by Washington State University A study led by researchers at Washington State University has uncovered a potential new treatment approach for diseases associated with inflammation, including sepsis, stroke, rheumatoid arthritis, acute lung injury, and atherosclerosis. Published in the open-access journal Science Advances, their paper describes a novel, patent-pending technology that uses nanosized particles to transport...
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Common sites of bone erosion in rheumatoid arthritis ID’d on US
(HealthDay)—Joint recesses with bone erosion are more likely to exhibit greater severity of joint inflammation on ultrasound (US) examination, according to a study published online Oct. 25 in the Journal of Clinical Ultrasound. York Kiat Tan, from Singapore General Hospital, and colleagues used an extended 36-joint sonographic examination in 30 patients with rheumatoid arthritis to...
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Serum IL-35 levels tied to bone loss with rheumatoid arthritis
Yuxuan Li, from the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang, and colleagues explored the correlations between IL-35 levels and bone loss in postmenopausal women, including 76 with RA and 53 healthy controls. Additionally, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry was used to measure bone mineral density (BMD) at lumbar spine 1 to 4 and at...
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Early drug intervention reduces risk of cardiovascular events in rheumatoid arthritis sufferers
by Rebecca Biason, University of Toronto People who develop rheumatoid arthritis as older adults benefit from early and sustained use of a drug called Methotrexate (MTX), a recent study led by University of Toronto researcher Jessica Widdifield has found. The study, the first of its kind to examine the evidence around the effect of timing of MTX initiation in relation to long-term...
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Blood tests for rheumatoid arthritis: What to know
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation in the joints. A doctor will diagnose rheumatoid arthritis by asking a person about their symptoms, carrying out a physical examination, taking blood tests, and using imaging studies. Doctors may test blood samples for several inflammatory and immune system compounds that are usually present in a...
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What is the link between pannus and rheumatoid arthritis?
Pannus is an abnormal growth of tissue that develops in the joints. It can form in the later stages of rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in the joints. When a person has RA, the synovium, which is the protective lining of the joints, grows much thicker, resulting in...
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Destination: Personalized Disease Management Approaches for People with Autoimmune Diseases
A biomarker is a characteristic that can be objectively measured as an indicator of normal or pathologic biological processes, or as an indicator of response to therapy. As such, biomarkers have generated significant interest within the autoimmune disease research and medical communities because of their potential to help physicians make predictions about disease progression and to...
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What’s the link between brain fog and rheumatoid arthritis?
Rheumatoid arthritis causes chronic inflammation that affects not only the joints but other organ systems, too. One of the lesser-known symptoms of the condition is brain fog. Many people with rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, report having trouble thinking clearly, problems with memory, and difficulty concentrating. These symptoms, known as brain fog, are widespread in people...
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Many RA patients’ pain related to central nervous system
(HealthDay)—Centralized pain pathways may coexist with more established peripheral inflammation-driven pathways in some patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a study published in the July issue of Arthritis & Rheumatology. Neil Basu, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom, and colleagues performed an 11-minute functional connectivity magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...
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Exercising with rheumatoid arthritis
(HealthDay)—Different from osteoarthritis, which is the wear-and-tear breakdown of joint cartilage experienced over time, rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is an autoimmune disease that causes both pain and intense fatigue. When you’re in the throes of a flare, exercise may seem like mission impossible and you might be advised to rest until it passes. But exercise...