Early diagnosis leads to earlier treatment. With earlier treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), there is a better chance for less radiographic damage, less disability and thus lower overall costs of ...

1 in 100 people in Britain today live with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Unlike osteoarthritis (OA), RA is caused not by wear and tear but by the body's immune system attacking its own joints. RA can ...

Morning stiffness is common for people with arthritis and that got researchers to thinking that if they could time drug therapy to match the body’s rhythms when pain receptors are most active, they ...

Cedars-Sinai’s center provides personalized, multidisciplinary care for RA and related conditions, improving patient outcomes and quality of life. Dr. Jon Giles' research explores autoimmune disease ...

The earliest possible diagnosis and treatment of nascent rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the goal for all clinicians who care for patients with musculoskeletal complaints. A growing body of evidence has ...

This joint-specific response pattern was consistent across all advanced treatment modalities, including abatacept, interleukin-6 receptor inhibitors, Janus kinase inhibitors, rituximab and TNFi.

The results of research by scientists at Trinity College Dublin and St. Vincent’s University Hospital offer new insights into the cellular and genetic features of joint inflammation in rheumatoid ...