Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease (one in which the immune system attacks healthy cells) that primarily affects your joints. It is a progressive condition that gets worse over ...

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 ...

Early immune activation marks the onset of rheumatoid arthritis, revealing potential for early intervention and improved ...

VALENCIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SetPoint Medical, a clinical-stage healthcare company dedicated to patients with chronic autoimmune diseases, announced the enrollment of the first participant in ...

With the discovery of autoantibodies and other risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), researchers developed clinical trials to see whether the disease can be prevented entirely. In the past 10 ...

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, ...