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11 Feb 2019

Response to Rituximab Cannot be Predicted by Smoking Status

RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA) is influenced by many factors, including alcohol consumption, smoking, and obesity. However, until recently no study had…
11 Feb 2019

Improving Cardiovascular Outcomes for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

ATHEROSCLEROSIS rates were reduced in patients with rheumatoid arthritis as a result of adopting a treat-to-target approach compared with a traditional…
3 Dec 2018

Probiotics Can Successfully Enhance Bone Growth

Deteriorations in bone health can begin as early as 40 years of age, resulting in bone loss and a diagnosis of osteoporosis, which leads to a high rate…
3 Dec 2018

Location of Unique Skeletal Stem Cell Identified

Stem cells in the bones are believed to have the potential to heal various bone injuries. Unfortunately, little is known about where skeletal stem cells…
31 Aug 2018

TNF Inhibitor Treatment and Cancer Recurrence in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Cancer recurrence after TNF inhibitor (TNFi) treatment in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with a history of solid cancer was no greater than in a…
31 Aug 2018

TNF Inhibitors and Cardiovascular Events

Reduced risk of cardiovascular events has been associated with sustained treatment with biologics or TNF inhibitors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis…
7 Aug 2018

Treatment for Rare Genetic Disease Provides Hope for Thousands

A treatment for the very rare genetic disease alkaptonuria (AKU) has been identified by a research collaboration involving the University of Liverpool…
6 Aug 2018

Genetic Screen Could Predict Risk of Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis and fracture risk could be predicted early on through a genetic screen, following the discovery of 899 regions in the human genome…