Although there are more than 100 conditions that fall under the umbrella term "arthritis," an autoimmune disease called rheumatoid arthritis is one of the more common. According to the Arthritis ...

A rheumatoid factor test checks for an antibody that can be a marker for rheumatoid arthritis. It is one part of diagnosis. Not everyone with a positive rheumatoid factor blood test has rheumatoid ...

Dr. Eric Ruderman answers the question: 'X-Rays And Bone Mineral Density Tests?' — -- Question: How are X-rays and bone mineral density tests used to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis? Answer: X-rays ...

Doctors may order a cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibody test and other exams to confirm or rule out a rheumatoid arthritis (RA) diagnosis. A positive CCP antibody test doesn’t necessarily mean ...

Findings being presented in San Francisco show which patients may be able to stop anti-TNF therapy, and which ones will do well with conventional drugs as second-line treatment. A test that predicts ...

1 in 100 people in Britain today live with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Unlike osteoarthritis (OA), RA is caused not by wear and tear but by the body's immune system attacking its own joints. RA can ...

Equipped with a blood test capable of predicting an individual’s response—or lack thereof—to the world’s largest drug class, Scipher Medicine is on its way to cracking the code of rheumatoid arthritis ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . When it comes to informing treatment decisions, rheumatologists value patient-reported symptoms and physical ...

Researchers have identified several cytokines, cytokine-related factors, and chemokines that increase significantly prior to rheumatoid arthritis disease onset. These findings confirm those of earlier ...

The first blood test for osteoarthritis could soon be developed, thanks to research by the University of Warwick. The research findings could potentially lead to patients being tested for ...

Seven years ago, Northeastern graduate Susan Dina Ghiassian was the first employee of Scipher Medicine Corp., a precision medicine company co-founded by Northeastern professor Albert-László Barabási.

Oxford University researchers have devised a blood test that can predict the chance of developing rheumatoid arthritis up to 16 years before its onset. The blood test created by the team, writing in ...