12 Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms Doctors Say You Shouldn’t Ignore

RA can affect more than your joints—here are the symptoms doctors say are often overlooked.

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Study validates accuracy of depression screening for people with chronic pain

A new study found that a widely used depression screening questionnaire is accurate for people with and without chronic pain, debunking a common misconception that the screening inflates depression sc...

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Cannabis a safe and effective treatment for fibromyalgia, study shows - leafie

A comprehensive review of 12 studies involving more than 1,200 fibromyalgia patients has found that cannabis significantly reduced pain levels and improved sleep, anxiety, and depression symptoms, tho...

leafie.co.uk

Rheumatoid Arthritis Raises Risk of Cognitive Impairment

Large cohort study finds increased cognitive impairment risk in rheumatoid arthritis, supporting routine cognitive screening in clinical care.

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Newcastle arthritis study hopes to 'switch off' pain

By retraining blood cells, scientists believe they can

bbc.co.uk

The Rise of Autoimmune Diseases

The Rise of Autoimmune DiseasesAutoimmune disease arises when the body loses the ability to distinguish between its own components (like proteins and nucleic acids) and foreign substances (like viruse...

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One Doctor May Hold the Cure to Autoimmune Diseases

Autoimmune diseases may have finally met their match

observer.com

Women Are In An Autoimmune Crisis — What Are We Going To Do About It?

This is the true crisis of the autoimmune epidemic. 

mindbodygreen.com

Are you a woman who makes life easier for everyone else? Beware – you could endanger your health | Emma Beddington

A new claim is doing the rounds online: that women who are too nice risk getting an autoimmune disease. And while aspects of this message are clearly dubious, there’s a reason it is resonating, writes...

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A 10-minute daily exercise program done lying down improved participants' balance, flexibility and agility within just two weeks, per new clinical trial

A 10-minute daily exercise program done lying down improved participants' balance, flexibility and agility within just two weeks, per new clinical trial

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Weight Loss Medications in Rheumatic Disease: A New Frontier in Inflammation

We summarized existing research on weight loss medications in rheumatic disease and their potential for improving quality of life.

rheumatologyadvisor.com

New study finds link between difficulty identifying emotions and higher chronic pain levels

A large, two-year study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and consisting of more than 1,400 adults living with chronic pain across the United States found that people who struggle to identi...

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Exercise can boost your memory and thinking skills - Harvard Health

Moderate-intensity exercise can help improve your thinking and memory in just six months....

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TENS improves pain and fatigue in fibromyalgia

Adding TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) to outpatient physical therapy reduced movement-based pain and fatigue in patients with fibromyalgia, and t...

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TENS improves pain and fatigue in fibromyalgia

Adding TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) to outpatient physical therapy reduced movement-based pain and fatigue in patients with fibromyalgia, and t...

eurekalert.org

Taming overactive immune systems with antibodies: hope for autoimmune diseases

Researchers from The University of Osaka have discovered a new class of antibodies, called iTabs, that naturally suppress specific immune responses by blocking immune cell activation. These antibodies...

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Better use of exercise time? Adding resistance training improves strength and aerobic fitness beyond aerobic exercise alone in heart failure

Low aerobic fitness and muscle weakness increase the risk of complications and death in people with heart failure. This systematic review found that combined aerobic and resistance training improves a...

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The influence of sleep and diet on human peripheral immunity and chronic health conditions

Recent advances in research have focused on immune system variation mainly from a genome perspective. This population-based study (N=1,001 from The Human Phenome Atlas (THPA) cohort) investigated the ...

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TENS improves pain and fatigue in fibromyalgia

Adding TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) to outpatient physical therapy reduced movement-based pain and fatigue in patients with fibromyalgia, and t...

eurekalert.org

How — and Why — to Spend Time in Nature When You Have Rheumatoid Arthritis

Spending time outdoors can reduce stress and improve well-being, possibly lowering inflammation, when you have RA. These tips can help you find accessible activities.

everydayhealth.com

Study shows new drug compounds dial down inflammation without compromising immunity

First-in-class molecules block a specific protein interaction in immune cells, offering a potential targeted approach to autoimmune diseases like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis.

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Woman with three deadly diseases has ‘remarkable’ recovery after cell therapy

Treatment reset wayward immune system of patient with life-threatening conditions, say scientists, in a world first

theguardian.com

Newly identified chronic pain circuit offers pathways to new treatments

The research showed that chronic pain is controlled by an entirely separate system than acute pain

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