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Articles tagged with "Research"

Our Interdisciplinary Outlook

Sherine Gabriel, MD, and Pamela Degotardi, PhD  |  

Rheumatologists and health professionals working together is one of our great strengths

Reading Rheum

David G. Borenstein, MD  |  

Handpicked Reviews of Contemporary Literature

Within Our Reach–Funded Research Finds Highly Specific Markers of RA

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A study recently published in Arthritis & Rheumatism concluded that anti–peptidyl arginine deiminase type 4 (PAD-4) antibodies are highly specific markers of RA and appear to be useful markers of disease severity. The project studied an important and previously unrecognized immune response in RA—anti–PAD-4, which is one of the major proteins that creates other common autoantigens in RA.

Productive Partnership

Sherine Gabriel, MD, and Leslie J. Crofford, MD  |  

The ACR and the REF work closely to support the future of rheumatology

Closer to a Cure

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Over the last two years, the Within Our Reach: Finding a Cure for Rheumatoid Arthritis campaign has granted almost $9 million to 30 researchers in the hopes of finding a cure for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). These researchers are studying an array of issues, from innovative research into the genetics of RA to new treatments that will more effectively manage the disease. With the REF’s announcement of the third round of Within Our Reach grant recipients, patients with RA are closer to a cure.

Streamlined Funding Portfolio Increases Efficacy

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The ACR Research and Education Foundation recently completed a comprehensive review of its core awards and grants portfolio to assure that it was effective in meeting the needs of junior or early career physician-scientists and health professionals.

Demonstrators Demand More Money for Arthritis Research—What Could Happen?

Leslie Crofford, MD  |  

I recently came across a fictional publication called the Not Yet Gazette with a front-page story dated November 10, 2025, entitled, “Demonstrators demand more money for arthritis research.” The fictional report gave details of a crowd of 100,000, “many in wheelchairs,” confronting the health secretary of that time. The genesis of this fictional article was the observed trend towards the aging of the population and slow growth in research funding. The article stated that, “ ‘Fiscal constraints caused by slow economic growth and resistance to tax increases have greatly reduced allocations for medical research grants in recent years,’ [the health secretary] told the delegates. ‘Unfortunately, in our current political climate, funding for health research is limited,’ she said to reporters after the meeting. ‘We have to devote our limited resources to diseases that are more immediately life-threatening.’ ”

Office Visit

Eric Butterman  |  

A day in the life of John Schousboe, MD, PhD