Specialist nurses as good as doctors in managing rheumatoid arthritis patients

by University of LeedsPatients attending clinical nurse specialist clinics do not get inferior treatment to that offered by consultant rheumatologists, the results of a major new clinical trial h

Updated on: March 24,2024 18

Specialist nurses as good as doctors in managing rheumatoid arthritis patients

by University of LeedsPatients attending clinical nurse specialist clinics do not get inferior treatment to that offered by consultant rheumatologists, the results of a major new clinical trial h

Updated on:March 24,2024 18

A little radiation goes a long way in heating up cold tumors

by Ludwig Cancer ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainA Ludwig Cancer Research study conducted in both mice and a small group of patients with advanced cancers has shown that so-called "cold&quo

Updated on: April 24,2024 19

A little radiation goes a long way in heating up cold tumors

by Ludwig Cancer ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainA Ludwig Cancer Research study conducted in both mice and a small group of patients with advanced cancers has shown that so-called "cold&quo

Updated on:April 24,2024 19

Guidelines issued for vaccination in patients with rheumatic, musculoskeletal diseases

In new guidelines issued by the American College of Rheumatology, evidence-based recommendations are presented for the use of vaccinations in children and adults with rheumatic and musculoskeletal dis

Updated on: June 15,2024 4

Guidelines issued for vaccination in patients with rheumatic, musculoskeletal diseases

In new guidelines issued by the American College of Rheumatology, evidence-based recommendations are presented for the use of vaccinations in children and adults with rheumatic and musculoskeletal dis

Updated on:June 15,2024 4

Identification of LZTR1 leads to novel insights into RAS-driven diseases

by VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Cancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthMutations in RAS proteins initiate many of the most aggressive tumors, and

Updated on: April 16,2024 14

Identification of LZTR1 leads to novel insights into RAS-driven diseases

by VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Cancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthMutations in RAS proteins initiate many of the most aggressive tumors, and

Updated on:April 16,2024 14

Respiratory disease may increase risk for rheumatoid arthritis

(HealthDay)—Respiratory diseases increase the risk for rheumatoid arthritis, according to a study published online Aug. 16 inArthritis & Rheumatology.Vanessa L. Kronzer, M.D., from the Mayo

Updated on: July 02,2024 6

Respiratory disease may increase risk for rheumatoid arthritis

(HealthDay)—Respiratory diseases increase the risk for rheumatoid arthritis, according to a study published online Aug. 16 inArthritis & Rheumatology.Vanessa L. Kronzer, M.D., from the Mayo

Updated on:July 02,2024 6

Fecal microbiota transplantation for active peripheral psoriatic arthritis shows no advantage

by European Alliance of Associations for RheumatologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn this proof-of-concept study, Maja Skov Kragsnaes and colleagues evaluated efficacy and safety of FMT in people with pso

Updated on: June 17,2024 8

Fecal microbiota transplantation for active peripheral psoriatic arthritis shows no advantage

by European Alliance of Associations for RheumatologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn this proof-of-concept study, Maja Skov Kragsnaes and colleagues evaluated efficacy and safety of FMT in people with pso

Updated on:June 17,2024 8

Aerobic exercise may cut fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis

(HealthDay)—Aerobic land-based exercise may be helpful in treating fatigue in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a meta-analysis published in the August issue ofArthritis Care

Updated on: March 24,2024 13

Aerobic exercise may cut fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis

(HealthDay)—Aerobic land-based exercise may be helpful in treating fatigue in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a meta-analysis published in the August issue ofArthritis Care

Updated on:March 24,2024 13

TNF inhibitors may not modify polyarticular JIA disease process

(HealthDay)—For children with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), discontinuing medications is challenging, with high relapse rates, especially after discontinuation of tumor necrosis f

Updated on: April 08,2024 15

TNF inhibitors may not modify polyarticular JIA disease process

(HealthDay)—For children with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), discontinuing medications is challenging, with high relapse rates, especially after discontinuation of tumor necrosis f

Updated on:April 08,2024 15

Brain activity linked to TNF inhibitor response in RA

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who respond to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors show changes in activity in pain-related areas of the brain before clinical signs of improvement are observed, accord

Updated on: April 08,2024 14

Brain activity linked to TNF inhibitor response in RA

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who respond to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors show changes in activity in pain-related areas of the brain before clinical signs of improvement are observed, accord

Updated on:April 08,2024 14

1 billion people worldwide will suffer from arthritis by 2050

by Cara MurezThe degenerative joint disease osteoarthritis affects 15% of the global population over age 30, so by 2050 that could be nearly 1 billion people, researchers say.Living longer and obesity

Updated on: May 08,2024 5

1 billion people worldwide will suffer from arthritis by 2050

by Cara MurezThe degenerative joint disease osteoarthritis affects 15% of the global population over age 30, so by 2050 that could be nearly 1 billion people, researchers say.Living longer and obesity

Updated on:May 08,2024 5

New device monitors levels of inflammation-associated C-reactive protein in real time

byPolish Academy of SciencesGraphical abstract. Credit:ACS Sensors(2024). DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.4c00249As inflammation is the body's natural immune response to disease or infec

Updated on: September 02,2024 0

New device monitors levels of inflammation-associated C-reactive protein in real time

byPolish Academy of SciencesGraphical abstract. Credit:ACS Sensors(2024). DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.4c00249As inflammation is the body's natural immune response to disease or infec

Updated on:September 02,2024 0

A small T cell switch with a big impact

by Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgCredit: CC0 Public DomainT cells play a key role in the human immune system. They are capable of distinguishing diseased or foreign tissue from the body&

Updated on: May 07,2024 12

A small T cell switch with a big impact

by Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgCredit: CC0 Public DomainT cells play a key role in the human immune system. They are capable of distinguishing diseased or foreign tissue from the body&

Updated on:May 07,2024 12