Mass General Brigham researchers discovered a previously unknown mechanism that may drive tissue damage and a new target for drug discovery ...

Our immune system is armed with an array of defenses designed to detect and eliminate harmful threats. One of its most powerful defense mechanisms is the complement system-a group of proteins that ...

RA causes chronic inflammation that attacks the lining of the joints (the synovium ... estimate that 18%–24% of people living with rheumatoid arthritis also have fibromyalgia.

World Rheumatoid Arthritis Day on February 2, 2025, is a powerful reminder of the importance of understanding rheumatoid ...

About 1% of the world's population is afflicted by rheumatoid arthritis, women three times more often than men. Onset is most frequent between the ages of 40 and 50, but people of any age can be ...

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data from published datasets were obtained to investigate the expression and dysregulation of ...

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agonists are widely used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but the ... mainly localized to the hyperplastic synovium. The authors point out, however ...

Current research has not found an association between rheumatoid arthritis and appendicitis, but some studies found a link between other autoimmune diseases and appendicitis.

Researchers discovered a previously unknown mechanism that may drive tissue damage and a new target for drug discovery.