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Women with SLE may have increased cervical cancer risk

The results of a study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress found a doubled risk of pre-malignant cervical changes, and potentially also an increased risk of cervical cancer, among women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) compared to the general female population.

10 Jun 2016

Implantable loop recorder can help diagnose heart rhythm abnormalities in SSc patients

The results of a study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress showed that use of an easy to insert heart monitor in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and no known heart disease enables early detection and treatment of potentially fatal cardiac arrhythmias.

10 Jun 2016

BNPs have potential to enable early diagnosis, long-term treatment of RA with minimal side effects

The results of a study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress showed that tiny particles made of a biodegradable polymer (BNPs -- biodegradable polymer nanoparticles) have the potential to enable early detection and efficient long-term treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), with minimal side effects.

10 Jun 2016

Type 1 diabetes occurs more frequently in patients with JIA

The results of a study involving more than 9,000 patients, presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress showed that Type 1 diabetes occurs significantly more frequently in patients with Juvenile Inflammatory Arthritis (JIA) than in the general population.

10 Jun 2016

Anti-CPP presence in bloodstream of RA patients correlates with drug response

The results of a study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress showed that the presence of an antibody (anti-CPP ) in the bloodstream of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) correlates with response to different drug treatments.

10 Jun 2016

Antibody-positive patients treated with infliximab less likely to benefit from infliximab biosimilar

The results of a study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress showed that when antibodies develop in response to the biological treatment Remicade (infliximab), they also cross-react with the biosimilar of infliximab (CT-P13: Inflectra or Remsima).

10 Jun 2016

Air pollution exposure may have direct role in triggering lupus among children and adolescents

The results of a study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress show for the first time that an individual's exposure to air pollution may have a direct role in triggering disease activity as well as airway inflammation in children and adolescents with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).

10 Jun 2016

Reduced RV functional reserve may explain poor SSc-PAH outcomes

Patients who develop pulmonary arterial hypertension as a consequence of systemic sclerosis have poorer right ventricular functional reserve than those with idiopathic disease, research published in Circulation shows.

9 Jun 2016

B lymphocytes can influence psoriasis by regulating cytokine IL-10

"A pathological and very complex autoimmune reaction of the skin": This is the definition doctors and scientists use to describe psoriasis, a disease that affects one to three percent of the population.

8 Jun 2016

Study finds differences in hospitalization trends for gout and rheumatoid arthritis

While hospitalizations related to rheumatoid arthritis have dropped considerably over the past two decades, hospitalizations primarily associated with gout have increased dramatically.

8 Jun 2016

Ways to prevent, treat knee and hip joint pain

In the past four weeks, more than one-third of people over the age of 55 in the United States have complained about hip or knee pain to their physician. In a lifetime, our hips and knees get a lot of use. There are various ways individuals can reduce the strain placed on their joints to maintain the health of their hips and knees.

8 Jun 2016

Maternal immune dysfunction linked to risk of autism with intellectual disability in children

Pregnant women with higher levels of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines, proteins that control communication between cells of the immune system, may be at significantly greater risk of having a child with autism combined with intellectual disability, researchers with the UC Davis MIND Institute have found.

8 Jun 2016

Loughborough research reveals most effective way of boosting muscle strength

Engaging in short, explosive leg contractions is the most effective way of strengthening muscles, Loughborough research reveals.

7 Jun 2016

Antiinflammatory drug HUMIRA enhances specific TNF function in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Researchers from University College London have discovered that the widely used antiinflammatory drug HUMIRA doesn't just work by inhibiting its target protein, TNF, but by enhancing a particular function of TNF in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

7 Jun 2016

$One-third of osteoporotic women taking oral bisphosphonates have elevated risk for bone fracture$

One-third of osteoporotic women taking oral bisphosphonates have elevated risk for bone fracture

More than 53 million Americans age 50 and older, primarily women, have osteoporosis or are at high risk for the condition due to low bone density. A recent study of oral bisphosphonates, the most commonly prescribed osteoporosis treatment, found that approximately a third of women prescribed these drugs continue to be at elevated risk for bone fracture, an outcome that may have several origins.

7 Jun 2016

Autoimmune diseases among lung cancer patients may make them unsuitable for immunotherapy

A significant proportion of lung cancer patients also have autoimmune disease, which may make them unsuitable for increasingly popular immunotherapy treatments, a team of researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center's Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center has found.

6 Jun 2016

Neutral atherosclerosis trial highlights effectiveness of optimal medical therapy

Salsalate has no greater effect than placebo on the progression of coronary artery plaque, show the findings of the randomised TINSAL-CVD trial.

3 Jun 2016

Scientists discover master dimmer switches that control activity of immune cells

A person's genetic makeup plays a role in autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis that develop when the body is attacked by its own immune system. But little is known about how immune cells are pushed into overdrive.

3 Jun 2016

Duke scientists discover new small-molecule drugs to treat chronic pain

A research team at Duke University has discovered a potential new class of small-molecule drugs that simultaneously block two sought-after targets in the treatment of pain.

1 Jun 2016

Review sheds new light on link between smoking habits and psoriasis

Psoriasis: Targets and Therapy has published the review "Psoriasis and smoking: links and risks". As corresponding author Professor Luigi Naldi says "The review in Psoriasis: Targets and Therapy throws new light on the relation between smoking habits and psoriasis.

1 Jun 2016

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Latest Arthritis & Rheumatology News and Research

Women with SLE may have increased cervical cancer risk

Implantable loop recorder can help diagnose heart rhythm abnormalities in SSc patients

BNPs have potential to enable early diagnosis, long-term treatment of RA with minimal side effects

Type 1 diabetes occurs more frequently in patients with JIA

Anti-CPP presence in bloodstream of RA patients correlates with drug response

Antibody-positive patients treated with infliximab less likely to benefit from infliximab biosimilar

Air pollution exposure may have direct role in triggering lupus among children and adolescents

Reduced RV functional reserve may explain poor SSc-PAH outcomes

B lymphocytes can influence psoriasis by regulating cytokine IL-10

Study finds differences in hospitalization trends for gout and rheumatoid arthritis

Ways to prevent, treat knee and hip joint pain

Maternal immune dysfunction linked to risk of autism with intellectual disability in children

Loughborough research reveals most effective way of boosting muscle strength

Antiinflammatory drug HUMIRA enhances specific TNF function in rheumatoid arthritis patients

One-third of osteoporotic women taking oral bisphosphonates have elevated risk for bone fracture

Autoimmune diseases among lung cancer patients may make them unsuitable for immunotherapy

Neutral atherosclerosis trial highlights effectiveness of optimal medical therapy

Scientists discover master dimmer switches that control activity of immune cells

Duke scientists discover new small-molecule drugs to treat chronic pain

Review sheds new light on link between smoking habits and psoriasis

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Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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