16 Dec 2013
For JeanMarie, racing competitively wasn’t a focus from a young age, but unfortunately, having arthritis was. When she was eleven she was diagnosed with juvenile arthritis and now, at age 31, she also suffers from Uveitis, which is inflammation in the eye, and Sjogren’s Syndrome, an autoimmune disease that often results in decreased production of tears and saliva.04 Dec 2013
Arthritis Now sat down with Dr. P.J. Utz, Professor of Medicine in Rheumatology and Immunology at Stanford University. Dr Utz serves as the Medical Scientist Training Program Director at Stanford as well, where he trains up-and-coming scientists in a laboratory setting and helps them to...
06 Nov 2013
Nicknamed “The LinkedIn Diva” by friend and business associate, Don Cooper, Lori Ruff is the third most connected woman on the social networking site, LinkedIn, and has been named to Forbes Top 10 Women Social Media Power Influencers and The Top 50 Overall Influencers…twice. But...
17 Oct 2013
Mikelle Nickoles was recently named Miss Mooresville Teen USA and will be representing the greater Mooresville, North Carolina area at the Miss Teen North Carolina pageant in November. However, Mikelle isn’t your typical teen beauty queen – she has juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA).16 Oct 2013
LONG BEACH, CA/VIRGINIA, MN – Tonya Robb, mother and arthritis advocate, recently founded the JRA 5K in honor of her daughter, Ivy, and all those affected by juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA). The run will be held in Robb’s hometown of Virginia, Minnesota and will commence on June 28th, 2014.08 Oct 2013
LONG BEACH, CA - To move science more quickly towards new treatments and a cure for arthritis, the Arthritis National Research Foundation (ANRF) increased its annual research grant awards to $100,000 each. The Arthritis National Research Foundation has been funding research across the U.S. to cure arthritis since 1970. This is an increase from the maximum $75,000 per grant they have awarded for the past six years.03 Oct 2013
The Arthritis National Research Foundation welcomed two new additions to its governing boards: TV personality and author, Christine Schwab, previously on ANRF’s Advisory Board, will be joining the Board of Directors and Seth Ginsberg, founder and President of CreakyJoints.org, will serve on the Advisory Board. To...
08 Aug 2013
Originally hailing from the Philippines, Dr. Keziah Galorport is a family physician. Even though she has suffered with rheumatoid arthritis for most of her life, she has made the decision to make a difference for herself and for others. She recently joined Racing For a...
06 May 2013
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...
25 Apr 2013
The Arthritis National Research Foundation (ANRF) has decided to award fifteen arthritis research scientists grants to pursue studies to find treatments and cures for various forms of arthritis. This is the first year that ANRF has ever awarded over $1 million for this pivotal research.