A new clinical test may be able to predict which biologic may be the most effective for each individual with rheumatoid ...

The ability to restore the immune system to its healthy state remains one of the major hurdles in RA treatment. “ … the balance between T helper 17 (TH17) cells and Treg cells has been known ...

Rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthritis are long-lasting inflammatory diseases that gradually wear down joints. While ...

A new therapy is showing promise for patients living with the autoimmune condition, rheumatoid arthritis. Dawn Steiner said ...

A new study by scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus reveals that joint tissue from patients with ...

Britain today live with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Unlike osteoarthritis (OA), RA is caused not by wear and tear but by the ...

Interestingly, about 20% of people with rheumatoid arthritis never develop positive rheumatoid factor results despite having the condition. These “seronegative” cases remind us that no single ...

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune condition in which the immune system attacks the tissues of the joints, especially in the knees, hands, and wrists. This causes inflammation and painful swelling.

"By driving electrical signals down the vagus nerve into the immune system, it's possible to stop inflammation and that's what the chip does," says Dr. Kevin Tracey, the institute's president.

Autoimmune diseases like lupus rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis don’t just affect joints or skin they can silently damage ...

Some treatments for rheumatoid arthritis could increase cancer risk. One reason is because some cells in our immune system ...

Conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes, and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis all involve immune cells targeting specific parts of your body.