In a large trial led by a Stanford investigator, an experimental drug produced clinically meaningful improvements for rheumatoid arthritis patients unresponsive to existing treatments. Rheum... Read more
The results of a pilot study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2019) suggest that electro stimulation of one of the nerves connecting the brain to the bo... Read more
Identical twin toddlers who presented with severe arthritis helped scientists to identify the first gene mutation that can single-handedly cause a juvenile form of this inflammatory joint di... Read more
Adaptive aids are expensive. Additive manufacturing, using low-cost 3-D printers, can save upwards of 94 percent for simple household items. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (C... Read more
Injectable material made of nanoscale particles can deliver arthritis drugs throughout cartilage. Osteoarthritis, a disease that causes severe joint pain, affects more than 20 million people... Read more
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed neutrophil “nanosponges” that can safely absorb and neutralize a variety of proteins that play a role in the progression of... Read more
A better delivery system brings anti-inflammatory therapies to critical sites Arthritis flares — the unpredictable and often sudden worsening of arthritis symptoms — can be debilitating. The... Read more
‘We’re not taking away the arthritis, just the arthritis pain’ Pain medicine specialists at Rush have helped develop, and are among the first in the country to provide, a noninvasive treatme... Read more
DNA strands in materials act like traffic signals to start, stop cell activity or regenerate tissue A groundbreaking advancement in materials from Northwestern University could potentially h... Read more
Goal is vaccine that targets inflammation in joints Using new gene-editing technology, researchers have rewired mouse stem cells to fight inflammation caused by arthritis and other chronic c... Read more
Joint inflammation (arthritis) is a common problem in medical practice and can be due to a variety of causes. Many types of inflammatory disorders affecting the joints belong to the diverse... Read more
Researchers at the University of Queensland (UQ) have developed a breakthrough vaccine-style rheumatoid arthritis treatment targeting the underlying cause of the disease rather than the symp... Read more
A simple an inexpensive blood test for the most common form of arthritis has been developed by British scientists. It is hoped it will be possible diagnose osteoarthritis up to a decade earl... Read more
