best efforts, his disease is still very active. The lack of marked improvement in symptoms...
Arthritis National Research Foundation Awards $1.2 Million in Research Grants in 2016/2017
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...
Lupus | Does our skin hold the answer?
In this episode of Arthritis Now, we talk with 2015 ANRF grant recipient, Michelle Kahlenberg, MD, PhD, who is a rheumatologist, researcher, and assistant professor of internal medicine at the University of Michigan. We ask her about her research into the correlation of skin and...
Can Stem Cells Prevent Osteoarthritis?
In this episode of Arthritis Now, we talk with 2014-2015 ANRF grant recipient, Denis Evseenko, MD, Phd about the research his lab is doing on Osteoarthritis and stem cells. Novel research, like the research being conducted at the Evseenko lab, pushes the field of arthritis...
Cure Arthritis Awareness Map Project
The Cure Arthritis Awareness Map project is brought you in partnership from the Arthritis National Research Foundation (ANRF) and Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly). The goal of the campaign is to raise as much funds and awareness for arthritis research as possible during the month...
Can Intestinal Bacteria Cause Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Researchers worldwide are exploring the flawed immune response that kindles inflammatory disease. Intestinal bacteria may hold the key to understanding what triggers rheumatoid arthritis inflammation. Inflammation defends the body against infection, but must turn on at just the right moment to repel an assault—and then...
Can folds in your DNA cause Psoriatic Arthritis?
Can DNA be the cause of autoimmune forms of arthritis? Current Arthritis National Research Foundation grantee Dr. Iouri Chepelev is specifically looking at how DNA folds might lead to psoriatic arthritis. In this episode of Arthritis Now, we talk with Iouri Chepelev, PhD, who is the...
Can Herpes Teach Us About Arthritis?
Can Herpes Teach Us About Arthritis? marks the re-launch of Arthritis Now. New Arthritis Now host, Britt Johnson, talks with Carl F. Ware, Ph.D. about his research on herpes and it’s potential to lead researchers to new arthritis treatments. Watch the interview above! Dr. Ware is...
Scientists Connect | Arthritis Research
What happens when two or more Arthritis National Research Foundation scientists connect? They begin sharing information about their research and the potential for collaboration often results. Scientists connect and create “networking” in its purest sense. To have the scientists connect, the Arthritis National Research Foundation invited each...