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January 2, 2015January 2, 2015

Contemporary Motivation Theory, Physical Activity Put to the Test as RA Therapy

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A new study from the United Kingdom entitled “Fostering autonomous motivation, physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness in rheumatoid arthritis: protocol and rationale for a randomized control trial,” was recently published ... Read more

December 30, 2014December 30, 2014

Depression Slows Down Rheumatoid Arthritis Remission

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Depression and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often come together as a vicious cycle that can damage both mental and emotional aspects of a patients’ life. Can it cause physical damage as well? A ... Read more

December 29, 2014December 29, 2014

Electronic Implant for Rheumatoid Arthritis Granted $50 Million from GSK

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Arthritis patients may look forward to cure for the disease thanks to a revolutionary electronic implant, recently studied at the Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam. The device, which is indicated for cases of ... Read more

December 23, 2014December 23, 2014

Quebec Rheumatoid Arthritis Study Finds Urban-rural Prevalence Deviance

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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), one of the two most common (with osteoarthritis) types among than 100 arthritic inflammatory joint disorders, is a chronic, systemic, autoimmune, inflammatory disease in which the body’s ... Read more

December 22, 2014December 22, 2014

Rare Rheumatoid Arthritis Complication Treated with Rituximab

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Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) combined with characteristics of Pulmonary Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis (PLG) is a rare lung disorder with multiple nodular lesions with lymphocytic invasion of vascular walls. A new study entitled ... Read more

December 19, 2014December 19, 2014

Rheumatoid Arthritis Shares Gene Expression with Other Autoimmune Diseases

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Inflammatory autoimmune diseases, often influenced by both genetic and environmental factors, share many features. Of more than 80 clinically distinct autoimmune conditions, three diseases — rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus ... Read more

December 17, 2014December 17, 2014

Neovacs Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Misses Primary Endpoint; Company Will Pivot To Lupus

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Data from a Phase IIb clinical trial of TNF-Kinoid in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) was recently released by drug developer NEOVACS, a leader in the development of an active immunotherapy technology platform (Kinoids) ... Read more

December 16, 2014December 16, 2014

Algorithm Uncovers New Insights into Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnoses

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A new study entitled “Validation of the rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis in the Swedish National patient register: a cohort study from Stockholm County” reports than the combination of patients’ data registered ... Read more

December 15, 2014December 15, 2014

Study Finds Increased Insulin Resistance in Rheumatoid Arthritis

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A new study entitled “Insulin Resistance in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Disease Related Indicators and Associations with the Presence and Progression of Subclinical Atherosclerosis” reports that higher insulin resistance in patients with ... Read more

December 13, 2014December 13, 2014

Blood Test Could Prevent Medication Trial and Error for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

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During the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting held in Boston this past November, several research projects related to rheumatoid arthritis were presented. Among them, a novel blood test that could lead to ... Read more