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May 18, 2015May 18, 2015

Arthritis Power First Ever Patient-Led, Patient-Centered Arthritis Patient Research Registry

Upper Nyack, N.Y. based online non-profit organization CreakyJoints, with a support community of more than 80,000 patients and their families in all 50 U.S. states, Canada, Western Europe, South America ... Read more

May 15, 2015May 22, 2015

Mesoblast Cell Therapy Yields Encouraging Results for Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment in Animal Model

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Researchers at The University of Melbourne and the company Mesoblast Ltd in Australia recently published in the journal PLOS ONE the finding that Mesoblast’s mesenchymal precursor cells (MPCs) are capable ... 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 8, 2015May 8, 2015

Study Provides Insight into Immune Differences in Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis

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A team led by researchers at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom recently discovered that two specific cytokines are mainly expressed in the early stage of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) ... Read more

May 6, 2015May 6, 2015

Alder’s Clazakizumab Yields Promising Results for Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment in Phase 2 Trial

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Alder BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. recently announced that its therapeutic antibody clazakizumab (ALD518) has met the primary endpoint of a Phase 2b clinical trial in adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The results ... 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

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 30, 2015April 30, 2015

Genetic Haplotypes Correlate with RA Severity, According To Study

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Knowing if you will be affected by severe rheumatoid arthritis even before you attempt treatment may be possible using the results of a study conducted at University of Manchester. Lead ... Read more

April 29, 2015April 29, 2015

Galapagos NV Announces DARWIN 2 Trial Positive Data on Filgotinib as Monotherapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Galapagos NV recently announced positive results of treatment with the selective inhibitor of JAK1 named filgotinib as monotherapy once per day in improving the symptoms and signs of moderately severe active ... Read more