Tag Archives: rheumatology
Sunshine may ‘reduce arthritis risk’
4 February 2013 Last updated at 21:34 ET Living in a sunnier climate may reduce the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, according to US researchers. Their study of more than 200,000 women, published in the journal Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 1 , suggested a link between sunlight and the risk of developing the disease.
Epigenetics alters genes in rheumatoid arthritis
ScienceDaily (July 3, 2012) It’s not just our DNA that makes us susceptible to disease and influences its impact and outcome. Scientists are beginning to realize more and more that important changes in genes that are unrelated to changes in the DNA sequence itself — a field of study known as epigenetics — are equally influential. A research team at the University of California, San Diego — led by Gary S.
Autoimmune disease linked to pregnancy loss, stroke more often than you’d expect
ScienceDaily (Nov. 10, 2012) For years, researchers have known that antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) can cause pregnancy loss and clotting, but they haven’t known the true scope of the problem.
Uranium exposure linked to high lupus rates in community living near a former refinery
ScienceDaily (Nov. 10, 2012) High rates of systemic lupus erythematosus have been linked to living in proximity to a former uranium ore processing facility in Ohio, according to new research findings presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C
Lack of vitamin D contributes to pain in black Americans with knee osteoarthritis
ScienceDaily (Nov. 7, 2012) A new study reveals that black Americans display lower levels of vitamin D and greater pain sensitivity compared to white Americans. Findings published in Arthritis & Rheumatism , a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), indicate that vitamin D deficiency may be one of many factors that account for increased pain in older black Americans with knee osteoarthritis (OA).
Blocking key protein could halt age-related decline in immune system, study finds
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Male DNA commonly found in women’s brains, likely from prior pregnancy with a male fetus
ScienceDaily (Sep. 26, 2012) Male DNA is commonly found in the brains of women, most likely derived from prior pregnancy with a male fetus, according to first-of-its-kind research conducted at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Epigenetics alters genes in rheumatoid arthritis
ScienceDaily (July 3, 2012) It’s not just our DNA that makes us susceptible to disease and influences its impact and outcome. Scientists are beginning to realize more and more that important changes in genes that are unrelated to changes in the DNA sequence itself — a field of study known as epigenetics — are equally influential. A research team at the University of California, San Diego — led by Gary S.
Discovery expected to shift research direction in lupus and asthma
ScienceDaily (May 27, 2012) Newfound details of the immune system suggest a role for never-before-considered drug classes in the treatment of allergic and autoimmune diseases, according to a University of Alabama at Birmingham study published online May 27 in Nature Immunology . The results advance the current understanding of the way the body’s initial, vague reaction to any invading organism expands into a precise and massive counterattack.
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