Studies provide new insights into the role of sleep in chronic pain
The results of two studies presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) provide insight into the...
Study suggests siblings of people with RA are at increased risk of acute coronary syndrome
The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) demonstrate an increased risk...
Obesity in women and current smoking in men predict lack of remission in early RA
The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) report that obesity in...
Gout in the elderly linked to higher risk of dementia
The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) suggest that gout is...
Brain matures faster due to childhood stress
Stress in early childhood leads to faster maturation of certain brain regions during adolescence. In contrast, stress experienced later in...
Screening for aortic aneurysms in older men questioned
Credit: Photo: Fredrik Johansson Screening programs for aortic aneurysms in the abdomen is now being questioned in a study published...
Copernicus Award 2018: Outstanding German-Polish cooperation in cardiology
Prof. Dr. Stefan Anker from the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Prof. Dr. Piotr Ponikowski from Wroc?aw Medical University have...
Leading health organizations collaborate with industry on new initiative to combat growing diabetes
DALLAS, June 15, 2018 - The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) today announced the start...
Frequency of joint replacements halved in rheumatoid arthritis patients between 1997-2010
The results of two studies presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) investigate joint replacement procedures...
NSAIDs shown to have causal role in cardiovascular risk of patients with osteoarthritis
The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) suggest that over two...
Blood biomarkers as a diagnostic tool for obstructive sleep apnea
The Dove Medical Press journal, Nature and Science of Sleep, has published a study that highlights the potential use of...
New treatment lenebasum shows promise for diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc)
The results of an open label extension of a phase II study presented today at the Annual European Congress of...
Opioid overdose responsible for over 500,000 years of life lost in Ohio
Credit: The Ohio Alliance for Innovation in Population Health ATHENS, Ohio (June 14, 2018) - More than 500,000 years of...
Gene signatures and biomarkers predict onset of RA in at-risk individuals
The results of two studies presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) provide insight into molecular...
Access to investigational medicines for terminally ill through expanded access programs
Bottom Line: A new study identified investigational medicines made available through expanded access programs for patients with life-threatening illnesses prior...
What are rates of Legionnaires disease among VA patients?
Bottom Line: Rates of Legionnaires disease (LD) among U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) patients with overnight stays at a...
Diet quality among adults in SNAP food assistance program
Bottom Line: Participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) showed less improvement over time in an indicator of a...
Zoledronic acid has no effect on knee pain or bone marrow lesions in knee OA after two years
The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) show that a one-yearly...
Queen Mary spinout secures £ two million pounds to export toothpaste technology to China
(Queen Mary University of London) A Queen Mary University of London spinout has secured a licence agreement with a leading...
No difference in malignancy rates seen between tocilizumab and TNFi in patients with RA
The results of a study presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) examined rates of malignancy in...
