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Within Our Reach: Collaborating to Find a Cure for RA

David R. Karp, MD, PhD  |  

Research is critically important to find cures and accelerate patient care for the millions who suffer from arthritis and rheumatic disease. Despite its prevalence in the population and recent treatment advances, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remains an incurable disease and receives disproportionately less research funding from federal sources than most other autoimmune diseases. This is precisely why the ACR Research and Education Foundation (REF) launched Within Our Reach: Finding a Cure for Rheumatoid Arthritis to directly invest in the types of innovative research not being done elsewhere in the country.

Recent Study Improves Understanding of Preclinical Rheumatoid Arthritis

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A study recently published in Arthritis Care & Research (AC&R) reveals a novel approach for the study of preclinical rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The investigators conducting the study sought to determine if these RA-related biomarkers could also be found in healthy subjects in order to investigate relationships between genetic and environmental factors and the presence of these biomarkers. Their goal is to study how these biomarkers evolve.

When Lupus Research is a Family Affair

Cynthia Aranow, MD, Meggan Mackay, MD,Peter Gregersen, MD, and Betty Diamond, MD  |  

Following sisters of SLE patients may shed light on risk factors and progression of the disease