Arthritis & Rheumatology News and Research

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GSK Returns Vercirnon Rights To Chemocentryx After Phase III Flop

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19 Sep 2013

Wearing back braces prevents need for spinal correction surgery in children with AIS

A multi-center study led by University of Iowa researchers to determine whether wearing back braces would prevent the need for spinal correction surgery in children with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) was cut short when early results were overwhelmingly in favor of bracing.

19 Sep 2013

Parenting stress among caregivers of children with chronic illness: A systematic review

The extra demands on parents of chronically ill children cause stress that affects the whole family, according to a systematic review conducted by Case Western Reserve University researchers that also explored what factors in the child's care most contribute to the added strain.

19 Sep 2013

GSK Returns Vercirnon Rights To Chemocentryx After Phase III Flop

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18 Sep 2013

Gout: An Interview with Dr. Lawrence Edwards, Chairman and CEO of GUAES

Gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis that affects adults. It's a disease caused by the presence of uric acid crystals in and around the joints. It's a disease that's becoming more and more common. It probably has doubled in its prevalence worldwide over the past twenty to thirty years.

18 Sep 2013

Comprehensive approach to the evaluation of groin pain

She wasn't born this way, but even Lady Gaga experienced groin pain-typically a symptom of hip disease such as arthritis of the hip-or, in her case, a hip labral tear. Groin pain is a common health complaint. According to a literature review appearing in the September 2013 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, one in four people develop hip arthritis-damage to the surfaces in the hip joint-before the age of 85 that contributes to groin pain.

18 Sep 2013

SignaBlok's novel peptide inhibitor of TREM-1 suppresses cancer progression

SignaBlok, Inc., a Massachusetts-based biopharmaceutical company, today announced the successful in vivo proof of concept data that demonstrate that the company's novel mechanism-based, first-in-class peptide inhibitor of TREM-1 effectively suppresses cancer progression in mouse models of lung cancer and dramatically improves survival in septic mice.

18 Sep 2013

Intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections safe, effective for patients with knee osteoarthritis

A new meta-analysis of 29 randomized studies involving more than 4,500 patients with knee osteoarthritis found that intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections provided significant improvement in pain and function compared to saline injections.

18 Sep 2013

Vanderbilt examines ability of drug abatacept to prevent type 1 diabetes

Vanderbilt's Eskind Diabetes Clinic has been selected to examine the ability of the drug abatacept to prevent type 1 diabetes (T1D). As part of the TrialNet consortium, Vanderbilt will be one of 14 North American sites observing the effects of the drug in people at high risk to develop T1D.

17 Sep 2013

Financial incentives only partial solution for hypertension control

Providing financial incentives to general practitioners goes some way toward improving hypertension control in their patients, shows research published in JAMA.

16 Sep 2013

Helper T cells important for AIDS vaccine development

A major new finding that will significantly advance efforts to create the world's first antibody-based AIDS vaccine was published today by researchers from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology.

13 Sep 2013

Scottsdale Healthcare, TGen initiate Thunder God vine clinical trial in pancreatic cancer patients

Taking a page from Chinese herbal medicine, Scottsdale Healthcare and the Translational Genomics Research Institute today initiated the first-in-human clinical trial for pancreatic cancer patients using a compound derived from a plant known as "Thunder God vine."

13 Sep 2013

Scientists uncover how bacterium responsible for periodontal disease worsens RA

Does gum disease indicate future joint problems? Although researchers and clinicians have long known about an association between two prevalent chronic inflammatory diseases - periodontal disease and rheumatoid arthritis - the microbiological mechanisms have remained unclear.

13 Sep 2013

Parent's guide book for caring children living with juvenile arthritis

Parents who have children with chronic autoimmune diseases like juvenile arthritis face a lifetime of obstacles and challenges and now there's a book to help them. In Living with Juvenile Arthritis: A Parent's Guide, author Kimberly Poston Miller shares with readers her hard-earned wisdom and experiences as the mother of two children living with juvenile arthritis and a number of related autoimmune conditions.

11 Sep 2013

Hospira announces EC approval of Inflectra, Europe's first biosimilar mAb therapy

Hospira, the world's leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies, today announced the European Commission (EC) approval of Inflectra™ (infliximab), Europe's first biosimilar monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapy. Inflectra has been approved for the treatment of inflammatory conditions including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn's disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and psoriasis.

10 Sep 2013

Parasites could be potential key to treating autoimmune diseases

There is a new weapon in the fight against autoimmune diseases such as Type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease and lupus, the common trait of which is an immune system that attacks its own organs and tissues.

10 Sep 2013

Research offers focused explanation for cardiac arrest predilection for morning hours

Evidence from people with heart disease strongly supports the existence of the molecular link first discovered in laboratory mice between the body's natural circadian rhythms and cardiac arrest or sudden cardiac death (SCD) - the No. 1 cause of death in heart attacks, a scientist said here today.

10 Sep 2013

Arthritis & Rheumatology News and Research

Latest Arthritis & Rheumatology News and Research

GSK Returns Vercirnon Rights To Chemocentryx After Phase III Flop

Wearing back braces prevents need for spinal correction surgery in children with AIS

Parenting stress among caregivers of children with chronic illness: A systematic review

GSK Returns Vercirnon Rights To Chemocentryx After Phase III Flop

Gout: An Interview with Dr. Lawrence Edwards, Chairman and CEO of GUAES

Comprehensive approach to the evaluation of groin pain

SignaBlok's novel peptide inhibitor of TREM-1 suppresses cancer progression

Intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections safe, effective for patients with knee osteoarthritis

Vanderbilt examines ability of drug abatacept to prevent type 1 diabetes

Financial incentives only partial solution for hypertension control

Helper T cells important for AIDS vaccine development

Scottsdale Healthcare, TGen initiate Thunder God vine clinical trial in pancreatic cancer patients

Scientists uncover how bacterium responsible for periodontal disease worsens RA

Parent's guide book for caring children living with juvenile arthritis

Hospira announces EC approval of Inflectra, Europe's first biosimilar mAb therapy

Parasites could be potential key to treating autoimmune diseases

Research offers focused explanation for cardiac arrest predilection for morning hours

Little STING could go long way in avoiding arthritis, type 1 diabetes, report researchers

UCSF scientists identify new way to manipulate immune system from autoimmune diseases

Doubt cast on worth of BP load

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Arthritis & Rheumatology News and Research

Latest Arthritis & Rheumatology News and Research

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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