Posts by: Sreetama Dutt

Sreetama Dutt

Sreetama Dutt is a news curator and columnist at Rheumatoid Arthritis News. She studied biotechnology at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, and did her Masters in medical microbiology at University of Manchester in Manchester, UK.

August 21, 2015August 24, 2015

Tabalumab Phase III Trial Fails To Meet Primary End-Points In RA Patients

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Tabalumab, an anti-B Cell Activating Factor (BAFF) monoclonal antibody, which has been designed to treat autoimmune disorders and B-cell malignancies, by Eli Lilly and Company, did not meet its primary ... Read more

August 12, 2015September 3, 2015

Patients With RA Prone To Develop Fibromyalgia Symptoms, With High Disease Activity Scores

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Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) are prone to develop fibromyalgia symptoms, according to recently conducted research presented presented by Perebetyuk L, et al, during the European League Against Rheumatism Annual European Congress of ... Read more

May 27, 2015May 27, 2015

Novel Molecular Pathway Could Combat Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Rheumatoid Arthritis is a growing medical concern in the United States, with over 1.5 million adults affected by the disease annually. With RA, the immune system overreacts, attacking the patient’s joints and their ... Read more

May 13, 2015June 3, 2015

Similarities Found In Clinical Presentation Of Rheumatoid Arthritis And Chikungunya

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Recent research has shown patients with newly presented, symmetric rheumatoid arthritis and those with the chikungunya virus (CHIKV) displayed similar characteristics in terms of presentation of immune cells and clinical ... Read more

May 11, 2015May 11, 2015

Researchers Believe Artificial Dendrimers Can Solve Molecular Mysteries Of Various Diseases Like RA

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Researchers agree that interactions between cell membrane proteins and sugars hold the key to understanding the molecular basis of many diseases. Sugar molecules, which are attached to cell membranes like an antennae, ... Read more

May 5, 2015May 5, 2015

Increased Predisposition To Heart Attacks In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

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At the recently concluded ICNC 12 held May 3-5, 2015 in Madrid, Spain, a study examining the risk of heart disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis was presented by Dr. Adriana ... Read more

April 22, 2015April 24, 2015

Autoimmune Diseases Such as Rheumatoid Arthritis Could Be An Indicator For Preterm Birth

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Analysis of pregnant women’s health and their subsequent effects on fetal health was recently performed on data obtained by the Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS), a North American university and hospital-based ... Read more