Posts by: Patricia Silva

Patricia Silva

April 17, 2015April 17, 2015

Promising Phase 2B Clinical Trial Results for Galapagos’ Filgotinib in Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment

The biotechnology company Galapagos NV recently announced in a press release the results of the DARWIN 1 Phase 2B trial, an ongoing 24 week placebo-controlled, double-blind study to assess the efficacy ... Read more

April 9, 2015April 9, 2015

Ulster University Launches a Patient Informed Research Advisory Group for Rheumatoid Arthritis

News, rheumatoid arthritis

Ulster University in the United Kingdom recently launched a new patient informed Research Advisory Group for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) based on Ulster University’s new Centre for Stratified Medicine at C-TRIC and ... Read more

March 27, 2015March 27, 2015

World Trade Center NY Residents and Rescue/Recovery Workers are More Susceptible to Autoimmune Diseases

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A recent study published in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatology revealed that rescue and recovery workers involved in the events involving the World Trade Center (WTC) terrorist attack in 2001 in ... Read more

March 25, 2015March 25, 2015

Digital X-Ray Radiogrammetry to Evaluate Bone Mineral Density in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

News, rheumatoid arthritis

A study recently published in the journal Arthritis showed that digital X-ray radiogrammetry can be used as an imaging tool to assess bone mineral density loss in patients with rheumatoid ... Read more

March 20, 2015March 20, 2015

Study Suggests that Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Remission Can Safely Discontinue Treatment

News, rheumatoid arthritis

A collaborative study involving several hospitals and universities in Germany recently revealed that patients with rheumatoid arthritis in sustained remission can safely discontinue the treatment with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs). ... Read more

March 18, 2015March 18, 2015

Survivin Protein as a Potential Biomarker for Rheumatoid Arthritis

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A new study published in the journal Medicine showed that the survivin protein could potentially be used as a diagnostic tool for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The study is entitled “Recognizing ... Read more

March 4, 2015March 5, 2015

Possible Link Between Food Allergies and Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Health experts and researchers have suggested that certain types of food can induce rheumatoid arthritis by triggering inflammation, and a growing body of evidence has shown that food allergies may ... Read more

February 27, 2015February 27, 2015

What Allows Remission in Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis?

News, rheumatoid arthritis

A team led by researchers at the Leiden University Medical Center in The Netherlands recently revealed the possibility of remission in patients with undifferentiated arthritis or early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). ... Read more

February 19, 2015February 19, 2015

Specific Genetic Elements Act As Switches in Autoimmune Diseases Like Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently published a study in the journal Nature on a series of genetic elements in specific immune cells and their link with immune ... Read more

February 18, 2015February 18, 2015

New Biomarker Can Identify Patients Resistant to Methotrexate for Rheumatoid Arthritis

News, rheumatoid arthritis

A recent study published in the journal PNAS suggests a potential new biomarker for the identification of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who are unlikely to respond to methotrexate therapy. The study is entitled ... Read more