In a randomized controlled trial of close to 1000 Ugandan children and youth with latent rheumatic heart disease (RHD), those who received monthly injections of penicillin G benzathine for 2 years had ...

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 ...

The adipokine family comprises a group of bioactive proteins, such as adiponectin, leptin and resistin, secreted predominantly by adipose tissue. Emerging research indicates that these molecules not ...

More than 18 million people worldwide suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, including nearly 1.5 million Americans.

Treating people who are at high risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can delay the onset of the disease for several years, with ...

As a chronic condition, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can’t be cured, so treatment focuses on managing the disease and controlling its progression. Although current treatments help control RA symptoms in ...

As of 2020, about 17.6 million people globally were living with rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease causing painful inflammation and swelling in joints. Scientists are still not sure as to the ...

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 ...