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 ...

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 ...

One of the many challenges of a rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis is the condition’s variability from patient to patient and over time. This unpredictability also impacts the effectiveness of drugs used ...

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 ...

OXFORD, England, Dec. 10 (UPI) --Rheumatoid arthritis can be detected using a specific blood test for an immune response to inflammation. Scientists have found testing for the proteins causing the ...

A rheumatoid factor test measures the amount of rheumatoid factor in your blood. Rheumatoid factors are proteins produced by your immune system that can attack healthy tissue in your body. High levels ...

Obesity may affect the blood tests used to diagnose and monitor rheumatoid arthritis in women, according to a study published in Arthritis Care & Research. Blood tests that help determine rheumatoid ...

SAN DIEGO — Erinn Maury knew Remicade wasn't the right drug for Patti Schulte, a rheumatoid arthritis patient the physician saw at her Millersville, Maryland, practice. Schulte's swollen, painful ...

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield has teamed up with Myriad Genetics to evaluate a multibiomarker rheumatoid arthritis blood test. The 18-month study will assess whether Vectra DA delivers better ...

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 ...

Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - Rheumatoid arthritis is a progressive autoimmune disease that if left untreated, can attack the joints and internal organs. There are medications that can help block the ...

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.