Arthritis / Rheumatology News From Medical News TodayLatest Arthritis / Rheumatology News From Medical News Today.Inflammation And Immunologic Symposium Explores New Research In Chronic Diseases- August 13, 2008 For the first time in the United States, more than 200 scientists from around the world will gather to explore research challenging conventional theories about immunology, inflammation and their link to acute and chronic diseases. The Damage Associated Molecular Pattern Molecules (DAMPs) and Alarmins Symposium will be held at the Hillman Cancer Center, 5115 Centre Ave., Pittsburgh, Aug. 30 through Sept. 2.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118043.php Mesoblast Limited Stem Cells Regrow Knee Cartilage In Severe Post-Menopausal Osteoarthritis- August 12, 2008 Australia's regenerative medicine company, Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB)(PINK:MBLTY), announced successful preclinical trial results which showed that its proprietary adult stem cells regenerated and regrew damaged knee cartilage in post-menopausal osteoarthritis.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/117957.php Key Clinical Studies Of Regeneron's ARCALYST (rilonacept) For Treatment Of CAPS Published- August 12, 2008 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: REGN) announced the publication of the results of three studies which supported the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory submission for ARCALYST (rilonacept) Injection for Subcutaneous Use for the treatment of Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS). Two studies were published in the August 2008 issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism, the flagship publication of the American College of Rheumatology.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/117935.php Low Vitamin D Levels Associated With Chronic Pain In Women- August 12, 2008 Low vitamin D levels may contribute to chronic pain among women, suggests research published ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. The findings are based on the blood analyses and pain scores of almost 7000 45 year old men and women from across England, Scotland and Wales, all of whom were born during one week in March 1958. Smokers, non-drinkers, the overweight and the underweight all reported higher rates of chronic pain.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/117886.php B Cells Can Act Alone In Autoimmune Disease, Yale Researchers Report- August 7, 2008 B cells, the source of damaging autoantibodies, have long been thought to depend upon T cells for their activation and were not considered important in the initiation of autoimmune diseases like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. In the Aug. 7 online issue of the journal of Immunity, Yale University researchers turn this paradigm on its head by showing that in systemic autoimmune diseases B cells can be activated the absence of T cells.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/117158.php SCOLR Pharma, Inc. Submits Abbreviated New Drug Application For A 12-hour CDT-based Pseudoephedrine Formulation- August 7, 2008 Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that 89 percent of surveyed rheumatologists anticipate prescribing RocheChugai's Actemra, following the expected launch of the drug for rheumatoid arthritis in 2009.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/117465.php Orthokine Treatment Is Effective For Knee Arthritis, Even After Two Years - Long-Study Confirms Effectiveness Of Autologous Therapy- August 5, 2008 The results of a two-year representative study of osteoarthritis of the knee, published in the internationally renowned journal "Osteoarthritis and Cartilage", confirm the safety and effectiveness of Orthokine therapy, in which anti inflammatory proteins obtained from the patient's own blood are injected into the arthritic joint.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/117165.php Self-Repairing Cartilage OHSU Research Reveals Important Clues- August 1, 2008 A strain of mice with the natural ability to repair damaged cartilage may one day lead to significant improvements in treatment of human knee, shoulder and hip injuries. Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have discovered males from a strain of mice called MRLMpJ have the innate ability to repair their own knee cartilage. "We think there is something special about these mice," said Jamie Fitzgerald, Ph.D.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/116831.php |