Posts by: Patricia Inacio, PhD

Patricia Inacio, PhD

Patricia holds her Ph.D. in Cell Biology from University Nova de Lisboa, and has served as an author on several research projects and fellowships, as well as major grant applications for European Agencies. She also served as a PhD student research assistant in the Laboratory of Doctor David A. Fidock, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University, New York.

July 13, 2016July 13, 2016

Study Finds How Cholesterol Drug Simvastatin Improves RA Inflammation

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Aarhus University researchers have discovered how simvastatin, a drug typically prescribed to reduce cholesterol, also leads to significant benefits in chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes, and multiple ... Read more

July 11, 2016July 11, 2016

Rheumatoid Arthritis Effectively Diagnosed and Treated with Biodegradable Nanoparticles in Early Study

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Biodegradable polymer nanoparticles (BNPs), tiny particles made of a biodegradable polymer, appear to be quite useful for the early detection and for long-term, effective treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with minimal side effects, ... Read more

June 17, 2016June 17, 2016

US Hospitalization Rates Show Decrease for Rheumatoid Arthritis, Increase for Gout

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Hospitalizations associated with gout show a dramatic increase in the past two decades in the United States, while those related to rheumatoid arthritis have steadily decreased in the same period. ... Read more

June 10, 2016June 10, 2016

#EULAR2016 – Depression Linked to Adolescent Arthritis Disease Activity and Disability in Nationwide UK Study

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In a new study, researchers say they have found a clear association between depression and the level of disease activity and disability in adolescent patients with juvenile inflammatory arthritis, the most common ... Read more

February 5, 2016February 5, 2016

Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment with TNF Inhibitors May Raise Cervical Dysplasia Risk

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A Swedish nationwide study in women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) found an elevated risk for cervical dysplasia in those treated with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors, a common RA therapy. The ... Read more

October 21, 2015October 21, 2015

Cytokine Levels Seen to Impair Inflammation Progression in Rheumatoid Arthritis

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In a new study entitled “Interleukin-27 inhibits ectopic lymphoid-like structure development in early inflammatory arthritis” researchers discovered that the cytokine interleukin-27 (IL-27) inhibits the formation of ectopic lymphoid-like structures (ELSs) ... Read more

June 5, 2015June 5, 2015

Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Are Still Affected by with Cervical Spine Complications

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In a new study entitled “Cervical spine involvement in rheumatoid arthritis over time: results from a meta-analysis,” the authors performed a retrospective analysis of lesions to the cervical spine in ... Read more

May 22, 2015June 5, 2015

Regeneron and Sanofi Announce Sarilumab Therapy Improves Symptoms in Rheumatoid Arthritis patients

News, rheumatoid arthritis

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi, two leading biopharmaceutical companies focused on researching and developing innovative therapeutic solutions, recently announced that Sarilumab, a human IL-6 receptor antibody, when administered to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients ... Read more

May 1, 2015May 1, 2015

Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Share Equal Risks in Developing Venous Thromboembolism after TKA Surgery

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In a new study entitled “Risk of Venous Thromboembolism after Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis” a team of clinicians assessed whether patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis who ... Read more

April 14, 2015April 14, 2015

Vascular Calcifications on Hands May Predict Cardiovascular Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients.

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In a new study entitled “Vascular calcifications on hand radiographs in rheumatoid arthritis and associations with autoantibodies, cardiovascular risk factors and mortality” researchers investigated the link between vascular calcifications in ... Read more