Rheumatoid arthritis affects millions of Americans, gradually changing lives as it progresses from subtle joint discomfort to potentially severe mobility limitations. For those living with this ...

Drugs used to treat initial signs of rheumatoid arthritis also improve the early stages of heart disease, according to new research. Having rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is known to at least double the ...

Features of immune system ageing can be detected in the earliest stages of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), even before clinical diagnosis, a new study has found which provides at-risk individuals with hope ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Aimed at treating rheumatoid arthritis, an investigational antibody drug that stimulates checkpoint activity yielded good results in a phase II study reported here. After 12 weeks, ...

New research shows that a novel positron emission tomography (PET) tracer that targets inflammation is safe and can clearly identify early stages of rheumatoid arthritis. The promising PET tracer, ...

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects millions of people worldwide. This disease prompts the immune system to mistakenly attack body tissues, particularly joints, leading ...

Dr. Deane has received grant funding from the Arthritis Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, Boehringer Ingelheim, Gilead and ThermoFisher, and has had consulting/advisory board ...

NEW YORK, Nov 7 Reuters) - A closely watched experimental drug for rheumatoid arthritis being developed by Pfizer Inc significantly reduced symptoms and improved physical function, according to data ...

Eli Lilly & Co. LLY said Thursday a mid-stage trial of a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis met its main goal for efficacy with similar rates of adverse events between the treatment group and placebo ...

BOSTON, Nov. 7 (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG said on Wednesday that its experimental rheumatoid arthritis drug, Actemra, was effective in the second of five late-stage clinical trials.