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Tracking Patient Manifestations of Behçet’s Syndrome around the World

Yusuf Yazici, MD | July 1, 2010

Tracking patient manifestations of Behçet’s syndrome around the world

Sister Volunteers for Study to Find Answers

Debra Gordon | June 1, 2010

Strong family history make them good candidates for research

Recent Study Improves Understanding of Preclinical Rheumatoid Arthritis

From the College | June 1, 2010

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.

Cardiovascular Disease Risk High in RA Patients

Kathy Holliman | June 1, 2010

High incidence of metabolic disease and concurrent inflammation increases risk

When Lupus Research is a Family Affair

Cynthia Aranow, MD, Meggan Mackay, MD,Peter Gregersen, MD, and Betty Diamond, MD | June 1, 2010

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

Cobra Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Lilian H.D. van Tuyl, PhD, and Maarten Boers, MD, PhD | June 1, 2010

Initial high-dose therapy may help patients seeking relief

Colcrys Approval Triggers Questions

Kurt Ullman | May 1, 2010

Some rheumatologists question the depth of research and the approval’s implications for patient access

Strides in Recognition and Management of Joint Hypermobility Syndrome

Gretchen Henkel | May 1, 2010

Strides in recognition and management of joint hypermobility syndrome

Immune System No Longer Autonomous?

Gretchen Henkel | May 1, 2010

Evolving model has implications for novel therapies

Within Our Reach–Funded Study Finds Increased Depression Risk Among Some RA Patients

From the College | May 1, 2010

A study recently published in Arthritis & Rheumatism found that a cohort of patients from multiethnic backgrounds who all had rheumatoid arthritis (RA) had nearly double the rate of depressive symptoms compared with middle-class white patients with RA.¹ The study also examined predictors of depression, and concluded that physical disability—not acute disease activity—is the principal predictor of depression in patients with RA.